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County-wide general will indexes for Essex County are now available online, making Essex County one of the foremost in facilitating probate research in England. | County-wide general will indexes for Essex County are now available online, making Essex County one of the foremost in facilitating probate research in England. | ||
The following | The following sites index significant portions of Essex wills: | ||
*Essex County Record Office's outstanding wills index from [http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/default.asp early to 1857] consolidates into one single index, the county's wills. | *Essex County Record Office's outstanding wills index from [http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/default.asp early to 1857] consolidates into one single index, the county's wills. | ||
*[http://www.origins.net/help/aboutNWI-procoll.aspx Wills Proved at Chelmsford 1400-1858]. Part of the National Wills Index. | |||
The Essex County Record Office previously compiled and published a complete name index covering wills and administrations from the '''''first eight'' '''Essex County probate court jurisdictions listed above (through the Liberty of Sokens). The index is available in three volumes online through the National Wills Index and in book form at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City: | The Essex County Record Office previously compiled and published a complete name index covering wills and administrations from the '''''first eight'' '''Essex County probate court jurisdictions listed above (through the Liberty of Sokens). The index is available in three volumes online through the National Wills Index and in book form at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City: | ||