Wills and Probate, NORFOLK

[Christianmpoulsen]

Is there a site where you can view ore 1858 wills for free that covers Norfolk please?

[amondg]

If the will is at the Norfolk Record Office then try
www.norfolksources.norfolk.gov.uk

They are scanning wills after 1800 onto the site.

[jonwicken]

The NRO have a great website with lots of searchable data.

They are great with copying wills and so as as well and with replying to emails. I have ordered several things from them and always had an excellent service.

Go to advanced search and put the surname you want to search in the title box and then 'will' in the description box to get the search results for wills.

The website is here:

http://nrocat.norfolk.gov.uk/DServe/public/searches/nroadvanced.htm

Kind regards,
Jon

[jonwarrn]

Many Norfolk wills, but not all, are freely available on the FamilySearch website.
i.e. Norwich Consistory Court
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/410095?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Use NROCAT first of course.

[Christianmpoulsen]

Thank you amondg, Jon and Jon, much appreciated. I will try these various links.
Kind regards
Christian

[smudwhisk]

Some of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk and Archdeaconry of Norwich Wills are also available to view via familysearch.  Some have yet to be digitised and some of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk Wills have been restricted to their Family History Centres and Affiliate Libraries only (they have a key above the camera icon).  However, many are viewable.

Archdeaconry of Norwich:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/504379?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Archdeaconry of Norfolk:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/291384?availability=Family%20History%20Library

As Jon stated in his post about the Consistory Court Wills, you need to check the NROCAT catalogue first.

[Christianmpoulsen]

Some of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk and Archdeaconry of Norwich Wills are also available to view via familysearch.  Some have yet to be digitised and some of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk Wills have been restricted to their Family History Centres and Affiliate Libraries only (they have a key above the camera icon).  However, many are viewable.

Archdeaconry of Norwich:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/504379?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Archdeaconry of Norfolk:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/291384?availability=Family%20History%20Library

As Jon stated in his post about the Consistory Court Wills, you need to check the NROCAT catalogue first.

Thank you

[jonwicken]

So in my aim to prove my theory that Sarah Bower who married John Pycraft  in Filby in 1743 is the daughter of Richard Bower and Sarah Nalburgh who married in 1717 it seems I am going to have to go though all the Filby wills for the period and hope that she is mentioned in one of them along with other relatives!

I have therefore extracted the following wills from NROCAT for the period of people in Filby and now need some help as to identifying which will be available to view at familysearch. Can anyone please give me any tips on this to make the job as less laborious as possible please?!

Any help would be massively appreciated here.

Thanks,
Jon

[jonwicken]

Charley (Chorley), Hannah, wife of Richard Charley, minister of the Gospel, of Filby   1719   NCC will register Butter 26
Narburgh, Mary, of Filby   1720   ANW, will register, 1719-1720, fo. 317
Waters, William, senior, of Filby   1720   ANW, will register, 1719-1720, fo. 192
Cowper, Nathaniel, of Filby   1721   ANW, will register, 1721-1724, fo. 440
Wace, James, clerk, of Filby   1722   ANW, will register, 1721-1724, fo. 489
Ward, Edmund, of Filby   1722   NCC will register Frances 130
Harvey, Thomas, of Filby   1724   ANW, will register, 1721-1724, fo. 262
Norfor, Mary, widow, of Filby   1725   NCC will register Gregson 169
Allen, Benedict, of Filby   1726   ANW, will register, 1725-1727, fo. 15
Durrant, Elizabeth, of Filby   1728   ANW, will register, 1728-1729, fo. 183
Tibinham, John, of Filby   1728   ANW, will register, 1728-1729, fo. 288
Cater, John, of Filby   1731   ANW, will register, 1730-1731, fo. 190, no. 30
Swallow, John, of Filby   1733   ANW, will register, 1732-1733, fo. 211, no. 38
Norfer, Edward, of Filby   1735   ANW, will register, 1734-1735, fo. 175, no. 26
Buxton, Robert, of Filby   1736   ANW, will register, 1736-1737, fo. 56, no. 59
Crow, Thomas, of Filby   1739   ANW, will register, 1738-1739, fo. 140 (1739 no. 13)
Fulcher, Joseph, collar maker, of Filby   1739   NCC will register Dent 138
Gedge, Clement, of Filby   1739   ANW, will register, 1738-1739, fo. 150 (1739 no. 24)
Grice, John, of Filby   1739   ANW, will register, 1738-1739, fo. 231 (1739 no. 98)
Tibbenham, Elizabeth, of Filby   1739   ANW, will register, 1738-1739, fo. 139 (1739 no. 12)
Sewells, John, of Filby   1740   ANW, will register, 1740-1741, fo. 29 (1740 no. 29)
Creak, Robert, of Filby   1747   ANW, will register, 1746-1747, fo. 202 (1747 no. 27)
Norfer, Mary, of Filby   1748   ANW, will register, 1748-1749, fo. 101 (1748 no. 85)
Durrant, Robert, of Filby   1749   ANW, will register, 1748-1749, fo. 167 (1749 no. 16)
Rye, Susan, of Filby   1749   ANW, will register, 1748-1749, fo. 193 (1749 no. 37)
Swallow, Mary, of Filby   1749   ANW, will register, 1748-1749, fo. 159 (1749 no.
Root, John, husbandman, of Filby   1752   NCC will register Mullinger 9
Boyce (Boice), Ann, widow, of Filby   1754   NCC will register Leatherdale 148
Gallant, Catherine, of Filby   1759   ANW, will register, 1758-1759, fo. 382 (1759 no. 95)
Pettingill, John, of Filby   1759   ANW, will register, 1758-1759, fo. 356 (1759 no. 72)
Grimble, John, of Filby   1762   ANW, will register, 1762-1763, fo. 152 (1762 no. 79)
Buxton, George, of Filby   1763   NCC will register Roper 385
Crow, Thomas, of Filby   1763   ANW, will register, 1762-1763, fo. 329 (1763 no. 21)
Heaslop, Mary, spinster, of Filby   1767   NCC will register Errington 262
Parr, John, of Filby   1767   ANW, will register, 1766-1767, (1767) fo. 122, no. 94
Tibbenham, John, of Filby   1768   ANW, will register, 1768-1769, (1768) fo. 30, no. 32
Barker, William, of Filby   1769   ANW, will register, 1768-1769, (1769) fo. 46, no. 40
Marriott (Mariot), William, yeoman, of Filby   1772   NCC will register Crow 194
Barber, John, grocer, of Filby and Ormesby St Margaret   1774   NCC will register Buttrie 190
Dean, William, of Filby   1778   ANW, will register, 1778-1779, (1778) fo. 74, no. 52
Fuller, Filby, of Hardingham   1778   ANF will register 1774-1778 fo. 319 (1777-1778 no. 21)
Perry, John, shopkeeper, of Filby   1779   NCC will register Colls 6
Church, John, of Filby   1780   ANW, will register, 1780-1781, (1780) fo. 47, no. 32
Narburg (Narburgh), William, farmer, of Filby   1781   NCC will register Poynter 206
Crow, Thomas, of Filby   1783   ANW, will register, 1782-1783, (1783) fo. 74, no. 66
Dyball, Phillis Ann, of Filby   1783   ANW, will register, 1782-1783, (1783) fo. 111, no. 106
Church, Edward, of Filby   1786   ANW, will register, 1786-1787, (1786) fo. 73, no. 44
Creak, William, of Filby   1787   ANW, will register, 1786-1787, (1787) fo. 4, no. 2
Eade, William, husbandman, of Filby   1787   NCC will register Pearse 115
Debenham, Francis, of Filby   1789   ANW, will register, 1788-1789, (1789) fo. 86, no. 74
Dean, John, of Filby   1790   ANW, will register, 1790-1791, (1790) fo. 63, no. 33
Lucas, Gibson, esquire, of Filby   1790   ANW, will register, 1790-1791, (1790) fo. 103, no. 66
Parr, Robert, of Filby   1793   ANW, will register, 1792-1793, (1793) fo. 99, no. 98
Sadler, Thomas, of Filby   1793   ANW, will register, 1792-1793, (1793) fo. 123, no. 112
Ward, Edmund, smith, of Filby   1794   NCC will register Coe 28
Narborough, John, of Filby   1796   ANW, will register, 1796-1797, (1796) fo. 1, no. 1
Crow, William, carpenter, of Filby   1797   NCC will register Taylor 96
Flacke, Eleanor, of Filby late Thornage   1797   ANW, will register, 1796-1797, (1797) fo. 15, no. 14
Dixey, Thomas, mason, of Filby   1800   NCC will register Harwood 45
Sowels, John, of Filby formerly Thrigby   1800   ANW, will register, 1800-1801, (1800) fo. 53, no. 57
Church, Edward, of Filby   1805   ANW, will register, 1804-1805, (1805) fo. 9, no. 8