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Many Welsh probate records have indexes. Some indexes are calendars, which are lists of wills organized by date with a separate section for each letter of the alphabet. Surnames with the same first letter are listed together but are not in alphabetical order. The following are of particular importance.<br> | Many Welsh probate records have indexes. Some indexes are calendars, which are lists of wills organized by date with a separate section for each letter of the alphabet. Surnames with the same first letter are listed together but are not in alphabetical order. The following are of particular importance.<br> | ||
'''Welsh Probate Indexes Pre-1858.''' An index to probate records for the various courts in Wales before 1858 has been compiled by The National Library of Wales. The indexes include references to wills, administration bonds, grants of administration, inventories, and other types of probate documents. <br> | |||
The index lists the name of the person who left the will (testator), the parish and abode, the occupation, and the references needed to go directly to the correct page in the wills. | |||
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'''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS ''' | |||
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==== '''DIGITAL, ONLINE AND INDEXED PRE-1858''' <u>'''FOR FREE'''</u> ==== | |||
==== '''DIGITAL, ONLINE AND INDEXED PRE-1858''' <u>'''FOR FREE'''</u> ==== | |||
<br>[http://cat.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?skin=profeb&lng=en National Library of Wales] | <br>[http://cat.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?skin=profeb&lng=en National Library of Wales] | ||
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'''Abstracts of Welsh Wills Pre-1858.''' An important collection of Welsh probates are the abstracts (summaries) and indexes to the abstracts of the wills that are on microfiche at the Family History Library. The abstracts and indexes are by diocese; however, there is a separate set for the Arch deaconry of Brecon and the peculiar of Hawarden. The abstracts are arranged by year and contain the name of every person mentioned in the will, including the witnesses. There are separate indexes for each year for the:<br> | '''Abstracts of Welsh Wills Pre-1858.''' An important collection of Welsh probates are the abstracts (summaries) and indexes to the abstracts of the wills that are on microfiche at the Family History Library. The abstracts and indexes are by diocese; however, there is a separate set for the Arch deaconry of Brecon and the peculiar of Hawarden. The abstracts are arranged by year and contain the name of every person mentioned in the will, including the witnesses. There are separate indexes for each year for the:<br> | ||
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'''Principal Probate Registry.'''From 1858, all the wills and administrations that were proved in any of the district courts in Wales were indexed in the ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration'' made in the Principal Registry (see England and Wales Principal Probate Registry Including: General Index 1858–1957 Principal Registry 1858–1925 District Courts 1858–1925 in this section). The indexes include an abstract of the probate document with the date proved and the name of the court in which it was proved. These indexes are available online for the years 1861-1941 (with gaps, see site for details) for both wills and administrations at ancestry.com under search Tax, Criminal, Land, and Wills records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Will and Administration Searching]. | '''Principal Probate Registry.'''From 1858, all the wills and administrations that were proved in any of the district courts in Wales were indexed in the ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration'' made in the Principal Registry (see England and Wales Principal Probate Registry Including: General Index 1858–1957 Principal Registry 1858–1925 District Courts 1858–1925 in this section). The indexes include an abstract of the probate document with the date proved and the name of the court in which it was proved. These indexes are available online for the years 1861-1941 (with gaps, see site for details) for both wills and administrations at ancestry.com under search Tax, Criminal, Land, and Wills records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Will and Administration Searching]. | ||
=== Probate Records at the Family History Library === | === Probate Records at the Family History Library === | ||