Wills & Probate Records

Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.

Abstracts and references to 10,000s of wills and probate documents, primarily from East Kent.

An index linked to original images of wills, administrations and inventories proved in Dorset courts. Documents contain much genealogical information.

A name index connected to original images of over 120,000 wills and probate documents. These documents are extremely useful in proving relationships back into the 15th century.

Full transcriptions of several hundred early wills from the Archdeaconry of Sudbury in Suffolk.

Full transcriptions of around 1,400 17th century wills from the Archdeaconry of Sudbury in Suffolk. Contains an index of all the people and places mentioned in the wills.

A searchable index of testators connected to original images of their will and any probate documents. These records can help trace your Cheshire ancestors back to the 15th century.

A searchable index of testators linked to original wills proved in the civil probate court at Chester. This collection is not limited to residents of Cheshire.

A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Consistory Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.

A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Commissary Court of London. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century.