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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northamptonshire => Topic started by: rwickins on Wednesday 11 February 09 23:58 GMT (UK)
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Hello All!
Being stuck behind a brickwall for quite a bit now, I have been trying to utilize some different documents that might help push me back farther but I am having some confusion relating to those.
At the moment I am looking for wills from around the time period of 1650-1740. From my understanding, I need to look at a calendar of wills from these times to find the information I am looking for and go from there. However, every time I go searching for a calendar of wills for Northamptonshire, the only time period that pops up is 1510-1652. Does the NRO carry a calendar of wills for dates after 1652?
Also, has anyone had any luck finding settlement certificates for Northamptonshire? I have been looking for them around the Roade area and can’t seem to find any. It would be a shame if none of them survived. :(
And lastly, other than wills and settlement certificates does anyone know of any other documents that might help push me back further into the 17th century? I have been trying to conquer the National Archives website but it can be quite confusing at times if you don’t go in knowing exactly what you’re setting out to do. ;D
Thanks!
Rachel
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Hi Rachel
This should help with what records the N.R.O. have for the timescales
and documents you are looking for.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/05k2/
If not then why not ring them.
Sandy
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The index of Northamptonshire wills up to 1857 is on the 'find my past' website.
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Ignore previous message - the wills index is at
familyhistoryonline.net