Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills Index 1750-1800

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Wills have been proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) since 1383 and are now preserved in The National Archives, London. The index, created by the Society of Genealogists, covers wills proved in the period 1750 to 1800 (inclusive). Via this index you can order copies of the wills from this period from the Society of Genealogists. Each index record has the First name and Last name of the testator, the Place (usually county) where they resided, and the Month and Year when probate was granted. The present index is approximately 85% complete, and includes about 208,000 entries. View more detailed information about this dataset Try a Free British Origins search to view results Presented in association with the Society of Genealogists www.sog.org.uk