In a message dated 07/10/2007 13:21:41 GMT Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Can anybody suggest what might have happened and where to look? Where are Durham wills kept? Not in the County Record Office apparently. _________________________________________________________________________ I got an excellent photo copy of a 1787 will from the Durham University Library in 2000. I can't remember how much it cost, but it was not very much. Contact E-mail: [email protected] Heritage Collections Palace Green Library Palace Green DURHAM DH1 3RN UK Tel: +44 (0)191 334 2932 See http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/collection_information/ Stan