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Offline MattD30

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Gloucestershire Consistory Court Wills
« on: Thursday 24 September 20 15:57 BST (UK) »
Can anyone tell me if any probate records for this court are available to view online?

Alternatively is anyone able to tell me where I can obtain copies of the wills from?

Many thanks
Matt

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Re: Gloucestershire Consistory Court Wills
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 24 September 20 16:13 BST (UK) »
I don’t know if this link might be helpful to you

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Gloucestershire_Probate_Records#Gloucestershire_Probate_Courts

Edit to add - you do need to register with family search to view details - it’s free to do so
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Re: Gloucestershire Consistory Court Wills
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 24 September 20 16:20 BST (UK) »
I don’t know if this link might be helpful to you

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Gloucestershire_Probate_Records#Gloucestershire_Probate_Courts

Edit to add - you do need to register with family search to view details - it’s free to do so

Hi

Thanks for that. I am registered with Familysearch but I hadn't spotted this page before. I managed to find the probate records I am interested in on one of the indexes listed. The only problem was when I tried to order a copy from the archives it said the website was closed? Very odd.

Anyhow at least I have the full references. I'll try to email them instead.

Thanks
Matt

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Re: Gloucestershire Consistory Court Wills
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 24 September 20 19:29 BST (UK) »
Can anyone tell me if any probate records for this court are available to view online?

Consistory Court wills (index and images) are supposedly on Ancestry, in their database Gloucestershire, England, Wills and Inventories, 1541-1858. But I don't know how complete it is.


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Re: Gloucestershire Consistory Court Wills
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 24 September 20 19:53 BST (UK) »
Can anyone tell me if any probate records for this court are available to view online?

Consistory Court wills (index and images) are supposedly on Ancestry, in their database Gloucestershire, England, Wills and Inventories, 1541-1858. But I don't know how complete it is.

Hi

Many thanks for that.

Matt