Revoked wills

[Phoenix]

Can you obtain sight of revoked wills?

Martha Wheeler d 1864. Letters of administration were granted in 1867, but a will dated 1828 was subsequently found, and her husband went to the trouble of proving it in 1869.

Clearly there would be nothing exciting to be gained from the first entry, but had she made two wills, could you obtain a copy of the earlier one? (I appreciate that it would have REVOKED or similar wording all over it.)

[kiterunner]

Not usually, but there must be one or two in various archives. I should think it might be possible to get a copy if the earlier will had actually been proved and then overturned, but I haven't actually come across one like that, as far as I can remember.

[Mary from Italy]

When wills are revoked they're usually destroyed, so there won't be many revoked ones in existence.

[Phoenix]

Frustrating, but that makes sense.