Index of wills in West Kent to 1650 | ||||||||||||||||
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This index collects over 19,000 entries from six sources
into a single index in a standard format that can easily be searched. A version
is provided here for locating individuals by surname. A list of aliases is
provided which gives leads to alternative spellings and quite often a different
name entirely. Because there are other uses for this index besides surname searching a text version is available for downloading which can then be sorted and selected. For example it is not difficult to extract all the wills for a particular parish then sort them by date. During the course of this research some of the wills have been transcribed (they're all written in English but the 400 year old handwriting takes a lot of getting used to - hence the convenience of a typed version). These are marked in the index as are also some where interesting points have been found. All these wills are available for public inspection at the various archives where they are held. Sometimes these are conveniently available on microfilm and sometimes the originals themselves can be viewed. There are lots of details of real people's lives lying in these archives waiting to be unearthed. This index has been compiled by Jean Fox. If you have corrections, additions or further transcriptions then let Jean know so we can update the index and make it a richer source for historians. |
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This index has been compiled by Jean Fox.
Email: jean@eminent.demon.co.uk Post: Lulworth, School Lane, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 OBQ NOT a general genealogical enquiry service |
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Abbreviations
Format of indexEntries are organised as one line of data per will
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