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DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 12 Aug 2013 10:28

Ancestry does have some wills on record (mainly if found they tend to be quite old), but in the main it is just the probate, which in some cases is no better than not finding a will as all it will tell you is who the executor(s) were, not how the estate was to be divided....

Found a will for an ancestor from early 1800's. Which then opened up new branches for 2 sisters.

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 11 Aug 2013 15:39

The National Library of Wales provides free online access to digitised images of 190,000 Welsh wills dating up to 1858.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 10 Aug 2013 20:40

The Probate record is NOT the Will.......................

MarysRoots

MarysRoots Report 10 Aug 2013 20:31

It gives enough info on Ancestry Wills and Probate records to help

Mary

Researching:
Hyde,Fullwood,HarveyMillington Areas Bilston,Sedgley.Tipton Staffordshire

jax

jax Report 10 Aug 2013 20:22

So you mean the Probate on ancestry? not exactly the Will

Researching:
Nothing much

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 10 Aug 2013 20:11

If it is The Genealogist then you can download the pre 1858 Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills. As far as I am aware they are the only ones you can download the other references are will indexes.

Chris

Researching:
Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/

MarysRoots

MarysRoots Report 10 Aug 2013 20:08

GlitterBaby

Its The genealogist

Regards

Mary

Researching:
Hyde,Fullwood,HarveyMillington Areas Bilston,Sedgley.Tipton Staffordshire

MarysRoots

MarysRoots Report 10 Aug 2013 20:07

Yes you can see A Will go to Ancestry ( hope it's not to cryptic)

Type in a name and it gives you dates and details of there Will

Researching:
Hyde,Fullwood,HarveyMillington Areas Bilston,Sedgley.Tipton Staffordshire

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 10 Aug 2013 20:01

The genealogist?

Why do people think they need to be so cryptic?

You can't see the info from a Will anywhere..............except by paying for a copy.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 10 Aug 2013 19:51

What is TG?

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

MarysRoots

MarysRoots Report 10 Aug 2013 19:33

Hello,

Anyone on here using TG as well if so do you know how to how to few and save a will on TG I know on other sites but on TG it just gives a list of names and I cannot work out how to get the will info and save it to my tree

Regards

Mary :-D

Researching:
Hyde,Fullwood,HarveyMillington Areas Bilston,Sedgley.Tipton Staffordshire