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Wills ???
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Sarah | Report | 6 Jun 2006 16:41 |
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I've just been reading Gypsy Joe's thread & wills are mentioned as a good resource. My question is where do you start? I don't have a clue about searching for wills. Are there any databases on line? I'm in France. Does it work like GRO?..... Sarah :-) |
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Unknown | Report | 6 Jun 2006 16:42 |
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If you scroll down the GR homepage you will find Getting Started. click on that, there's a section on Wills. Finding them depends on which years you are looking - pre-1858 there are some searchable on the National Archives website. nell |
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Sarah | Report | 6 Jun 2006 16:43 |
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Thanks Nell, I'll go there now. Sarah :-) (one of those who rarely reads the instructions) :-) |
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Angela | Report | 6 Jun 2006 17:02 |
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The National Archives website is really useful. I have found several Wills on there for my rellies, some dating from the early 1700's. You can download them for £3.50 each. The information in them is fascinating and by working through the relationships stated on a couple of wills, I managed to work out who the parents were of a rellie who had been bugging me for ages. |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 6 Jun 2006 19:40 |
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Try also County websites - I found most of mine there, Cheshire in particular. I also found two on A2A. Both are in private hands and I havent been able to get hold of them - yet! One is deposited with a Solicitor in Salisbury, who wants £100 to get it out of storage. Olde Crone |
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