Search The Wills Index
- In order to interpret the results of this search you need to read this document
- The wildcard (%) is applied by default to the right hand side of some search terms. To obtain more results, keep your search terms to a minimum e.g. to find all variations for Stephen, search for 'St' in the forename field.
- Parish names should be entered as in other searches e.g. 'Juliot, St.' rather than 'St Juliot' but 'Jul' would be sufficient
- Before 1752 the year began in March, so there might be a few instances where the date of proving appears to be before the date the Will was written. See here for more information about the calendar change.
- References beginning with prefixes AP/*, SO/W/* and DSB/*: The images of the original documents in this index are all freely available from the FamilySearch web site. To view the films you MUST have a free FamilySearch account, and you MUST be signed in
• Enter the film number into the Film/Fiche search
• Open the record
• Click on the camera icon to open the film
• Enter the image number into the image counter (top left). Press enter.
• Double click on the highlighted image to enlarge it.
• Wills often cover many images. Check before and after the image numbers given. - References beginning with IR 26/* and PROB11/*: These are Abstracts or Probate Copies of the documents. They are currently available as free digital downlands from the National Archive. You MUST have a free account and MUST in be signed in to access them for free.
• Copy the reference number into the Any reference section of the search form. Open the record. Follow the download instructions. - Use the Wills Transcription search to check whether the Will has already been transcribed
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