Find a will by area
Find a will by county or area
The probate records are a single national index, so a will for someone from anywhere in England and Wales is searchable online. Search by name below, or choose an area for local guidance.
Search the probate records
Enter the person's name and the year they passed away. The index covers everyone in England and Wales, whichever registry issued the grant, so there is no need to know their local office.
What this search shows: the public probate record for a person, that is their full name, the date they passed away, the registry that issued the grant, and whether a will was proved. It is the index entry, not the wording of the will itself. Reading the will means obtaining the actual document, which is what our £29 service does for you.
The full step-by-step probate search guide explains the grant-year quirk and name variations, and what the probate register entry itself tells you.