United Kingdom & Ireland - England > Probate and will records
Lincoln Consistory Court Wills Index 1701-1800
This index by the Lincolnshire Archives, is available online as a series of PDF files. These indexes are scans of old typed lists so the index may not locate names and place with total accuracy. … more
A Brief Introduction to Durham Diocese Probate Collection 1526-1858
Probate is the process of proving a will and of administering the estate of the deceased. Today this process is undertaken nationally by the civil courts. Pre 1858 probate in England and Wales was … more
Gloucestershire Archives - Genealogical Search
This search covers: • Canal boat inspections• Gaol registers from 1815-1879• Inventories• Non-conformist baptisms (child, father and mother) for some chapels in … more
Norfolk Record Office - Guide to Holdings - Probate Records
This detailed guide to Norfolk probate records provides links to where these records can be searched online. Before 11 January 1858, most wills were proved in church courts. In Norfolk a few early … more
Norfolk City Council - Norfolk Sources
A collection of images of archive material supplied by the Norfolk Record Office and the Norfolk Heritage Centre. Resources include:• Probate - Wills from 1800-1857• Broadsides - were used … more
Find a Will
This free UK Government site has three indexes to wills:• Wills and Probates 1996 onwards. A search returns surname, first name, date of probate, probate number, date of death, document type and … more
The Cheshire Archive and Local Studies Service
The following records are held: • Parish records from the 16th century onwards • Wills and probate records. Details of Cheshire wills for the period 1492-1940 are on the wills database and … more
The Gazette
This site brings together the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes into one website. The Gazettes are the official newspapers of the United Kingdom government. This site offers state of the art … more
Ancestry.com - England Family History Research Page
There are 1551+ data collections online. The records are fully indexed with a free surname search. Subscription options offer access to transcripts or digitised records. The collections are … more
FamilySearch - Durham
The Historical Record Collections for the United Kingdom and Ireland include: • Durham Diocese, Bishops' Transcripts c1700-1900. The unindexed images of the transcripts are available for … more
FamilySearch - United Kingdom and Ireland - England
The free Historical Record Collections for the United Kingdom and Ireland include: • Channel Islands Births and Baptisms, 1820-1907• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975• … more
Surrey Plus Wills Index
This index lists 50,250+ names of all people appearing in wills of testators residing in County Surrey (and some other counties). Links are provided to will transcripts where available. more
Cambridgeshire Wills Surname Index
This index by Cambridgeshire Family History Society, has been compiled from submitted details and currently contains 2,860+ records. more
The University of York - Borthwick Institute for Archives
Use the Research Support link to access information and research guides including Leaflets Primarily for Genealogists. These include:• A brief guide to genealogical sources at the Borthwick … more
The National Archives - Digital Microfilm - Wills and probate
Offers searches and downloads of some of the most popular records. These files are large (some up to 800 pages) so a broadband connection is essential. These documents are currently free of charge to … more