3,662
edits
changed to title search
(Extensive revision) |
(changed to title search) |
||
| Line 42: | Line 42: | ||
Search the index first before attempting to locate an abstract. The country court indexes before 1812 are not combined into one. A search must be made in the indexes for each court. After 1811, one index covers all courts.<br> | Search the index first before attempting to locate an abstract. The country court indexes before 1812 are not combined into one. A search must be made in the indexes for each court. After 1811, one index covers all courts.<br> | ||
==== Family History Library ==== | ==== Family History Library ==== | ||
The Family History Library has copies of the Estate Duty indexes, wills and administrations. They can be viewed in the library or in a [[Finding a Family History Center|family history center]]. To find film numbers for the indexes, | The Family History Library has copies of the Estate Duty indexes, wills and administrations. They can be viewed in the library or in a [[Finding a Family History Center|family history center]]. To find film numbers for the indexes,click on one of the following titles.<br> | ||
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=817853&disp=Index+to+death+duty+registers+in+the+Est%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Index to death duty registers in the Estate Duty Office, 1812-1903]<br> | |||
<br> | |||
To find the film numbers for the abstracts of wills and administrations, | To find the film numbers for the abstracts of wills and administrations, | ||
#Go to the catalog and click Place Search. | #Go to the catalog and click Place Search. | ||
#Type England and click Search. Scroll down and click the topic Probate Records. | #Type England and click Search. Scroll down and click the topic Probate Records. | ||
#Scroll down and click one of the titles starting with Death Duty Register.... | #Scroll down and click one of the titles starting with Death Duty Register.... | ||
#Click View Film Notes in the top right corner to see the list of films. | #Click View Film Notes in the top right corner to see the list of films. | ||