Pedigree Forge allows you to make searches on certain websites, directly from the active person you are working with (you are likely to need your own subscription to access the data on these sites). These are accessed from the “Web” menu.
The example selection shown above will try and find the current person on www.ancestry.co.uk, in their England and Wales probate collection.
Note: the Smart Searches should be considered a first-step. They will sometimes do a very good result, for example, searching for Charles Robert Darwin’s will in the above entry finds it straight away. At other times, you may need to adjust the search parameters on the website. At the very least, the Smart Searches should save you from re-typing the information again.
For ladies, most searches are initially made under their maiden surname (deaths/burials and probates searches are conducted using their last known married surname). You can check the “Use married name?” option from the relevant Smart Search screen to search under the married name:
If they appear in more than one family as a spouse, it will be the married name of the currently active spouse.
The number and options for Smart Web searches are likely to be added to in future versions.