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This data set comprises a list of all extant Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills at The National Archives. Brief details including the testator's name, occupation and address for each of the 1015603 wills have been extracted. The will registers were transcribed and are linked via The National Archives online service to the original images. These images are not part of this study.

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This study is concerned with the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions will registers; written in English and covering the dates 1384 - 1858. The wills are primarily from the United Kingdom, although the collection contains a number of wills from residents of other countries. For each will the following information has been transcribed, where available: forename(s), surname(s) and place.

No sampling (total universe)

Transcription of existing materials

Partial transcription