> From: diana whistler > Sent: 03 March 2012 17:00 > > Since this was an index I am assuming that the documents that the > SoG used for compiling the online PCC will index will give no > further detail about the testator or content of the will. > For example, is a reference to the PROB 11 copy wills available? The printed version of the 1750-1800 index contains: Year Forename Surname Whether will or admon with will County Month Quire I don't know why the digital version does not include all this. Originally the year would have told you what register to look at and the quire (a group of 16 pages) where within that register. Each register is now covered by several piece numbers so you have to use a list at the National Archives to deduce relevant piece numbers from the year as described on their website here: http://tinyurl.com/7zx499j. Once you have that information you can find the will quickly in the microfilms of PROB 11. Best wishes Andrew -- Andrew Millard - [email protected] Bodimeade genealogy: http://www.dur.ac.uk/a.r.millard/genealogy/Bodimeade/ My family history: http://www.dur.ac.uk/a.r.millard/genealogy/ GenUKI Middx + London: http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/MDX/ + ../LND/
Many thanks for your very useful information. Diana ________________________________ From: MILLARD A.R. <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2012 11:08:50 AM Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] PCC wills > From: diana whistler > Sent: 03 March 2012 17:00 > > Since this was an index I am assuming that the documents that the > SoG used for compiling the online PCC will index will give no > further detail about the testator or content of the will. > For example, is a reference to the PROB 11 copy wills available? The printed version of the 1750-1800 index contains: Year Forename Surname Whether will or admon with will County Month Quire I don't know why the digital version does not include all this. Originally the year would have told you what register to look at and the quire (a group of 16 pages) where within that register. Each register is now covered by several piece numbers so you have to use a list at the National Archives to deduce relevant piece numbers from the year as described on their website here: http://tinyurl.com/7zx499j. Once you have that information you can find the will quickly in the microfilms of PROB 11. Best wishes Andrew -- Andrew Millard - [email protected] Bodimeade genealogy: http://www.dur.ac.uk/a.r.millard/genealogy/Bodimeade/ My family history: http://www.dur.ac.uk/a.r.millard/genealogy/ GenUKI Middx + London: http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/MDX/ + ../LND/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message