Wills are legal documents listing a person's wishes regarding property disposal when they die, hence are useful at providing details of other members of the family of the deceased.
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates - BMD Index |
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| Description: | Complete GRO indexes online & Non-Parochial BMDs service. Includes overseas BMD's for armed forces. |
| Extra Info: | Includes Pre-1837 Non-Conformist BMDs |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Archives of New Zealand |
| Link: | https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena |
| Description: | New Zealand Archives |
| Extra Info: | Includes references to probate records for UK citizens. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | British Presence in South Patagonia |
| Link: | https://patbrit.org/ |
| Description: | British Presence in South Patagonia |
| Extra Info: | A wealth of information about those British who settled in here. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Link: | http://www.argbrit.org/ |
| Description: | British Settlers on Argentina and Uruguay |
| Extra Info: | Many of the marriage records indicate place of birth. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Brits in South America Database |
| Link: | http://www.sabrits.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Brits in South America Database |
| Extra Info: | List of Britons living and working in South America with details of the data source. |
| Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | China Familes - Families Living and Working in China |
| Link: | https://www.chinafamilies.net/ |
| Description: | China Familes - Families of All Nationalities who Lived, Worked and Died in China 1850-1940 |
| Extra Info: | Click on Records to see the databases that are currently included. Currently over 50,000 names can be searched. |
| Classification: | Births, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 |
| Link: | Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Families in British India Society |
| Link: | https://www.fibis.org |
| Description: | Families in British India Society |
| Extra Info: | The Fibis database and FIbiWiki sections appear to contain most of the information. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Jamaican Family Search |
| Link: | http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/ |
| Description: | Jamaican Family Search |
| Extra Info: | Includes many British people in Jamaica. There is also a useful site search. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes seaman's wills and some foreign returns of births, marriages and deaths. |
| Classification: | Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Public Record Office of Victoria, Australia |
| Link: | https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/online-... |
| Description: | Public Record Office of Victoria Online Indexes |
| Extra Info: | Includes wills and more. |
| Classification: | Census, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Link: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
| Description: | Scotland Data Collection from Ancestry |
| Extra Info: | Includes 1861-1901 censuses; Scottish Covenanters Index; Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857; Various wills |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Link: | https://www.sog.org.uk/ |
| Description: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
| Extra Info: | Can search for a surname for free, however a membership is required to access the detailed information. Click Search to see a list of the data online. |
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