Oxfordshire will transcriptions OFHS

[ElizabethHerts]

Some of you will already be aware of this very welcome service provided by the Oxfordshire Family History Society, but I thought I'd give it another plug.

You can send in transcriptions, and they are made available in indexed form.
You can easily search for other transcriptions too.

http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/index.html

I have started sending in my transcriptions, and I have been very pleased that I have. If you send the copy of the document, the very helpful site coordinator checks it against your transcription and helps with any problems.
It must a labour of love, considering there are references to over 55,000 people.

[Asa]

Thanks, Elizabeth - I ought to do this as Ive gathered a substantial collection of Oxfordshire wills now

[ElizabethHerts]

Originally Posted by Asa

Thanks, Elizabeth - I ought to do this as Ive gathered a substantial collection of Oxfordshire wills now

I did think of you, David!
The first of my transcriptions appeared yesterday, and I think he has more to put on. I'm working on a few more - one with a rather challenging inventory.

Have you found any that you needed already transcribed?

[Asa]

Not yet but I'm immersed in one set of families at the moment and as they don't appear, I haven't looked properly through the other names.

As I've gathered so many lately, I must admit I've been making points and not fully transcribing them so I really need some time to spend on this:-)

By the way, I have just subscribed to the Genealogist website and found an Oxfordshire will that I haven't found on Origins or the NA site.

[ElizabethHerts]

That's interesting about the Genealogist website. I will have to take out a 3 day sub some time, but I'd need to make a list of what to look at.

Some of the wills on the OFHS website aren't fully transcribed, but just summarised.

[kiterunner]

Originally Posted by ElizabethHerts

That's interesting about the Genealogist website. I will have to take out a 3 day sub some time, but I'd need to make a list of what to look at.

They don't offer a 3 day sub as far as I know. There is a 14 day free trial if you haven't had one before - it looks as though you have to give them your credit card details and then cancel if you don't want to pay for a sub. http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/14day/
I can't guarantee that the free trial is still available as I found it on Google rather than navigating the website. You would need to read the terms and conditions carefully to make sure you cancel in time.

[ElizabethHerts]

I'm getting muddled with Origins, I think, Kate.
At present I've got far too much to work through to even think about it!

[Asa]

Elizabeth, I did transcribe a will this morning with a few words missing - are they happy to accept that? Although if I can send a PDF image to them I can do that. I've just been through the whole list and not found anyone but there's a lack in the Henley to Wallingford area where mine mostly are so I might have to step up :-)

[ElizabethHerts]

David, just send it to them with the PDF file. Dave Beames is very good at supplying missing words. I had an awful inventory and he sorted it out, and he has taught me a lot about what to expect in the probate clauses.

He also puts the wills in a very good format. Look at my transcription for my Edmond/Edward Armsby/Armesby, which was a complicated case. Not only did he supply difficult words, he also made sense of what happened.

http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/a...rmsby_002.html

It is a great service, from someone who is really conversant with old wills.

[Mary from Italy]

Originally Posted by kiterunner

I can't guarantee that the free trial is still available as I found it on Google rather than navigating the website.

It is, I took it out a week ago.