Is there an index for wills in Wolverhampton ?
A register of wills in the last 50 years for the Wolverhampton area are held at :Birmingham Probate Registry, Priory Courts, Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 GDUThe Birmingham probate records are arranged by the year in which the will was proved (which can be some time after the death. The records are also available by family name. Prior the 20th Century letters of administration ( those members of the public who died without a will) were indexed separately at the end of the volumes.The information in the Birmingham probate calendars provide a significant amount of information including : the name of the departed ; his/her occupation; his/her address at the date of the will; the location and date of death; the date and court of probate; details of the executors, and their relationship to the deceased if stated in the will and the value of the estate of the deceased.
