Some links for sites on
Wills and Probate.
These LINKS-Topics have been been compiled from the links submitted by RootsChatters.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed.
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http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Home/OnlineCollections- PCC Wills held by Public Record Office, many available on DocumentsOnline, cover period up to 1858. Until that date, all wills had to be proved (formally approved) by church and other courts. The Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PPC), the most important of these courts, dealt with the relatively wealthy individuals living mainly in the south of England and most of Wales (what was originally the ecclesiastical province of Canterbury). Searching the index is free,
but it costs £3 to download a digital image of a document.
If probate was granted, this site explains how to obtain -
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/1183.htm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cyndi's list has an extensive list of web resources for wills and probate at:
http://www.cyndislist.com/wills.htm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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