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Original source: Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh under the Sheriff Courts Act, 1876. Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
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Ancestry.com - Wills, Probates, Land, Tax & Criminal
Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.
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Original source: A calendar of wills proved in the Consistory Court (City and Deanery of Bristol Division) of the Bishop of Bristol, 1572-1792 : and also a calendar of wills in the Great orphan books preserved in the Council House, Bristol, 1379-1674. London: British Record Society, 1897.
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Original source: A calendar of wills proved in the Consistory Court of the bishop of Gloucester : with indices nominum et locorum. London: British Record Society, 1895-1907.
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Original source: A calendar of wills relating to the counties of Northampton and Rutland : proved in the court of the archdeacon of Northampton, 1510 to 1652. London Boston, Mass.: C.J. Clark ; Cupples & Hird sic, 1888.
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Abstracts of probate acts in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Original source: Abstracts of probate acts in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. London: unknown, 1902-1926.
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Abstracts of probates and sentences in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1620-24
Original source: Abstracts of probates and sentences in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1620-24. London: unknown, 1911.
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American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857
Original source: Compiled by Peter Wilson Coldham.
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American Wills Proved in London, 1611-1775
Original source: Compiled by Peter Wilson Coldham.
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Original source: Calendar of wills and administrations in the Consistory Court of the bishop of Worcester : also marriage licenses and sequestrations now deposited in the Probate Registry at Worcester. London: British Record Society, 1904-1910.
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Original source: Calendar of wills and administrations in the court of the archdeacon of Taunton : (parts I and II, wills only) 1537-1799. London: British Record Society, 1912.
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Original source: Calendar of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall : proved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Exeter, 1532-1800, now preserved in the Probate Registry at Exeter. London: British Record Society, 1914.
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Calendar of wills, administrations and accounts relating to the counties of Cornwall and Devon.
Original source: Calendar of wills, administrations and accounts relating to the counties of Cornwall and Devon in the Connotorial Archidiaconal Court of Cornwall : (with which are included the records of the royal peculiar of St. Burian) now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Bodmin. London: British Record Society, 1929.
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Calendars of Huntingdonshire wills : 1479-1652
Original source: Calendars of Huntingdonshire wills : 1479-1652. London: British Record Society, 1911.
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Original source: Calendars of Lincoln wills. London: British Record Society, 1902-1930.
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Original source: Calendars of wills & administrations in the Consistory Court of the bishop of Lichfield and Conventry, 1516 to 1652 : also those in the Peculiars now deposited in the probate registries at Lichfield, Birmingham and Derby, 1529-1652, 1675-1790, 1753-1790. London: British Record Society, 1892.
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Original source: Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall : proved in the Court of the Principal Registry of the bishop of Exeter, 1559-1799 : and of Devon only, proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Exeter, 1540-1799 : all now preserved in the Probate Registry at Exeter. London: British Record Society, 1908.
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Original source: Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the county of Leicester : proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Leicester, 1495-1649, and in the peculiars of St. Margaret Leicester, Rothley, Groby, Evington, and the unproved wills etc., previous to 1801 : all now preserved in the probate registry at Leicester. London: British Record Society, 1902.
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Original source: Index of wills and administrations now preserved in the Probate Registry at Canterbury : 1396-1558 and 1640-1650. London: British Record Society, 1920-1940.
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Index of wills, inventories, etc. in the Office of the Secretary of State prior to 1901
Original source: Index of wills, inventories, etc. in the Office of the Secretary of State prior to 1901. New Jersey?: State of New Jersey?, 1912-1913.
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Original source: Index to the wills and administrations proved and granted in the Archdeaconry Court of Leicester, 1660-1750 : and in the peculiars of St. Margaret, Leicester, and Rothley : and in the Rutland peculiars of Caldecott, Ketton and Tirover, and Liddington prior to 1821 : now preserved in the Probate Registry at Leicester. London: British Record Society, 1920.
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Original source: Index to wills proved and administrations granted in the court of the archdeacon of Berks, 1508 to 1652. London: Printed for the British Record Society, 1893.
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Original source: Farrow, Margaret A.. Index to wills proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich : and now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Norwich. London: British Record Society, 1945-1950.
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Ipswich Probate Inventories, 1583-1631
Original source: Reed, Michael, ed. Ipswich Probate Inventories, 1583-1631. Suffolk, England: Boydell, 1981.
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Original source: Phillimore, W. P. W. Indexes to Irish Wills. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing, 1970. Five volumes in one. Originally published in London, 1909-1920.
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Original source: Register of wills and inventories of the Diocese of Dublin in the time of Archbishops Tregury and Walton, 1457-1483 : from the original manuscript in the library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin: University Press for the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1898.
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Registry of Deeds, Dublin : Abstracts of wills
Original source: Registry of Deeds, Dublin : Abstracts of wills. Dublin: Stationery Office, 1954.
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Scottish-American Heirs, 1683-1883
Original source: Dobson, David. Scottish-American Heirs, 1683-1883. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1990.
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Scottish-American Wills, 1650-1900
Original source: Dobson, David. Scottish-American Wills, 1650-1900. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991.
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Sudbury Archdeaconry Wills, 1439-1638
Original source: Evans, Nesta, ed. The Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury 1630-1635. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell and Brewer Ltd., 1987.; Evans, Nesta, ed. The Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury 1636-1638. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell, 1993.
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Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1439-1461
Original source: Northeast, Peter, ed.. Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1439-1474. Wills From the Register 'Baldwyne. Part I: 1439-1461. Suffolk, England: Boydell, 2001.
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Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1624
Original source: Allen, Marion E., ed.. Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1624. Suffolk, England: Boydell, 1989.
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Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1625-1626
Original source: Allen, Marion E., ed.. Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk 1625-1626. Suffolk, England: Suffolk Records Society, 1995.
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Books.ie - Index of Wills & Marriage Licenses for Dublin Diocese up to 1800
An index (on a single CD) of around 40,000 people from the records of the Diocesan court of Dublin Diocese, which served counties Dublin, Wicklow and parts of Kildare and Meath for the period up to 1800.
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Bristol Archives - Index of wills, 1605 to 1864
This index contains the names of almost 19,000 people whose wills were proved in Bristol.
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Calendars of Wills and Administrations, 1858 - 1920
Alphabetical indexes from the National Archives of Ireland.
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Wills and codicils from the area around Castle Donington, from the early 1800s to the mid 1900s taken from many villages in the area and beyond, Hemington, Kegworth, Breedon, Lockington, Derby, Sawley, Allestree, Shardlow, Risley, Melbourne, Newark, Wimbledon, Rochdale. Leicestershire, U.K.
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Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
England.
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Covers the years 1492 - 1940 and contains 130,000 entries.
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Commissary Court of London Will Abstracts Volume 26 (1629-1634)
These will abstracts are from volume 26 of the registered wills for the Commissary Court of London. They can be found on LDS film # 0094108. The volume commences at the end of the year 1629 and continues into 1634.
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England Wills Exchange Database
Collection of will submissions for England arranged by county.
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FamilyChest: Free family history search for title deeds
FamilyChest is a free searchable database of 1000s of original historical family and property deeds from the UK and Wales that will help with research into family and house history. Original manuscripts for sale as well as transcriptions.
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FamilySearch - England, Cheshire Probate Records, 1492-1940 FREE
Wills, administration records for the county of Cheshire.
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FamilySearch - England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881 FREE
Wills and probate for the County of Kent. Availability of records varies by year and locality.
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FamilySearch - Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920 FREE
Ireland began publishing an annual will calendar beginning in 1858. Each record contains a summary of the will and probate information which includes the name of the deceased, address, occupation, beneficiaries, date of death and value of the estate.
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FamilySearch - Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920 FREE
Ireland began publishing an annual will calendar beginning in 1858. Each record contains a summary of the will and probate information which includes the name of the deceased, address, occupation, beneficiaries, date of death and value of the estate.
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FamilySearch - Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595-1858 FREE
Index to Irish Wills and Bonds 1595-1858. Microfilm of original records in the Public Record Office, Dublin.
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FamilySearch - Wales, Probate Abstracts, 1544-1858 FREE
Abstracts of wills and administrations originally recorded in the six consistory courts, including the dioceses of Brecon, Bangor, Hawarden, Llandaff, St. Asaph, and St. David's. Information in the abstracts was extracted, independently checked and proof-read. They are an excellent working guide to the names, relationships and place names contained in the original documents. Images of original wills and administrations are available on the National Library of Wales website. This collection is being published as images become available.
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FamilySearch Wiki - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
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Find a Missing Will, Find a Lost Will, Search for a Will - UK National Will Register
The only website in the UK designed specifically to help locate missing wills. You can request a search of the database, then add the will you are looking for to the Missing Wills lists. Used by solicitors, beneficiaries and for genealogy research.
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Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Join Findmypast and you
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Findmypast - England & Wales Published Wills & Probate Indexes, 1300-1858 $
Search through more than 90 publications to discover your ancestor
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