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Title: Birmingham Probate
Post by: BonnieB on Monday 17 October 11 06:21 BST (UK)

Good afternoon,

Could someone please advise whether a list of Probates for Birmingham pre 1841 has been released ?

I'm looking for a Joseph Grove/s from Wolverhampton - who may've died in the Birmingham area 1823 - 1841.  He was married to Jane ? & a spectacle and steel toy maker by trade.
They had 8 chn in Wolverhampton from 1794 - 1810.

I've checked the PCC listing & counted out the 1851 & 1847 Birmingham ones for Joseph Grove/s.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

BonnieB

Title: Re: Birmingham Probate
Post by: Keitht on Saturday 22 October 11 22:21 BST (UK)

This is a question worth putting to Birmingham City Councils Heritage and Archive group.

E-mail: archives.heritage[at]birmingham.gov.uk. (replace [at] with @)

Title: Re: Birmingham Probate
Post by: cati on Saturday 22 October 11 22:24 BST (UK)

Quote from: Keitht on Saturday 22 October 11 22:21 BST (UK)

This is a question worth putting to Birmingham City Councils Heritage and Archive group.

E-mail: archives.heritage[at]birmingham.gov.uk. (replace [at] with @)

And please let us know what they say!

Cati

Title: Re: Birmingham Probate
Post by: BonnieB on Sunday 23 October 11 05:00 BST (UK)

Thank you Keitht - will send them a message & will see what they come up with.

Will post the results.

BonnieB

Title: Re: Birmingham Probate
Post by: BonnieB on Monday 24 October 11 21:57 BST (UK)

Good morning,

I heard back from the Archives yesterday & they suggested that I get in contact with the Staffordshire Archives at their site    www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives.

They explained that all wills (except PCC) proved in Birmingham can be found at the Lichfield Records Office as at that time Birmingham & Wolverhampton were part of the Litchfield Diocese.
Also that they have a project to index the early Wills from the 17th & 18th Century, but check to see whether they can look at later indexes.

Which of course, I will do.   Hope this assists someone else.

BonnieB

Quote from: BonnieB on Sunday 23 October 11 05:00 BST (UK)

Thank you Keitht - will send them a message & will see what they come up with.

Will post the results.

BonnieB

Title: Re: Birmingham Probate
Post by: BonnieB on Tuesday 25 October 11 22:13 BST (UK)

Hi,

I've heard back from Lichfield in which a very kind archivist's assistant fully answered my question plus added a little extra.

BUT - I also did find, for those of us near an LDS library, that the indexes for the Calendar of wills & admons 1651-1860 for this Diocese have been filmed by the LDS, along with the original wills, admons & inventories.
In the Catalogue look under:  England Warwick . . . .  then Probate indexes  . . .  then looking for the Diocese of Lichfield records.

Thank you for the helpful advice given by others.

BonnieB