wills and probate

[steele1]

hey folks, can anyone help..


just discovered that you can find wills and probate, just want to be clear what exactly do you get... what information? where's best to order these from? and search for family memebers? ive got when and where they died, names dates and so on..


any help would be appreciated


peter steele

[groom]

Hi

Ancestry has England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966. This usually shows when and where the person died, the amount they left and  who the executors were. I've found it very useful and interesting.

You can get copies of wills on line from here  http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp

Jan

[andycand]

Hi Peter

The link below has information about wills

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/wills-and-probate-records.htm

Andy

[steele1]

fantastic  thank-you both for the information





regards


peter steele

[GrahamSimons]

Wills and Other Probate Records, Karen Grannum and Nigel Taylor, National Archives 2004, ISBN 1 903365 49 X is an excellent reference work - worth buying for the bookshelf or borrowing from the library.

[oldtimer]

Hi,

If you are especially interested in Staffordshire wills, those proved before 1858 are kept at Lichfield Record Office - http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ogl/  - where you can search for them yourself if you are able to visit, and to see the actual wills, and order photocopies if required.