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staffordshire Wills
« on: Thursday 27 January 11 15:22 GMT (UK) »
Hi all,
 
Does anyone know of  an on-line list of Staffordshire wills.   

Many thanks

Julie

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Re: staffordshire Wills
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 27 January 11 15:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi Julie

There is one here - http://www.staffsnameindexes.org.uk/StartPage.aspx?

but it only covers 1650-`1700

Judy
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Re: staffordshire Wills
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 27 January 11 15:30 GMT (UK) »
For post-1858 wills Ancestry can be searched by county.

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Re: staffordshire Wills
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 27 January 11 20:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi Judy

That link doesn't work it seems
Stanton of Stafford
Bourne of Stoke-on-Trent
Smith of Stoke-on-Trent
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Pugh of Worthen & Pontesbury

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« Reply #4 on: Thursday 27 January 11 20:36 GMT (UK) »
Sorry, it worked for me earlier. I opened it to copy & paste the address.

It is saying now that it is being upgraded.

hopefully it will be back to normal soon  :-\
Best wishes, Judy :-))


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Re: staffordshire Wills
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 27 January 11 20:41 GMT (UK) »
Just found this

http://www.wishful-thinking.org.uk/lichdb/

1516-1652 wills at Lichfield

(Hope it works  ;D)

Judy
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Re: staffordshire Wills
« Reply #6 on: Friday 28 January 11 15:54 GMT (UK) »
The Staffordshire wills index link is working now


http://www.staffsnameindexes.org.uk/StartPage.aspx?
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Re: staffordshire Wills
« Reply #7 on: Friday 28 January 11 17:26 GMT (UK) »
Excellent. A good link  :)
Stanton of Stafford
Bourne of Stoke-on-Trent
Smith of Stoke-on-Trent
Philpott of Pontesbury
Pugh of Worthen & Pontesbury

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Re: staffordshire Wills
« Reply #8 on: Monday 31 January 11 08:29 GMT (UK) »
Now does anyone know of a good link for wills after 1700?
Stanton of Stafford
Bourne of Stoke-on-Trent
Smith of Stoke-on-Trent
Philpott of Pontesbury
Pugh of Worthen & Pontesbury
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