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We add new Chester wills and probate records to our collection

We’ve just added 8,163 new Chester wills and probate records to findmypast.co.uk

The new records cover the period 1711-1772 and represent an important addition to the Chester wills and probate records we published in April this year.

Our Chester wills and probate records include all surviving original wills of Cheshire residents proved at the Chester diocesan consistory court 1492-1857 and registered copies made at Chester Probate Registry 1858-1911.

The Chester wills and probate records form part of our Cheshire Collection

We are working in partnership with Cheshire Archives and Local Studies to bring you these records.

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New Chester wills and probate records published

We’ve just published approximately 113,000 new Chester wills and probate records on findmypast.co.uk for the period 1492-1911.

The records include all surviving original wills of Cheshire residents proved at the Chester diocesan consistory court 1492-1857 and registered copies made at Chester Probate Registry 1858-1911.

Anyone with Cheshire roots will be keen to search these records to find vital new information to add to their family tree.

The Chester wills and probate records are the latest addition to our Cheshire Collection, which we published last year.

We are working in partnership with Cheshire Archives and Local Studies to bring you these records.

Search Chester wills and probate records now