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: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
Title: | BREW One Name Study |
Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
Description: | BREW One Name Study |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Family Search Records Collection |
Link: | |
Description: | Family Search Records Collection - Wales Data |
Extra Info: | Check the coverage for areas covered so far. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | LANCHBURY / LAINCHBURY |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20150511054040/http://f... |
Description: | LANCHBURY / LAINCHBURY |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is not active at present. Most information still seems to be available. Mainly in Oxfordshire. Also census for other towns in Buckinghamshire - all surnames. |
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: | Marriages, Wills / Probate |
Title: | National Library of Wales |
Link: | https://www.llyfrgell.cymru/ |
Description: | National Library of Wales - Online Databases |
Extra Info: | For English click button towards top right. Look under 'Information for' or use the search feature. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | PREECE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.preecefamilyhistory.co.uk/ |
Description: | PREECE One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Mainly around Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester and Somerset areas |
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: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | SACKETT Family Association |
Link: | https://www.sackettfamily.info/ |
Description: | SACKETT Family Association |
Extra Info: | Click on Research Databases for transcriptions. |
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, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
Title: | STEAD / STEED One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.stead-steedons.co.uk |
Description: | STEAD / STEED One Name Study |
Extra Info: | All variants, including STEDE, STEADS, STEEDS etc. |
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: | 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: | 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: | 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 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, Probate and Tax Records |
Link: | Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
Description: | Ancestry's Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
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