Wales, Probate Abstracts, 1544-1858
Abstracts of wills and administrations originally recorded in the six consistory courts, including the dioceses of Brecon, Bangor, Hawarden, Llandaff, St. Asaph, and St. David's. Information in the abstracts was extracted, independently checked and proof-read. They are an excellent working guide to the names, relationships and place names contained in the original documents. Images of original wills and administrations are available on the National Library of Wales website. This collection is being published as images become available.
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Wales, Probate Abstracts
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What is in This Collection?
This collection contains images of will abstracts from across Wales for the years 1544-1858. The original abstracts were microfilmed at the National Library of Wales.
Abstracts were created to summarize the details of the will or probate documents. They contain information that was pulled from the original wills, and they were independently checked and proofread at the time of their creation. They are therefore an excellent working guide to the names, relationships and place names contained in the original wills.
Abstracts were originally recorded in the six consistory courts, including the dioceses of:
- Bangor
- Brecon
- Hawarden
- Llandaff
- St. Asaph
- St. David's
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Wales Probate Abstracts, 1544-1858. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name of the deceased
- Residence
- Type of document
- Death date
- Probate date
- Burial place
- Names and residences of heirs and their relationship to the deceased
Collection Content
Sample Image
1777 Probate Abstract
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Collection Details
Location of Original Records
The National Library of Wales
"Wales, Probate Abstracts, 1544-1858." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 7 May 2026. National Library, Aberystwyth.
