Genealogy Chat

Aaahh, that lovely! Glad you are able to read it - you get an eye for it in the end, don't you. Hard work but rewarding! Anne

Well, I've had quite a good scout through them, and found children, grandchildren & brother-in-law. Conditions made on some things were very interesting too. The bit I loved best was that he left his wife £X to make her life "easy and happy" How sweet!!

East way to enlarge screen text is hold down control and move your mouse wheel. One way for larger the other for smaller.

That's brilliant - I know how you feel. I got ever so excited when I found wills from my family. They are so interesting and a real snapshot of life at the time. I have shared the cost of buying some of them with a rellie that I found from a message board. We each paid for a few of them and swopped!!

Laraine, Documents online only has wills proved in the consistory court of Canterbury. The will you want wont be there as it was proved in the court of Gloucester : "Winchcombe Wills Index 1541-1858 Gloucestershire Record Office now has a database of wills which were proved in the consistory court of Gloucester from 1541 to 1858." You will need to visit or contact the Gloucestershire record office to request a copy.Good hunting Judith

Can some one please help me I went to documents online looking for a will I had found mention of in Winchcombe wills for 1851 no 1851/188 will of John Greening , But no matter how I put in the search it was not on there or I could not find it would or could it not be on there? HELP PLease spent nearly one hour changing search and not putting place, and not putting first name, changing dates etc., any help or hints would be most appreciated as when I saw the thread from yesterday I thought I'd be able to find it and see it in detail OMG I'm so disappointed regards Laraine X

Hi I downloaded a will which I think was half missing and unreadable, I sent them an email have heard back they are going to refilm it and send it to me again but it will take up to 25 days. Margaretx

Just found a Will myself through Documents Online. Like you, I was very excited. Amazing to see documents from so far back! However, like you I found handwriting difficult to read. To enlarge mine, I saved it to my documents and used the + and - buttons to magnify it on the words I couldn't make out. The other option is to have it enlarged to A3 size on a photocopier. Hope this helps! Natalie

Hi wifey If you downloaded them.................you must have them on your pc....could you enlarge text on screen......i am a bit of a novice but I click here + there and it usually gets me a result!! Maybe some-one with more knowledge can tell you how....... Ann

Wifey I'm thrilled! Only this Christmas my mum gave me a copy of a will my Great-great uncle made. I had only discovered his existence about a year ago, so it was very exciting. The Will gave me the married names of two of his sisters, confirmed that his other siblings were all dead at that time, gave me some more relatives to find out about, including his dead wife. He started off as a farm labourer, but from the amount of property he left I found out that he married at the advanced age of 69. His wife was the elder sister of his youngest sister's husband, which explains why he was so keen on giving much of his money/property to that family. nell

Hi there Paula, How exciting! I saw Heather's thread the other day and thought I might have a look at some wills. Let us all know what you find when yoh can read them! Alice

Hi Ann, I haven't got a scanner (I'm a bit of a PC novice) but think I might have them photocopied and enlarged tomorrow!

Heather, It was the comments you made on another thread that made me go back and have another look. I don't live far from where the family were then, so I think I'll be going to have a look round. I also found some wills for the same family from the local records office. They were catalogued on-line, so sent off my request, and got 2 for £4.50. Bargain!!

Great news for you............my relatives didnt believe in wills i reckon, lol! I couldnt find any. Just a thought could you scan them + then enlarge on your pc?, Ann

Thats brilliant wifey - you probably read my bit about my 2 wills. So interesting. Good luck with the magnifying glass, take your time!

Hi, I've just got to tell someone who understands- Just downloaded 3 wills from documents online.They all belong to the same family, dated 1788,1793 & 1829, and name children, grandchildren, properties, etc. I'M SO EXCITED!! The only problem is, I've printed them off, but can't find a magnifying glass to look at them properly. Maybe my 3 year olds glasses will do as a magnifying glass. LOL. Well worth a look, you never know who you'll find.