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*The [http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/index.php Wiltshire online will index] includes Pre-1858 for CHARDSTOCK and UFFCULME parishes, and a few wills from other parishes from the diocese of Salisbury that used to cover not only Wiltshire but also part of Berkshire, Dorset and Devon. | *The [http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/index.php Wiltshire online will index] includes Pre-1858 for CHARDSTOCK and UFFCULME parishes, and a few wills from other parishes from the diocese of Salisbury that used to cover not only Wiltshire but also part of Berkshire, Dorset and Devon. | ||
*[ | *[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-or-administrations-before-1858/ Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)] This was the highest court in England which generally probated the estates of more wealthy individuals. These wills are fully indexed and copies of wills are available online for a fee. | ||
Published indexes exist (except for the Archdeaconry Court of Totnes) as well as collections of abstract of some records. Most, if not all, of these sources are included in the online Devon Wills Project. Here is a list of published indexes available through the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library]: | Published indexes exist (except for the Archdeaconry Court of Totnes) as well as collections of abstract of some records. Most, if not all, of these sources are included in the online Devon Wills Project. Here is a list of published indexes available through the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library]: | ||
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