England Will Beneficiary Indexes
Indexes to the persons mentioned in probate documents.
Some estimate that only 5-10% of the population left a will. Those persons named in a will, a beneficiary, account for a much larger portion of the population. The table below lists known indexes to beneficiaries.
| County |
Courts | Years Covered |
Availability | Cheshire |
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| Derbyshire | |||||||
| Essex | Wills at Essex Record Office |
1675-1858 |
Mrs. T. Broughton, 43 Pertwee Drive, Chelmsford, England, CM2 8DY Please restrict enquiries to a maximum of two names at a time. | ||||
| Hampshire | |||||||
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| Northumberland | |||||||
| Oxfordshire | Archdeaconry Wills |
1785-1800 | Published in 2002 by The Eureka Partnership | ||||
| Wiltshire |
14 Courts |
1800-1858 |
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| Yorkshire (East Riding) |