Copies of the index to all wills from 1858 to 1943 are available on microfiche at The National Archives at Kew.

Wills and Death Duty Records after 1858

Wills later than 1858 are not held at The National Archives but may be read in the Probate Search Room which is at:

Principal Registry of the Family Division
First Avenue House
42-49 High Holborn
London, WC1V 6NP
Telephone number: +44 (0) 20 7947 6000 (Royal Courts of Justice switchboard)

See the website of the Courts Service for further information.

Copies of wills are obtainable from the York Probate Sub-Registry by post, provided you know the date of death. The Sub-Registry is located at:

York Probate Sub-Registry
First Floor
Castle Chambers
Clifford Street
York, YO1 9RG