Original wills, administrations and inventories for the Consistorial Court of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall, 1579-1859

Format

Microfilm 16mm, Microfilm 35mm

Language

English

Publication Date

1952

Publisher

Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah

Place of Publication

Salt Lake City, Utah

Physical

on 272 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Notes

Records are not in strict chronological order within each year. Original wills, administrations, and inventories are grouped alphabetically by the first letter of the surname, then chronologically by year. Wills proved and registered include separate indexes at the beginning of each volume. Administrations include bonds and inventories only, no wills. They are grouped alphabetically by the first letter of the surname, then chronologically by year, for 1715-1799. Arrangement is strictly chronolgical there after.

Some 17th and 18th century wills contain Latin.

Microfim of original records at the Cornwall Record Office in Truro, England.

View this catalog record in WorldCat for other possible copy locations.

Subjects

Locality Subjects

Film/Digital Notes

Column headers with buttons are sortable.
NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFormat
Indexes to wills proved and registered, 1660-1773 (indexes parishes first, then personal names within that parish)Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90140 8036595
Indexes to wills proved and registered, 1773-1858 (indexes parishes first, then personal names within that parish)Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90141 8036577
Calendar of wills proved and letters of administration granted, 1570-1700 (Indexes are arranged alphabetically by surname. Gives name of parish)Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90142 8036576
Calendar of wills proved and letters of administration granted, 1700-1799 (Indexes are arranged alphabetically by surname. Gives name of parish) Card index to wills and administrations, 1800-1804Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90143 8036575
Wills, A 1600-1620Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90144 8036574
Wills, A 1620-1714Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90145 8036573
Wills, B 1600-1615Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90146 8452446
Wills, B 1615-1636Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90147 8467930
Wills, B 1636-1666Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90148 8467931
Wills, B 1666-1683Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90149 8036572
NoteLocationCollection/ShelfFilmImage Group Number (DGS)Format
Indexes to wills proved and registered, 1660-1773 (indexes parishes first, then personal names within that parish)Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90140 8036595
Indexes to wills proved and registered, 1773-1858 (indexes parishes first, then personal names within that parish)Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90141 8036577
Calendar of wills proved and letters of administration granted, 1570-1700 (Indexes are arranged alphabetically by surname. Gives name of parish)Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90142 8036576
Calendar of wills proved and letters of administration granted, 1700-1799 (Indexes are arranged alphabetically by surname. Gives name of parish) Card index to wills and administrations, 1800-1804Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90143 8036575
Wills, A 1600-1620Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90144 8036574
Wills, A 1620-1714Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90145 8036573
Wills, B 1600-1615Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90146 8452446
Wills, B 1615-1636Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90147 8467930
Wills, B 1636-1666Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90148 8467931
Wills, B 1666-1683Granite Mountain Record VaultBritish Film90149 8036572

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