Thanks David, I also found on the GENUKI site for Herefordshire a lady who has a private index of Wills from 1700 - 1858 (from memory). Don't know what her costs are but I think I will contact her re her index. I will also make inquiries re the Herefore Records Office but pre 1700 is maybe a little early at the moment, not that that would stop me ordering any FINCHER Wills they hold, but mid 1750's to 1820 is probably more in my research interests right now. But for the moment I will send off an email to the Herefordshire Record Office and see if any of my FINCHERs had moved across pre 1700. I must admit I find Wills pre 1858 a rather daunting prospect. Never know quite where I should be looking. Thanks very much for your help. Regards, Rhonda Thompson, Sydney, Australia DMatthewsathome@aol.com wrote: > The Hereford Records Office have an index of Wills from 1540 through to 1700. > They just found 17 wills for my family during this period. > Contact them through their website and if you can't get there, you can pay > them to do the look-up and copying at very reasonable rates. > > www.recordoffice.herefordshire.gov.uk > > David Matthews, Hull, UK > > ==== ENG-HEREFORD Mailing List ==== > . > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237