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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Norfolk => Topic started by: amondg on Friday 29 January 21 07:47 GMT (UK)
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Has family search filmed copies of the wills at the NRO? I can't seem to find them.
I am looking for David Kemp 1780 NCC Carver 63
Plus
Henry Kerrison 1731/32 ANF Will folio 54 1731-1732 no. 107
both men are from Hardwick
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It is image 951
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D4C3-TRT?i=950&cat=410095
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It looks as though the other has to be looked at at a FS library
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/291384?availability=Family%20History%20Library
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Much appreciated thank you.
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I'd be interested to know how to navigate the NCC wills on Familysearch.
Have a few I'd be interested in seeing.
Any tips for how to use the details on NROCAT to find the right page of Familysearch?
:) :)
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Me too.
The search functions just gives parish records.
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I am sorry to tell you it was luck really. But this is how I did it.
Family Search - Search - Catalogue
Family Search Catalogue. Put England, Norfolk in Place box
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That gave a big list of Norfolk holdings. including
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I chose 'Probate Records' (21)
Another big list including
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When you select the Norfolk Consistory wills you get yet another long list.
I chose the appropriate year block.
image 3 of that film is the intro for 1777. So I zoomed out and scrolled looking for those black intro pages, until I got to 1780.
Then, I had hoped that the 67 63 at the end of your reference referred to either a page or a number of the will. Probably the latter. So I flicked through to Will no 67 63 and it wasn't it.
So I just started turning the pages, and lucky for me I went left instead of right!
I have probably told you far too much there. and I just know that someone more expert at Family Search is going to come along and say there was an easier way!
corrected error pointed out by JonW
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Well done.
I think it is 63 rather than 67 as ref for the Kemp will :)
It's a folio number.
63 is written in the top corner on the previous page (will of Mary Hearn), the will you want may then start on either of two pages.
The wills in this volume do seem to have been numbered though!
I just know that someone is going to come along and say there was an easier way!
As it happens you could have gone for
Probate records for the Episcopal Consistory Court, Archdeaconry of Norwich, 1370-1858
Films listed over three pages
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/278818
Then selected Regd. copy wills vol. 184, 1780-1781
Only 487 images, starting with the year wanted, and these images are possibly slightly better?
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSN6-CTP3
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I just know that someone is going to come along and say there was an easier way!
As it happens you could have gone for ....
I knew it would be you!. Thank you.
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a great help! :)