I have an image of a will on my pc which I am reasonably certain could only have come from Ancestry quite a few years ago, however, I can no longer find it on there. How likely is it that some which were on a few years ago are now missing? The only other possibility is the old IGI (Family search) but I can't see any wills on there. The will concerned was for Ralph Gabey (AKA Gaby or Gabie} The will was dated 1734 in Downham, which is variously listed as either Norfolk or Cambridgeshire. As I only have part of the will, I would love to be able to find it again. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Geoff

On 20/01/15 17:49, Norfolkman wrote: > The will concerned was for Ralph Gabey (AKA Gaby or Gabie} The will was > dated 1734 in Downham, which is variously listed as either Norfolk or > Cambridgeshire. As I only have part of the will, I would love to be able to > find it again. Ralph Gabey, yeoman, of Welney left a will dated 1734 proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich, and is register "Smith 11". I'm not aware that these wills are available on-line, but it's outside my area of expertise and I may be wrong. Welney is one of the chain of parishes along the Cambridgeshire / Norfolk border that straddled the border of the two counties until 1895. The parish was then divided into West Welney (Cambs) and Welney (Norfolk). It's a small windswept place in the Fens on the Hundred Foot Drain. The large Cambridgeshire parish of Downham borders Welney to the south, and its main village, Little Downham, is about eight miles from Welney. The Norfolk town of Downham Market is maybe eight miles to the north-east. Downham Market is much the larger place, and if the will just says Downham, it is more likely to mean Downham Market. Richard