Find a will · Essex
Find a will in Essex
To find a will for someone who lived in Essex, search the England and Wales probate records. Once probate is granted, the will is public and a copy costs £16. The records are a single national index, so you can search from Chelmsford or any of the CM, CO, SS, RM, IG postcode areas online, no local office needed.
Search the records
Enter the person's name and year of death. The national index covers everyone from Essex, whichever registry issued the grant.
Towns and areas in Essex
Wills for people from across Essex are all in the same national index, including these main towns:
Postcode areas: CM, CO, SS, RM, IG.
Example grants from the Essex area
Real records from the public probate index for estates in this area.
Tips for a Essex search
Records are filed under the year the grant was issued, not the year of death (see the grant-year trap), and an exact-name search misses maiden names and spellings. If a search finds nothing, read why a search finds nothing.
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