The National
Library of Wales has good news for family historians, social historians …
and the inquisitive! Over 190,000 Welsh wills (some 800,000 pages) have been
digitised and are now available on the Library’s website or direct on their
online catalogue and are free to view.
Wills which were
proved in the Welsh ecclesiastical courts before the introduction of Civil
Probate on 11 January 1858 have long been deposited at The National Library of
Wales. An online index and an opportunity to view digital images of these wills
within the Library building has been available for some time, however, remote
users can also view the digital images following the release of a new site on
16 October.
Amongst the
collection is the will of Twm Siôn Cati alias Thomas Johnes, Fountaine Gate,
Caron (SD1609-20), this year being the 400th anniversary of his death. The will
of Howell Harris, the famous Welsh religious reformer can also be seen
(BR1773-51).
As well as being a
fabulous source of information the National Library’s online wills offer
the ability to view all 193,000 wills free of charge, a service few other
similar institutions are able to offer. Whilst most institutions charge readers
to view their documents, the Library only charges for providing copies of them.
More information
can be viewed at
http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=151 ... d41a0c9a42.
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