England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

• Title	England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941
  Publisher	Name: Public Records Office via Ancestry,co.uk;
  Repository	Probate Registry
  Source ID	S660
  Linked to (8)	Ann Bolstridge James Bolstridge John Bolstridge John Robert Bolstridge Maria Huddlestone Eli Money Emma Neale William Stockton

  
  

• Notes

  The records were created by the Probate Registry, which took control of proving wills and administrations in 1858. Before this, four different types of ecclesiastical (church) courts dealt with these cases. A Principal Probate Registry was established in London in January 1858, and several district probate registries were created around the country. From then on, the registries oversaw all grants of probate and letters of administration. This collection is the Calendar of these grants. The Calendar is separated into a different volume for each year. The entries in each volume are then alphabetised by surname. Information varies across different entries, but each typically includes: ?Probate date ?Full name of the deceased ?Death date ?Death place ?Registry where issued