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You can search on last name, first name, county/country, court and year range. County The “county” field allows you to select the county – or country - of interest via a “drop-down” list. Although 70% of the records relate to Yorkshire, people from all over the British Isles and abroad had property in the Province of York, and had their wills proved in the Prerogative or Exchequer Court of York. Year range Currently the index only holds records for wills proved in the period Sep 1853 to Jan 1858. New records will be added regularly, in reverse chronological order |
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| See also: | About Prerogative & Exchequer Courts of York Probate Index |
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