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KEY FAMILY HISTORY RESOURCES

WHERE THERE’S A WILL…

Where there’s a will, there’s a way to find out more about your ancestors. A will often contains unique information, and Simon Wills looks at how to locate these precious sources of family history

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Copies of PCC wills from 1384 to 1858 are available to download for a small charge from The National Archives (TNA) website: https://familytr. ee/tnawills and are also indexed on some subscription sites, such as TheGenealogist. PCY wills are more complicated to find but Family Search has a helpful guide: https://familytr.ee/courtsguide

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