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Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database
« on: Thursday 12 July 18 20:07 BST (UK) »
Hiya

I've been trying to access the Canterbury Probate Database [http:/wills.canterbury-cathedral.org]  online for the last two days with no success. Each time I try to reach the website I get a message saying that the page "cannot be reached". I've tried on different web browsers [Internet Explorer and Google Chrome] but nothing seems to work. I've run diagnostics on the browsers which show no problems there. I have also tried to access the database through Google and directly from the Canterbury Cathedral Archives website but this hasn't worked either.

Does anyone know if there is a problem with this website? Is it still active or has it been removed or the address changed?

If anyone has any ideas or can help me work out where to find these Wills online it would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Matt

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Re: Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 12 July 18 20:41 BST (UK) »
I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Canterbury Cathedral Archives have been moved to the record office In Maidstone.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 12 July 18 20:54 BST (UK) »
Canterbury archives at the cathedral are still there. Dover archives closed and moved to Maidstone. Maidstone hold west Kent records and Canterbury east Kent records for parishes etc. General records are held at Maidstone.
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Chapman. Kent/Liverpool 1900+
Linnett.Kent/liverpool 1900+
Button. Kent
Sawyer. Kent
Swain. Kent
Austin/en. Kent
Ellen. Kent
Harman. Kent/ norfolk

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Re: Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 12 July 18 20:56 BST (UK) »
Extract from June issue of Kent Famiky History Society Journal.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 12 July 18 21:12 BST (UK) »
Hi all

Just to clarify things it is not the Canterbury Cathedral Archives website I am trying to access but the online database of Kent Wills. The web address is below:

https://wills.canterbury-cathedral.org/

The website has worked for ages and I have not seen any sign on it that it was closing down or changing - it just appears to have stopped.

The website lists all probate records [Wills and Inventories etc] proved in the Archdeaconry of ourt of Canterbury and the Consistitory Court of Canterbury.

The Canterbury Cathedral Archives website is still working but even if you try to get to the Wills website through that there is no indication that the website has changed. If it has moved to a different website address then why does this not show online?

I might call the Archives tomorrow to see if they can help too.

Matt

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Re: Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 12 July 18 21:55 BST (UK) »
I can't access the page either.  I last visited it on 4th July and it was fine.
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 12 July 18 21:59 BST (UK) »
Quote from: bearkat on Thursday 12 July 18 21:55 BST (UK)
I can't access the page either.  I last visited it on 4th July and it was fine.

Same as me. I visited the site several times last month and also visited it in the first week of July. I also had no problems then.

Matt

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Re: Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 12 July 18 22:01 BST (UK) »
I'm not getting any joy using the wayback machine either  :-[
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 12 July 18 22:23 BST (UK) »
Quote from: bearkat on Thursday 12 July 18 22:01 BST (UK)
I'm not getting any joy using the wayback machine either  :-[

What's the "wayback machine"? It's as if the website has just been taken offline with no explanation.

It's all very puzzling.

Matt
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