United Kingdom & Ireland - England  > Probate and will records

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

North East Inheritance database (pre-1858 Durham Probate Records)

The Durham University Library has made freely available online the North East Inheritance Database which contains pre 1858 Durham Probate Records.  Online images from Familysearch are now … 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

London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) - Diocese of London Consistory Court Wills index 1514-1858

This index is arranged by surname and can be downloaded as series of PDF files. It contains 31,000 entries of wills and letters of administration (granting authority to an executor when a person died … 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

Findmypast - England & Wales Published Wills & Probate Indexes, 1300-1858

The National Wills Index features a growing and unique set of indexes for English wills and probate documents. They currently consist of: • Archdeaconry Court of London Wills Index 1700-1800 … 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

The National Archives UK - Discovery - Online collections - Wills and Death Duties

Discovery holds 32+ million descriptions of records held by The National Archives and 2,500+ archives across the country. Over 9 million records are available for download from this site. Use … more

FamilySearch - United Kingdom and Ireland - Wills and Probate

The searchable historical record collectionsfor United Kingdom and Ireland include:• Cheshire Probate Records 1492-1940• Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations 1858–1920 … more

The National Library of Wales - Wills

This site includes wills proved in the Welsh ecclesiastical courts before the introduction of Civil Probate on 11 January 1858. Records are held for the Diocese of: • Bangor: 1635-1858• … more