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Index of Testators 1399-1540
http://www.ricardianresources.online/2_testatorsindex.php
Brief review: This is new to me. It's been out on CD since 2008, but is now available for free online. Sharing for those who may not have heard of it. I didn't see it previously discussed in this newsgroup, or on Some Notes on English Medieval
- 28,000 entries drawn from 1,075 sources including bishop's registers.probate-indexes-1300-1858. Both include unique references. I find the spreadsheet format of the Ricardian Index of Testators superior to findmypast's OCR scans of British Record Society publications. Findmypast's interface, and search engine limitations,
- That is 12,000 more wills than the total number proved in the PCC during the same period
- This is an index to wills for which abstracts/transcripts/translations have been published in books and periodicals.
- This index should be used in conjunction with, and not as a replacement to county/diocesan will indexes, such as those found on findmypast's National Wills Index https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales-published-wills-and-
Nathan
Nathan
Thanks, Nathan, this is a great resource.of Yorkshire people.
The Richard III Society have also made available transcripts of 89 wills with an English text that were proved in the Prerogative Court of York in the period 1477-99: see http://www.ricardianresources.online/3_york_wills.php. Almost all the wills are
On Sunday, 30 January 2022 at 13:03:28 UTC Michael Cayley wroteof Yorkshire people.
Thanks, Nathan, this is a great resource.
The Richard III Society have also made available transcripts of 89 wills with an English text that were proved in the Prerogative Court of York in the period 1477-99: see http://www.ricardianresources.online/3_york_wills.php. Almost all the wills are
The Prerogative Court of York was not formed until 3 May 1577. Before that date the two courts were the Audience Court and the Exchequer Court.
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