Tag Archives: wills and inventories

Transcribing Old Wills – Old Words and Phrases

Over the last few months, I have spent a lot of time transcribing a huge amount of wills for one client who was researching numerous lines of his wealthy ancestors.  Will transcription is a very useful skill in genealogy because … Continue reading

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Reading wills and inventories

To continue from my previous post (How to Search for Wills and Probate in England)… Once you have received the will you ordered you will be eager to get on and read it and see if it contains information about … Continue reading

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