"Where there's a will..."

Question

A bundle of papers at the UK National Archives mentions that Simon Povey of Lower Brookhouse Farm, Marchington, Staffordshire (near Uttoxeter) left a will.  Probably around 1809, proved possibly in 1810.  

Does anyone know how i could get a look at it?

A possible candidate for his father, also named [[Povey-546|Simon Povey (bef.1693-1743)]], also left a will, indexed, according to Ancestry, here: 

Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, 1518-1858

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Record details

Name	Simon Povey
Record Type	Will
Death Place	Marchington, Staffordshire, England
Will Date	1743
Will Place	England
Probate Year	1743
Probate Place	England

Again, any ideas on how i can get a look at this will also?

Answer 1

It seems they're held at the Staffordshire Records Office, so you'd either need to visit in person or pay for them to be copied https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/contact/sro/Copying-services.aspx

Edit: Or as Stephen's answer below - Find My Past

Answer 2

Wills proved at Lichfield are available on Find My Past. The index is free, but you need to pay (subscription or pay-per-view) to see the image.

Comments

I think you only see the image of the index though don't you? Not the actual will?

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There is no will of Simon Povey 1743. Administration was granted at Uttoxeter on 19 October 1743 to his widow Jane. The inventory is dated 22 August 1743 and totals £200:5:6. https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2F007623177%2F00265&parentid=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F425286

Simon Povey 1810 was of Shaw House, Alton, not Lower Brookhouse Farm. https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2F007623434%2F00556&parentid=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F455440 - but he did leave Brookhouse, Marchington, which he sometime ago purchased of Isaac Hawkins Brown to his son Thomas Povey of Shaw House and his son-in-law Joseph Wright of Peakstone, Alton, in trust to sell and apply the proceeds to the purposes of his will.

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Well, for some reason it's not letting me load those records.

Edit: Spelling

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Bizarre! It's loading now. That doesn't come up on the normal search results. What did you search to get there?

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Maybe just practice. I use the Lichfield records a lot.

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It was the misspelt first name - it didn't show in name variations.

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Symon / Simon?

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No the 1743 administration is listed as Simons Povey for some reason. Edit: but now I can find it under Simon as well - weird.

Edit again. No the Index shows up under Simon, but the actual admin only under Simons - 2 different URLs.