How to make a will: making sure it's valid, using a solicitor and changing it when your circumstances change.

Search probate records or find a will. This service is for England and Wales only. There's a different process in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Search online for a will, grant of representation or probate document for a death in or after 1858.

You need both the full name of the deceased and the year they died to search for a will or grant. This matches the way information is stored in the archives.

3. All property may be disposed of by will; Contingent Interests; Rights of Entry; and property acquired after the execution of the will.

These records are Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) wills in series PROB 11 made between 1384 and 12 January 1858.

Wills include information on the deceased (testator) and the property and goods they owned. Witnesses, beneficiaries and executors of a will are also named.

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For further information on how to find wills proved after 1858 in England and Wales, read Find a will or probate document on the GOV.UK website. For wills ...

A person's will is an important document. People use wills to choose how to distribute their possessions and often to express preferences about what happens to ...