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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. It is helpful if you know the court prior to searching this index. | '''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 (see the chart above). | ||
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. | ||