An index to the wills and inventories now preserved in the Court of probate, at Chester
By: Edited by J. P. Earwaker.
Contributors: Earwaker, John Parsons, 1847-1895.; Chester, Eng. Probate court.
Series: (Publications) -- vol. II, IV, XV, XVIII, XX, XXII, XXV.
Publisher: Printed for the Record Society
Published: 1879
Place of publication: (Manchester)
Language: eng
Subjects: Wills -- Cheshire; Wills -- Lancashire, Eng; Inventories of estates -- England -- Cheshire; Inventories of estates -- England -- Lancashire
Notes: "The wills at Chester were originally proved in the Bishop's court there."-Introd. (v. 1) p. vi.

Vol. 7 contains the report of the Record society for the year 1890/91.
Table of contents: title: (v. 1) From A. D. 1545 to 1620; together with (1) A list of the transcripts of early wills, preserved in the Consistory court, Chester; (2) A list of the wills printed bu the Chetham society; (3) A list of the wills seen and noted by the Revs. J. and G. J. Piccope, and not now to be found at Chester; (4) A list of the wills preserved in Harl. ms. 1991 in the British museum.- (v. 2) From A. D. 1621 to 1650; with two appendices: (I) A list of the Lancashire and Chehire wills proved in the Prerogative court of Canterbury, 1650-1660; (II.) A list of the Lancashire and Cheshire administrations granted in the Prerogative court of Canterbury, 1650-1660.- (v.3-6) From A. D. 1660-1760; with appendices containing the list of the "infra" wills (or those in which the personalty was under #40).