This index includes all the wills 1492-1857 proved at the Chester diocesan consistory court and now held at
the Cheshire Record Office. It brings together the supra wills (for estates of 40 pounds and over), the
infra wills (less than 40 pounds), the disputed wills
and the registered wills, most of which were previously listed separately. These wills cover
roughly the old county of Cheshire as it existed prior to 1974.
The index supplies name, abode and occupation.
The Record Office can supply photocopies of the documents listed.
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