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Wills and where to find them
My ancestor died in Bolton, Lancashire in 1767. He only had property in Lancashire and possibly Yorkshire. Where will I find a copy of his will if he ever made one?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.At Bow Lane Record Office in Preston. It is possible it went through the Richmond court but it would still be at Bow lane, if it wasn't Richmond it would be chester.
unless he didn't have a will and letters of administration were applied for, even they would be in bow lane, this is because prior to 1858 the diocese were responsible for wills and bow lane record office in preston is now the diocesan record office as well.
I think you can check for it online hang on,
http:// www.lan cashire ...4528 &pageid =30539& e=e
also, the Lancashire Parish register society or the antiquarian society have indexed the wills 40 odd years ago and published the index which should be available in any lancashire reference library.
unless he didn't have a will and letters of administration were applied for, even they would be in bow lane, this is because prior to 1858 the diocese were responsible for wills and bow lane record office in preston is now the diocesan record office as well.
I think you can check for it online hang on,
http://
also, the Lancashire Parish register society or the antiquarian society have indexed the wills 40 odd years ago and published the index which should be available in any lancashire reference library.