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Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Shropshire. Search these indexes first: | Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Shropshire. Search these indexes first: | ||
Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court | Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court {{FHL|309060|title-id|disp=}} These are calendars | ||
Original wills, administrations and inventories for the Diocese of Hereford, 1517-1858 | Original wills, administrations and inventories for the Diocese of Hereford, 1517-1858 {{FHL|293346|title-id|disp=}} | ||
This covers the some of the western and almost all the southern part of the county of Shropshire. | This covers the some of the western and almost all the southern part of the county of Shropshire. | ||
Mynegai i ewyllysiau Llanelwy St. Asaph probate index, 1660-1858 | Mynegai i ewyllysiau Llanelwy St. Asaph probate index, 1660-1858 {{FHL|385951|title-id|disp=}} | ||
Abstracts and indexes of original wills, Consistory Court, St. Asaph's Diocese, Wales, 1557-1833 | Abstracts and indexes of original wills, Consistory Court, St. Asaph's Diocese, Wales, 1557-1833 {{FHL|385951|title-id|disp=}} | ||
St Asaph's Diocese covers the parishes of Halston, Kinnerley, Knockin, Llanyblodwel, Llanmynech, Melverley, Morton, Oswestry, St. Martin, Selattyn, Trefonan, Whittington which are in Shropshire, England. | St Asaph's Diocese covers the parishes of Halston, Kinnerley, Knockin, Llanyblodwel, Llanmynech, Melverley, Morton, Oswestry, St. Martin, Selattyn, Trefonan, Whittington which are in Shropshire, England. | ||
Shropshire probates in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, calendar/index 1700-1749 | Shropshire probates in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, calendar/index 1700-1749 {{FHL|434319|title-id|disp=}} | ||
A general will index for the Diocese of Lichfield exists online, a scanned edition of P.W. Phillimore's publicationby the British Record Society in 1892,Calendars of wills administrations in the Consistory court of the bishop of Lichfield. This single index consolidates most Staffordshire wills of the various probate court jurisdictions from 1514-1652 for the Diocese of Lichfield and to 1790 for Staffordshire smaller peculiar courts. [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=4zYEAAAAIAAJ] | A general will index for the Diocese of Lichfield exists online, a scanned edition of P.W. Phillimore's publicationby the British Record Society in 1892,Calendars of wills administrations in the Consistory court of the bishop of Lichfield. This single index consolidates most Staffordshire wills of the various probate court jurisdictions from 1514-1652 for the Diocese of Lichfield and to 1790 for Staffordshire smaller peculiar courts. [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=4zYEAAAAIAAJ] | ||