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: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
Title: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
Link: | https://synagoguescribes.com/blog/ |
Description: | Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes |
Extra Info: | Includes some pre 1837 births, marriages, deaths, wills and other records. |
Classification: | Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
Title: | Black Sheep Index |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20100722053825/http://w... |
Description: | Black Sheep Index - Archived Copy |
Extra Info: | May take a few moments to load. The black sheep index is no longer live, however this is a link to an archived copy. Note that some of the files are not available. So Do Not send money or requests for more information. |
Classification: | Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.bolstridge.co.uk/genealogy/index.php |
Description: | BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Use sources to search for types of information such as burials. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | BOYD Family and Information Centre |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20120716201636/http://c... |
Description: | BOYD Family and Information Centre |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of the website. Most features appear to work. There may be some delay in loading. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
Title: | BREW One Name Study |
Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
Description: | BREW One Name Study |
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: | Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.cluett.org.uk/ |
Description: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Part way down the home page is the Search link. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
Title: | COLDWELL and COULDWELL One Name Study |
Link: | https://coldwell.one-name.net/wp/ |
Description: | COLDWELL and COULDWELL One Name Study |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.daltondatabank.org/ |
Description: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
Title: | GOODERSON Family History |
Link: | http://www.gooderson.org/ |
Description: | GOODERSON Family History and One Name Study |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | HOGARTH Family Website |
Link: | http://www.hogarth.org.uk/ |
Description: | HOGARTH Family Website |
Extra Info: | Click on reference section for records. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110611071735/http://h... |
Description: | HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of the site -most information still seems to be available. HOLLINGWORTH and variations. |
Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
Title: | LUCEY / LUCY Family History Records |
Link: | https://lucey.net/ |
Description: | The site for everyone interested in researching the LUCEY and LUCY surname and their family history |
Extra Info: | Researching the surnames LUCEY & LUCY. From early sources in England & Ireland, some back as far as 1066. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | MALLINSON Family Project |
Link: | http://www.mallproj-home.co.uk/ |
Description: | MALLINSON Family Project |
Extra Info: | Also variants. Many concentrated around Huddersfield. |
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: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes |
Extra Info: | Includes wills of Royal Navy Seamen 1786 -1882. |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK) |
Extra Info: | Includes wills. Many detailed records require payment. |
Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
Title: | Newspaper Index Cards (Andrews), 1790-1976 |
Link: | Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 : Free Index |
Description: | Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 |
Extra Info: | Features a collection of notices from newspapers and various official sources, such as the London Gazette. Approximately 250,000 cards include announcements of births, marriages, obituaries, and deaths abroad; notices of wills etc. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | PORRITT / PRISSICK / PETTY / HOULT / HAMILTON Families |
Link: | http://www.davekinggenealogy.co.uk/ |
Description: | PORRITT / PRISSICK / PETTY / HOULT / HAMILTON Families |
Extra Info: | Mainly in and around Yorkshire and the North East. |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Probate Acts Abstracts - Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
Link: | Abstracts of Probate Acts |
Description: | Abstracts of Probate Acts in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
Extra Info: | Covers 1630-1655. Includes some records from most English and Welsh Counties, with some Irish & Scottish Information |
Classification: | National, Wills / Probate |
Title: | Search probate records for documents and wills |
Link: | https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate |
Description: | Search the government's probate records for documents and wills |
Extra Info: | UK Government Probate Search for Wills and Probate |
Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
Title: | STEAD / STEED One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.stead-steedons.co.uk |
Description: | STEAD / STEED One Name Study |
Extra Info: | All variants, including STEDE, STEADS, STEEDS etc. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
Title: | STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study |
Link: | https://yourtotalevent.com/people/Strange/idxpepl.... |
Description: | STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History |
Classification: | National, Wills / Probate |
Title: | The National Archives Online Collections |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ |
Description: | The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Toms Wills Sheding light on the Past |
Link: | https://www.haine.org.uk/toms_wills/toms_wills.php |
Description: | Toms Wills - the index to UK wills 1931-1949 |
Extra Info: | Also search 1950-1992 wills for free. |
Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
Title: | Various English Parish Records |
Link: | https://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/ |
Description: | Various English Parish Records |
Classification: | Census, Wills / Probate |
Title: | Victoria County History - Explore England's Past |
Link: | https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county... |
Description: | Victoria County History - Explore England's Past |
Extra Info: | This site provides free access to local history materials. Some census and probate / wills have been transcribed. |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Will Transcriptions Online |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20120607045210/http://w... |
Description: | Will Transcriptions Online |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. It may take a few moments to load. The index information still seems to be available, but not always the details. Scroll down for the search by County or Name. |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Wills - Abstracts of Westmorland Wills |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~enzedders/misc/west... |
Description: | Abstracts of Westmorland Wills |
Classification: | National, Wills / Probate |
Title: | WILLS - Find a Will from UK Government Site |
Link: | https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills |
Description: | Search for the will or probate of any person in the UK who died in or after 1858 |
Extra Info: | UK Government Probate Search for Wills and Probate, including wills of soldiers who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986 |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Wills - The National Archives Records - Seamen's Wills |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | Wills of Royal Naval Seamen (1786 - 1882) |
Extra Info: | Search and download the wills of around 35,000 men who joined the Royal Navy between 1786 and 1882 |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Wills Abstracts from Somerset House and Lambeth Palace |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/northcountrywil00courgo... |
Description: | Wills Abstracts from Somerset House and Lambeth Palace1383-1558 |
Extra Info: | Online Book. Some wills for Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland. Index at end of book. |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Wills and Administrations Index - National Probate Calendar |
Link: | England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 |
Description: | National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 |
Extra Info: | Covers England and Wales 1861-1941. |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Wills and Administrations Index - Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
Link: | Index of Administrations and Wills |
Description: | Index of Administrations and Wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
Extra Info: | Covers 1581-1595, 1649-60. Includes some records from most English and Welsh Counties, with some Irish & Scottish Information |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Wills and Death Duties Records and Indexes - National Archives Online |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Online Wills and Death Duties Records and Indexes |
Extra Info: | Includes wills from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1384-1858, death duty registers 1796-1811 and wills of Royal Navy seamen 1786-1882. |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/willsinventories00rich |
Description: | Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond |
Extra Info: | Online book. Covers portions of Yorkshire, Westmorland, Cumberland, and Lancashire. Appears to cover 1443-1579. Names index at end of book. |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Wills of the North of England |
Link: | http://archive.org/details/northcountrywill00surtu... |
Description: | Wills of the North of England |
Extra Info: | Online book. Abstracts of wills from the Northern counties of England for the period 1383-1558. |
Classification: | Wills / Probate |
Title: | Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
Link: | Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
Description: | Ancestry's Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
Classification: | Census, General, Wills / Probate |
Title: | GENUKI County Page for Westmorland |
Link: | https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WES/ |
Description: | General Information for Westmorland |
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