I have seen details from two pre-1858 wills (c1732 and 1771), one in a book on Google Books, A history of Northumberland, in three parts, Volumes 2-3, by Thomas Bell, and the other from information deposited at Woodhorn by W Percy Hedley. Both give snippets from the wills but it is extremely likely that there is much more information to be gained from the wills themselves. Neither Borthwick nor Durham could provide a copy of the wills so does anyone know if it is possible that they could be archived somewhere else? The deaths took place in the Haydon Bridge/Haltemprice area. Regards John Hall

Hi John, Try Durham University Library www.dur.ac.uk/library Regards Val Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 3:50 PM Subject: [NMB] Where can I find pre1858 wills other than Borthwick andDurham? >I have seen details from two pre-1858 wills (c1732 and 1771), one in a book > on Google Books, A history of Northumberland, in three parts, Volumes 2-3, > by Thomas Bell, and the other from information deposited at Woodhorn by W > Percy Hedley. Both give snippets from the wills but it is extremely likely > that there is much more information to be gained from the wills > themselves. > > > > Neither Borthwick nor Durham could provide a copy of the wills so does > anyone know if it is possible that they could be archived somewhere else? > > > > The deaths took place in the Haydon Bridge/Haltemprice area. > > > > Regards > > John Hall > > > > > > > > > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks for your reply Val, but I've already tried there. John > On 23/04/2010 16:12 Val wrote: > > Try Durham University Library > > www.dur.ac.uk/library

On 23/04/2010 15:50, John Hall wrote: > Neither Borthwick nor Durham could provide a copy of the wills so does > anyone know if it is possible that they could be archived somewhere else? > > The deaths took place in the Haydon Bridge/Haltemprice area. John If the deceased held any property in the Province of Canterbury (the southern half of the country), the will would have been proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) even if the chap lived and died in our area and had property here too. You can actually search and download PCC wills from the National Archives: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp Brian