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Many Welsh probate records have indexes. Some indexes are calendars, which are lists of wills organized by date with a separate section for each letter of the alphabet. Surnames with the same first letter are listed together but are not in alphabetical order. The following are of particular importance.  
Many Welsh probate records have indexes. Some indexes are calendars, which are lists of wills organized by date with a separate section for each letter of the alphabet. Surnames with the same first letter are listed together but are not in alphabetical order. The following are of particular importance.  


'''Welsh Probate Indexes Pre-1858.''' An index to probate records for the various courts in Wales before 1858 has been compiled by [https://www.library.wales/discover/library-resources/wills The National Library of Wales]. The indexes include references to wills, administration bonds, grants of administration, inventories, and other types of probate documents.   
'''Welsh Probate Indexes Pre-1858.''' An index to probate records for the various courts in Wales before 1858 has been compiled by [https://www.library.wales/discover/library-resources/wills The National Library of Wales]. The indexes include references to wills, administration bonds, grants of administration, inventories, and other types of probate documents. It is helpful if you know the court prior to searching this index.   


The index lists the name of the person who left the will (testator), the parish and abode, the occupation, and the references needed to go directly to the correct page in the wills.  
The index lists the name of the person who left the will (testator), the parish and abode, the occupation, and the references needed to go directly to the correct page in the wills.  
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;'''Searches of these indexes for all pre-1858 probate records can be made on the National Archives Website under the repository of the National Library of Wales by name, place and Court jurisdiction.'''
'''Abstracts of Welsh Wills Pre-1858.''' An important collection of Welsh probates are the abstracts (summaries) and indexes to the abstracts of the wills that are on microfiche at the Family History Library. The abstracts and indexes are by diocese; however, there is a separate set for the Arch deaconry of Brecon and the peculiar of Hawarden. The abstracts are arranged by year and contain the name of every person mentioned in the will, including the witnesses.  


'''Abstracts of Welsh Wills Pre-1858.''' An important collection of Welsh probates are the abstracts (summaries) and indexes to the abstracts of the wills that are on microfiche at the Family History Library. The abstracts and indexes are by diocese; however, there is a separate set for the Arch deaconry of Brecon and the peculiar of Hawarden. The abstracts are arranged by year and contain the name of every person mentioned in the will, including the witnesses. There are separate indexes for each year for the:
The diocesan records are partially indexed on Findmypast.org [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/wales-probate-records-1544-1858 "Wales Probate Records 1544-1858"] and the abstracts can be browsed at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/wales-probate-abstracts-1544-1858-image-browse "Wales Probate Abstracts 1544-1858 Image Browse"]. The Archdeaconry of Brecon and peculiar of Hawarden are not included in this index and image browse.  


===Availability===
===Availability===
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==Post-1857 Probate Courts==
==Post-1857 Probate Courts==


On 11 January 1858, a network of courts called the Principal Probate Registry replaced all ecclesiastical probate courts. All wills and administrations were then probated at district courts or at a central court in London called the Principal Registry. Online indexes available 1858-1966 for both wills and administrations at ancestry.com under search Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Will and Administration Searching].  
On 11 January 1858, a network of courts called the [[Principal Probate Registry]] replaced all ecclesiastical probate courts. All wills and administrations were then probated at district courts or at a central court in London called the Principal Registry. Online indexes available 1858-1966 for both wills and administrations at ancestry.com under search Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Will and Administration Searching].  
 
Here are two new website offering comprehensive databases which have published all indexes and images (see no. 2, below) to Probate records 1858-Present.  These websites are:


=== Online Indexes ===
#'''1858-present''': see [https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate www.gov.uk]. All wills (and admons) proved from 1858.
#'''1858-present''': see [https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate www.gov.uk]. All wills (and admons) proved from 1858.
#'''1858-1995''': see [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations)] accessible at Ancestry.co.uk.
#'''1858-1995''': see [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations)] accessible at Ancestry.co.uk.
 
#'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
'''''Other Online Records'''''
 
*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


==Estate Duty Wills and Administrations==
==Estate Duty Wills and Administrations==
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* '''1796-1903''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/index-to-death-duty-registers-1796-1903 Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903] at Findmypast — index & images, ($)
* '''1796-1903''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/index-to-death-duty-registers-1796-1903 Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903] at Findmypast — index & images, ($)


'''Principal Probate Registry.''' From 1858, all the wills and administrations that were proved in any of the district courts in Wales were indexed in the ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration'' made in the Principal Registry (see England and Wales Principal Probate Registry Including: General Index 1858–1957 Principal Registry 1858–1925 District Courts 1858–1925 in this section). The indexes include an abstract of the probate document with the date proved and the name of the court in which it was proved. These indexes are available online for the years 1858-1966 with gaps, see site for details) for both wills and administrations at ancestry.com under search Tax, Criminal, Land, and Wills records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Will and Administration Searching].
==Probate Records at the Family History Library==
 
===Probate Records at the Family History Library===


The Family History Library has an excellent collection of Welsh probate records and indexes, including most pre-1925 wills and indexes for wills and administrations.  
The Family History Library has an excellent collection of Welsh probate records and indexes, including most pre-1925 wills and indexes for wills and administrations.  
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*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1858-2019:''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-government-probate-death-index-1858-2019 England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019] at MyHeritage ($), index and images
*'''1858-2019:''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-government-probate-death-index-1858-2019 England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019] at MyHeritage ($), index and images
*'''1858-present:''' [https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate England and Wales Probate Documents]; free to search the index, probate documents are ₤1.50


===Records Not at the Family History Library===
===Records Not at the Family History Library===
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