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FINDING WILLS

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Anne

Anne Report 21 Feb 2005 22:25

Many archives have the national probate calendars to search. Here in Carlisle they are in huge books! It will give you an index of wills for each year wich gives the information you need to send off to York for the will if you find reference to it. If you put 'wills' into the tread search you'll find the address as this has been mentioned lots of times. Anne

Unknown

Unknown Report 21 Feb 2005 22:17

From the national archives website Wills after 1858: The National Archives The National Archives & Family Records Centre Copies of the index to all wills from this period are available on microfiche at both The National Archives at Kew and the Family Records Centre. For supporting records see Death duty registers 1858-1903 Other Probate Search Room Wills later than 1858 are not held at The National Archives but may be read in the Probate Search Room which is at: Principal Registry of the Family Division First Avenue House 42-49 High Holborn London, WC1V 6NP Telephone number: +44 (0) 20 7947 6000 (Royal Courts of Justice switchboard) nelll

corcoran74

corcoran74 Report 21 Feb 2005 22:14

Hi can anybody tell me where i start to find a will from around 1869. Is there any online web sites i can look at. Many thanks. Norma

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Corcoran, garrity/geraughty, Sweeney,