1. Define
the following terms:
Codicil
Executrix
Inventory
administration
or admon
executor
2. Explain the difference in the court
jurisdiction between wills probated before 1858 and those probated after 1858.
3. Look up two of the following people in
the index to the Principal Probate Registry. For each one, list when the person
died, what court the will was probated in, and the name(s) of the executor(s).
Edward
WING, 1863
John
HOME, 1870
Jane
FRYER, 1858
John
NUTLAND, 1884
4. Look
for one of your ancestors or someone with the same surname in the wills before
1858, in two courts. Search the indexes and the wills, where applicable. Record
the steps you took, the names of the courts, and the results of your search.