Sorry to ask what is probably a silly question but with regard to Brian's post about the wills that are now available through Ancestry this last week, are they different from the Durham University wills project that's expecting to go online in 2010? Thanks

Hi err ..candle ? The Durham Wills Project runs up to 1857 The Calendars of wills are for 1858 onwards when the Probate system became a Civil matter and cover all England and Wales The Calendars are organised alphabetically by year of probate So far Ancestry have 1861 to 1941 with a few small omissions which they say will be added in due course The Calendars are in effect an index to the wills , as an example of what you might find Probate Calendars 1904 PANGBOURNE George Lewis of 3 Tollington Park and of 15 to 17 Liverpool road Islington both in Middlesex died 15 December 1903 at 3 Tollington Place Probate London 19 January to Elizabeth Pangbourne widow and William Richard Pangbourne and James Pangbourne leather merchants Effects £8128 16s 2d There may be slightly more or less depending on the entry Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > Sorry to ask what is probably a silly question but with regard to Brian's > post about the wills that are now available through Ancestry this last > week, are they different from the Durham University wills project that's > expecting to go online in 2010? Thanks