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The Essex County Record Office compiled and published a complete surname index covering wills and administrations from eight Essex County probate courts including this court. | The Essex County Record Office compiled and published a complete surname index covering wills and administrations from eight Essex County probate courts including this court. | ||
*Emmison, F. G., ed. ''[Index to] Wills at Chelmsford''. (FHL book | *Emmison, F. G., ed. ''[Index to] Wills at Chelmsford''. (FHL book {{FHL|247479|title-id|disp=942 B4b}} vols. 78, 79 & 84; also on microfilms 0962739 and 0962740; also on microfiche 6073796, 6073797, and 6073802.) | ||
Original Handwritten Indexes: | Original Handwritten Indexes: | ||
{{FHL|277961|title-id|disp=Calendars}} to the Probate Acts of Wills and Administrations (Admons) exist from 1400-1858. Calendars are a kind of index to the day to day probate court procedures in which wills and admons (administrations) are processed. <br> | |||
In addition to the calendars, a majority of the original (unregistered) wills and the registered wills are alphabetically arranged at the Record Office and are likewise organized on the microfilmed probates for this court at the Family History Library. Visit the Essex County [http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/gui.jsp?channelOid=13813&guideOid=14783 Archives] or the Family History Library Catalog under Essex, England to determine the film numbers of the following records to search: | In addition to the calendars, a majority of the original (unregistered) wills and the registered wills are alphabetically arranged at the Record Office and are likewise organized on the microfilmed probates for this court at the Family History Library. Visit the Essex County [http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/gui.jsp?channelOid=13813&guideOid=14783 Archives] or the Family History Library Catalog under Essex, England to determine the film numbers of the following records to search: | ||
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Microfilmed Indexes at the Family History Library: | Microfilmed Indexes at the Family History Library: | ||
Original (Unregistered) Wills and Registered Wills as well as the extant indexes for this court are available on microfilm at the Family History Library and may be circulated to each of its satellite Family History Centers (see Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex). You can visit the Essex County Archives or go to the Family History Library Catalog's "Place Search" and type in "Essex", [England]; then click on "Probate Records - Indexes" to determine availability of probate indexes, or | Original (Unregistered) Wills and Registered Wills as well as the extant indexes for this court are available on microfilm at the Family History Library and may be circulated to each of its satellite Family History Centers (see Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex). You can visit the Essex County Archives or go to the Family History Library Catalog's "Place Search" and type in "Essex", [England]; then click on "Probate Records - Indexes" to determine availability of probate indexes, or {{FHL|277892|title-id|disp=click}} here to go directly to the Family History Library Catalog entry showing these courts' {{FHL|277892|title-id|disp=records}}. <br>Some indexes area available as follows: | ||
* | *{{FHL|700013|title-id|disp=Abstracts of copy wills}} 1725-1858 | ||
*Emmison, F.G. | *Emmison, F.G. {{FHL|247479|title-id|disp=Wills of Chelmsford}} 1400-1858 | ||
*Index to Wills 1500-1858 | *Index to Wills 1500-1858 {{FHL|247479|title-id|disp=published in three volumes}}; or on {{FHL|247479|title-id|disp=microfilm}} or {{FHL|247479|title-id|disp=microfiche}} | ||
Visit the Essex County | Visit the Essex County {{FHL|247479|title-id|disp=Archives}} or the Family History Library to access these indexes. To obtain the film numbers to these records for viewing them, see this {{FHL|277892|title-id|disp=catalog}} entry under Essex, England. | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
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Family History Library Records | Family History Library Records | ||
For determining the Family History Library's microfilmed collection of the Archdeaconry Court of Colchester, see the Family History Library Catalog entry for this | For determining the Family History Library's microfilmed collection of the Archdeaconry Court of Colchester, see the Family History Library Catalog entry for this {{FHL|277892|title-id|disp=court}}.<br> | ||
* | *{{FHL|277892|title-id|disp=Calendar of registered & Un-Registered Wills & Administrations}} (Admons) 1495-1858 | ||
* | *{{FHL|277892|title-id|disp=Registered Wills}} 1500-1858 | ||
* | *{{FHL|277892|title-id|disp=Original Wills and Administration}} (Admons) - unindexed - 1583-1652; 1660-1667 | ||
* | *{{FHL|277892|title-id|disp=Act Books}} 1663-1857 | ||
* | *{{FHL|277892|title-id|disp=Abstracts of wills}} 1558-1603 edited by F.G. Emmison. in FHL book call no. 942.67 P2e vols. 1-12 | ||
[[Category:Probate_records_in_Essex]] [[Category:Essex]] | [[Category:Probate_records_in_Essex]] [[Category:Essex]] | ||