{"id":3062,"date":"2020-12-29T22:22:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T22:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newtrial.qfhs.co.uk\/?page_id=3062"},"modified":"2026-01-20T23:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:25:15","slug":"qfhs-wills-database-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qfhs.co.uk\/?page_id=3062","title":{"rendered":"Quaker Wills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns block-shadow-class has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#c2d6c0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column block-shadow-css is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p><strong>The goal of the database is to<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Collect as many Wills of Friends* as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make transcripts of these Wills available publicly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Index and cross-reference the names of individuals who appear in these Wills and their connections, where known, to the testator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the transcripts of Wills and the names of those appearing in them, each Will will also include brief biographical notes about the testator, provided by the person submitting the Will, to help better identify family connections that may not be obvious from the Will itself. Additional notes concerning individuals mentioned in the Wills may also be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite you to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Share copies of Quaker &nbsp;wills in your possession, already transcribed if at all possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Volunteer to transcribe Quaker wills that have not already been transcribed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe this database, as it grows, will provide a rich resource for family historians researching their Quaker ancestors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please submit wills to <a href=\"mailto:wills@qfhs.co.uk?subject=QFHSwebsite%20will%20submission\">wills@qfhs.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*We are defining a Friend as anyone who was at any time a member of the Religious Society of Friends, including persons who were disowned for marrying out or other reasons or who may have voluntarily left the Society at some point in their life.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top block-shadow-class is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Before looking at Quaker wills please&nbsp; make sure you are familiar with the Quaker calendar and especially the date changes&nbsp; of 1752 when England and Wales as a whole changed&nbsp; from the Julian to Gregorian calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008080;\">the start of the year was officially set to 1st of January<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008080;\">there was an adjustment cutting out 12 days in September 1752 so the 2nd September was followed by the 14th September that year. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See :-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qfhs.co.uk\/?page_id=4295\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Beginners Guide to Quaker Dating (from QC39)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quaker.org.uk\/documents\/quaker-calendar-lib-guide-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Quaker Calendar Research Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns block-shadow-class has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#c2d6c0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized block-shadow-class is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wills.qfhs.co.uk\/index.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/qfhs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/QFHS_Wills_Index.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4240\" style=\"width:478px;height:386px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qfhs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/QFHS_Wills_Index.png 1008w, https:\/\/qfhs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/QFHS_Wills_Index-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/qfhs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/QFHS_Wills_Index-768x622.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Wills Index<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image block-shadow-class is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qfhs.co.uk\/public_html\/wills\/az\/wtext\/albright_001.html#Highlights\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/qfhs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/QFHS_Wills_Transcription.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4243\" title=\"Example Will Transcription Template\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qfhs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/QFHS_Wills_Transcription.png 1015w, https:\/\/qfhs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/QFHS_Wills_Transcription-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/qfhs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/QFHS_Wills_Transcription-768x631.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font _mstmutation=\"1\" _msthash=\"181377\" _msttexthash=\"21255\"><strong>Example Will Transcription Template<\/strong><\/font><font _mstmutation=\"1\" _msthash=\"181376\"><\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The goal of the database is to In addition to the transcripts of Wills and the names of those appearing in them, each Will will also include brief biographical notes about the testator, provided by the person submitting the Will, to help better identify family connections that may not be obvious from the Will itself. 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