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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Staffordshire => England => Staffordshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: liza99 on Sunday 02 March 14 11:57 GMT (UK)
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I would like to confirm some of my ancestors via wills, but first need to know if they left a will.
A check of the Lichfield wills index would be much appreciated for the following:-
Thomas Charles - buried 1834 Abbots Bromley
Joseph Charles - buried 1767 Abbots Bromley
Thomas Charles - buried 1757 Alrewas
William Oakes - buried 1732 Abbots Bromley
Catherine Oakes - buried 1771 Abbots Bromley
Hope someone can help.
Liza
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The only one I can check on-line is William Oakes, and he did leave a will
William Oakes of Bentiley, Abbots Bromley - 28 September 1733 - B/C/11
The others are all too late for the online indexes - www.staffsnameindexes.org.uk - which are available 1650 - 1750. There are no instances of the surname Charles in Abbots Bromley prior to 1750.
Not sure when I will next be visiting Lichfield, but the staff there are very, very helpful. I'd send them an e-mail.
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Thank you very much for this information on William Oakes. I will send Lichfield an email re the other people.
The Charles line were at Alrewas prior to 1750, then moved to Abbots Bromley.
Thanks again.
Liza
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I have had a reply from Lichfield. They have found wills in the index for 2 of the remaining people:-
Thomas Charles (buried 1834) - of Abbots Bromley, probate date 23/4/1834
Joseph Charles (buried 1767) - of Abbots Bromley, probate date 13/8/1767
They found no wills for the other 2 people.
I think this completes this post.
Thanks.
Liza