This page provides details of the Record Offices or Archives for obtaining copies of Wills and Letters of Administration abstracted on this site.

Information relates to the counties of Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, and Herefordshire only for the period until 1858.

For Wills after 1858, the information provided relates to the whole of England and Wales.

Wills up to 1858

• Bristol Record Office (verified 2018-12-25)
  'B' Bond Warehouse
  Smeaton Road
  BRISTOL   BS1 6XN
  

• Gloucestershire Archives (Gloucester Record Office) (verified 2018-12-25)
  Clarence Row
  Alvin Street
  GLOUCESTER   GL1 3DW
  

  Note: Images of Gloucestershire Wills and Inventories, 1541-1858 are available online at Ancestry (verified 2018-12-25).

• Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre (verified 2018-12-25)
  Fir Tree Lane
  Rotherwas
  HEREFORD   HR2 6LA
  

  Note: An Index to Herefordshire Wills, 1517-1700 is available online at Findmypast (verified 2018-12-25) The Index includes the date, Surname and Forename of the Testator, and where available, place of residence.

• Staffordshire Record Office (verified 2019-01-06)
  Eastgate Street
  STAFFORD   ST16 2LZ
  

  Note: Images of Wills proved in the Consistory Court of Lichfield, c.1520-1858 are available at Findmypast (verified 2018-12-25). Wills proved under Peculiar Jurisdictions are understood (as of 26 May 2018) to be available soon. NB FMP's collection also includes Marriage Licences.

• National Library of Wales (verified 2021-09-13)
  ABERYSTWYTH
  Wales   SY23 3BU
  

  Note: Images of Wales Probate Abstracts, 1544-1858 are available Findmypast (verified 2018-12-25)

• The National Archives (TNA) (verified 2021-09-13)
  Kew
  Richmond
  Surrey    TW9 4DU
  

  Copies of Wills for which Probate was granted at the PCC (Prerogative Court of Canterbury) are available for download for a small fee.

Wills after 1858

Searches for, and Copies of Wills and Probate 1858-1996 may be obtained through via the Find a Will service, at local Registries, and sometimes on microfilm at County Record Offices. (verified 2021-09-13)

Further information on post-1858 Wills, may be found on the Government's Applying for Probate pages. (verified 2021-09-13)