Wills and probate records
Wills and probate records can be a great source of information about your ancestors and their lives. They often give details about family members, servants, occupations and addresses.
You can also work out how much money or property your ancestor had, what their most prized possessions were, who was in or out of favour in the will and who was trusted enough to be an executor.
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Wills from 1552-1816
The Local Studies Centre at Touchstones Rochdale holds the wills of people in Rochdale from 1552-1816.