Need help obtaining a Will from Derbyshire Record Office

Question

Will dated 1758, Sir John Cope - WT profile Cope-3528. The National Archives has given the location as Derbyshire Record Office.

Answer 1

It looks like it's a draft of a new will. https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=D3155%2fC%2f2169-2170&pos=33

The actual will was proved in 1760. You can view on Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/5111/images/40611_311237-00681?backlabel=ReturnSearchResults&queryId=baefa20d94f9de9be88b9f64a8974afa&pId=223977 or download from the National Archives https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D472230 - the latter free with a free account.

Comments

Gosh, many thanks Steven. I was on National Archives and couldn't download for some reason. They advised that the Will was held at Derbyshire Record Office, and unfortunately I don't have a subscription with Ancestry.