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Topic: Wills how do I get a copy please? (Read 376 times)
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mshrmh
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Most pre1858 wills were proved at diocesan level and are held at county records offices. Those at the National Archives tend to be those proved at archdiocesan level (Canterbury), which is probably why you've not been able to find them. Assuming I've looked at the right Upton & Cantley it appears the wills would be at Norfolk Records Office - here's a link to the relevant webpage
http://archives.norfolk.gov.uk/guide/nroprob.htm
There's also an online catalogue on the site which seems to list both the entries you mention.
I expect they will provide postal copies (at a charge) if you're not in that area.
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behindthefrogs
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If your ancestor had property in Norfolk you are extremely unlikely to find his will at York becausse he would need to only have property in the northern half of England which was covered by York. You have already eliminated Canterbury and so you should only need to look at the diocese in which he lived and so probaly owned any property. The rules are:
Local - at the record office of the diocese.
Property in more than one diocese in the north of England - York
Property in more than one diocese in South or in North and South - Caterbury.
Both Upton and Cantley should be in the Archdeaconry of Norfolk and so in Norfolk Record Office.
David
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Living in Berkshire. From Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE IN SURNAME INTERESTS, LINK AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Coupland, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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behindthefrogs
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Whilst I agree with you I wasnt suggesting they try York I was adding to your own post where you failed to mention York  Oh and I have found wills at York for property only in the South and vice versa but they're not the norm Rob
Not my post However you need to be very careful about locations. It is not the location of the parish but the location of the diocese to which the parish belonged which is important. Before 1850 there were a lot of "peculiars" which belonged to diocese in other parts of the country for strange historical reasons. The result is when searchig for a will the diocese to which the parish belonged at the time of death needs to be checked. Also it is the location of property not the place of death which is important.
For example where I live is in East Berkshire but my parish was a peculiar of the Dean of Sarum and so I need to look in Wiltshire Record Office for early wills. That is if I can find it because it keeps moving latest destination Swindon.
David
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Living in Berkshire. From Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE IN SURNAME INTERESTS, LINK AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Coupland, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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