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   Tickettyboo to Geoff   
   Re: Searching wills in Family Search   
   18 May 20 21:44:39   
   
   From: tickettyboo@mail2oops.com   
      
   On 2020-05-18 14:06:34 +0000, Geoff said:   
      
   > I am afraid I'm calling on my helpful colleagues once more for guidance!   
   >   
   > I have finally worked out how to find NCC wills in Family search using   
   > the information from the Norfolk (UK) records office NROCAT.   
   > I am now trying to suss out the ANW wills (Archdeacony of Norwich).   
   > Using the following examples,   
   >   
   > Newgate Alice.         1624   ANW 22/3/11      What does the 22/3/11 mean?   
   >   
   > Newgate Robert       1545-1551    ANW, will register,  Aleyn, fo 68   
   >  I know Aleyn is the name of the first entry in the book but would, for   
   > example,  Aleyn in the NCC wills and Aleyn in the ANW wills give me the   
   > same film number in FamilySearch or are they different?    I have a   
   > look-up list relating name (e.g. Aleyn), to the Volume number and  FHL   
   > Film number for NCC and wondered if this also would apply to ANW or is   
   > this different?   
   >   
   > I hope I have expressed this clearly enough.   
      
   No idea - but   
   Family Search : Search: Catalogue: Film/Fiche Number   
   Enter the film no. you want to know about and hit enter.   
   That will give you a description of what is on the film   
      
   If that film doesn't contain what you want   
      
   then Family Search: Search: Catalogue: Place e   
   nter the place name and hit enter to see a list by category of what   
   they hold for there, expand a likely category and see what the holdings   
   are, pick the most likely and proceed from there (either search if they   
   have been indexed or browse if they haven't)   
      
      
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