Wills are legal documents listing a person's wishes regarding property disposal when they die, hence are useful at providing details of other members of the family of the deceased.
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates - BMD Index |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Complete GRO indexes online & Non-Parochial BMDs service. Includes overseas BMD's for armed forces. |
| Extra Info: | Includes Pre-1837 Non-Conformist BMDs |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
| Link: | https://synagoguescribes.com/blog/ |
| Description: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
| Extra Info: | Includes some pre 1837 births, marriages, deaths, wills and other records. |
| Classification: | Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Black Sheep Index |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20100722053825/http://w... |
| Description: | Black Sheep Index - Archived Copy |
| Extra Info: | May take a few moments to load. The black sheep index is no longer live, however this is a link to an archived copy. Note that some of the files are not available. So Do Not send money or requests for more information. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | British History Online |
| Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | British History Online |
| Extra Info: | Click on sources, then primary sources, then scroll down for wills and inventories. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Family History Books via Family Search |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Family History Books via Family Search |
| Extra Info: | More than 40,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications from the archives of some of the most important family history libraries in the world. Read online for free. Includes some parish register transcripts. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Family Search Records Collection - England |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Family Search Records Collection - England |
| Extra Info: | An increasing number of records, including census and parish records. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Isle of Axholme Roots |
| Link: | http://www.red1st.com/axholme/ |
| Description: | Isle of Axholme Roots |
| Extra Info: | A host of information for those with roots in the Isle of Axholme. Can also add your own information to expand the site. |
| Classification: | Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Lincolnshire County Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Lincolnshire County Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Lincolnshire County Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes parish register extracts; Calendars of Lincoln wills. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Lincolnshire Wills |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/lincolnshirewil00maddgo... |
| Description: | Lincolnshire Wills 1600-1617 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Many local names with a useful names index. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Maureen S. Bryson's Genealogy Page |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~maureenbryson/genea... |
| Description: | Yorkshire/Lincolnshire/Northamptonshire /Huntingdonshire Records |
| Extra Info: | Parish Register extracts for Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes seaman's wills and some foreign returns of births, marriages and deaths. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Includes wills of Royal Navy Seamen 1786 -1882. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK) |
| Extra Info: | Includes wills. Many detailed records require payment. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Newspaper Index Cards (Andrews), 1790-1976 |
| Link: | Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 : Free Index |
| Description: | Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 |
| Extra Info: | Features a collection of notices from newspapers and various official sources, such as the London Gazette. Approximately 250,000 cards include announcements of births, marriages, obituaries, and deaths abroad; notices of wills etc. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Open Library |
| Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
| Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
| Extra Info: | Includes full images of many books of transcribed parish registers. Use the search facility and select e books only. Can also search within book text easily. |
| Classification: | Pedigrees, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Parish of Norton Disney, Lincolnshire - Parish Memorials |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/parishmemorialsr00robe |
| Description: | Parish of Norton Disney, Lincolnshire - Parish Memorials |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Much information about the DISNEY family of Norton. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Probate Abstracts and Sentences - Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
| Link: | Abstracts of Probates and Sentences |
| Description: | Abstracts of Probates and Sentences in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Covers 1620-24. Includes some records from most English and Welsh Counties and a few records from Ireland. Also includes some records from individuals who died abroad. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Probate Acts Abstracts - Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
| Link: | Abstracts of Probate Acts |
| Description: | Abstracts of Probate Acts in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Covers 1630-1655. Includes some records from most English and Welsh Counties, with some Irish & Scottish Information |
| Classification: | National, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Search probate records for documents and wills |
| Link: | https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate |
| Description: | Search the government's probate records for documents and wills |
| Extra Info: | UK Government Probate Search for Wills and Probate |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Sedgebrook Village Information |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sedgebrook/history/... |
| Description: | Sedgebrook Village Information, including Census and Wills |
| Extra Info: | Includes BMD's extracted for newspapers. |
| Classification: | National, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | The National Archives Online Collections |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ |
| Description: | The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Link: | https://www.sog.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Extra Info: | Can search for a surname for free, however a membership is required to access the detailed information. Click Search to see a list of the data online. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Toms Wills Sheding light on the Past |
| Link: | https://www.haine.org.uk/toms_wills/toms_wills.php |
| Description: | Toms Wills - the index to UK wills 1931-1949 |
| Extra Info: | Also search 1950-1992 wills for free. |
| Classification: | Census, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Victoria County History - Explore England's Past |
| Link: | https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county... |
| Description: | Victoria County History - Explore England's Past |
| Extra Info: | This site provides free access to local history materials. Some census and probate / wills have been transcribed. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Will Transcriptions Online |
| Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20120607045210/http://w... |
| Description: | Will Transcriptions Online |
| Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. It may take a few moments to load. The index information still seems to be available, but not always the details. Scroll down for the search by County or Name. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills - Calendar of Lincoln Wills 1320-1600 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/calendarsoflinco28linc... |
| Description: | Calendar of Lincoln Wills 1320-1600 |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Lists name, home town and date of death. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills - Calendar of Lincoln Wills 1601-1652 |
| Link: | https://archive.org/details/calendarsoflinco4142li... |
| Description: | Calendar of Lincoln Wills 1601-1652 |
| Extra Info: | Online Book. Lists name, home town and date of death. At the end of the book the section covers those who reside outside Lincolnshire. |
| Classification: | National, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | WILLS - Find a Will from UK Government Site |
| Link: | https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills |
| Description: | Search for the will or probate of any person in the UK who died in or after 1858 |
| Extra Info: | UK Government Probate Search for Wills and Probate, including wills of soldiers who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986 |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills - The National Archives Records - Seamen's Wills |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | Wills of Royal Naval Seamen (1786 - 1882) |
| Extra Info: | Search and download the wills of around 35,000 men who joined the Royal Navy between 1786 and 1882 |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills and Administrations from the Old Diocese of Lincoln 1280-1547 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgo... |
| Description: | Wills and Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Comprising of the counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntington, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester, and Hertford, 1280-1547. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills and Administrations Index - National Probate Calendar |
| Link: | England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 |
| Description: | National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 |
| Extra Info: | Covers England and Wales 1861-1941. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills and Administrations Index - Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
| Link: | Index of Administrations and Wills |
| Description: | Index of Administrations and Wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
| Extra Info: | Covers 1581-1595, 1649-60. Includes some records from most English and Welsh Counties, with some Irish & Scottish Information |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills and Death Duties Records and Indexes - National Archives Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Online Wills and Death Duties Records and Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Includes wills from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1384-1858, death duty registers 1796-1811 and wills of Royal Navy seamen 1786-1882. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills Index for Lincoln from Ancestry |
| Link: | Index of Lincoln Wills |
| Description: | Index of Lincoln Wills. London: 1320-1659 |
| Extra Info: | Also includes peculiar courts and miscellaneous courts. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills Index from the York Registry Vol 6 |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/indexwillsinyor01collgo... |
| Description: | Wills Index from the York Registry Vol 6 |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Wills index 1389-1514. Includes names from other counties, as well as Yorkshire. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
| Link: | Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
| Description: | Ancestry's Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
| Classification: | Census, General, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | GENUKI County page for Lincolnshire |
| Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/ |
| Description: | General Information for Lincolnshire |
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