Origins.net News - 20 June 2002
English Origins News
1. Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills Index 1750-1800
Origins.net (
www.origins.net), in association with the Society of Genealogists are pleased
to announce that the PCC Wills Index is now available for searching on English Origins
(
www.englishorigins.com)
About the Index data
Wills have been proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) since 1383 and are now
preserved in the Public Record Office, London. The index created by the Society of
Genealogists and now available on English Origins covers wills proved in the period 1750
to 1800 (inclusive).
Each index record has the Forename and Surname of the testator, the Place (usually the
English county) where they resided, and the Month and Year when probate was granted.
Where the place of residence was not England, the country may be given (most commonly
Scotland or Ireland), or 'Foreign Parts' - which may be any place outside the
British Isles.
This index contains 208,000 entries created from the typewritten index, includes a hard
copy service allowing users to order extracts online.
For more information about the data contained in this index, please go to:
http://www.englishorigins.com/help/pccwills-details.aspx
2. Previous Downloads now available on English Origins
Users of English Origins are now able to take advantage of the Previous Downloads facility
on English Origins. This enables users to view records they have already downloaded in a
48 hour session and, if required order hard copies of source documents, outside of their
user session. Simply log in to the site using your chosen Username and password at any
time, and click on 'View Previous Downloads' which will bring up a list of all
records that have been viewed. By entering in a valid credit card number, copies costing
£10 (£8 for SoG members) can be ordered for certain datasets.
(Please visit
http://www.englishorigins.com/help/About.aspx#extractorders for more
information)
Please note: We are continually adding new data to English Origins, so please keep
checking our 'What's New' page at:
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further information.
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