still researching WAIGHTS relatives,and found on Nat Archives website that several had left wills.When did wills first become legal documents in England?And from when did they first become registered?And why are there only a few on the website?Does this mean that most of my relations didn't make wills or were those that survived,above a certain amount of money?am puzzled....
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- Thread starter simba9
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Hi Simba,
Heres a link here to Wikipedia about the legal history of wills, dont know if it will be of any help.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_history_of_wills
Heres a link here to Wikipedia about the legal history of wills, dont know if it will be of any help.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_history_of_wills
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