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 '''Principal Probate Registry'''
-On 11 January 1858, a network of civil courts called ''probate registries'' replaced all ecclesiastical probate courts. All wills and administrations are probated at district courts or at a central court in London called the Principal Registry, which received copies of all the district court wills. For more information, see&nbsp;'Indexes' and&nbsp;'Finding Records in the Family History Library' below.
+On 12 January 1858, a network of civil courts called ''probate registries'' replaced ecclesiastical probate courts. All wills and administrations are probated in the district courts or in the Principal Registry, the central court in London. The Principal Registry received copies of all the probates from the district courts. The calendar for the wills and administrations includes:<br>
+*Name of the deceased.
+*Address of last residence.
+*Name of the executor or executrix.
+*Amount of the estate.
+Wills and administrations are easy to search for after 1857 because the calendar is in alphabetical order for the entire country.&nbsp; To learn more, read [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=168 Probate Records] and [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=219 Wills and Death Duty Records, after 1858].
 == Estate Duty Wills and Administrations  ==