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*An index for 1650-1730 for Derbyshire including almost 19000 probate documents can be found at [http://www.staffsnameindexes.org.uk/ Will and administrations] This index covers most of the county for the Consistory Court of Lichfield. | *An index for 1650-1730 for Derbyshire including almost 19000 probate documents can be found at [http://www.staffsnameindexes.org.uk/ Will and administrations] This index covers most of the county for the Consistory Court of Lichfield. | ||
===== Online Indexes ===== | |||
Before looking for a will, you should search an index. Here is a list of some indexes. Others will be listed in each court's article. | |||
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/ProbateRecords/index.html Abstracts of Derbyshire Probate Records:] | |||
*[http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/our_collection/derbyshirewills/ Derbyshire wills for the period 1858-1928 (from the Derbyshire Record Office):] | |||
*[http://www.wirksworth.org.uk/WILLS.htm Derbyshire WILLS, 1525-1928] (browse 35,066 Wills and 5,093 different surnames; pertaining to much more than just people from the parish of Wirksworth): | |||
*[http://www.pentrich.org.uk/html/wills.html PENTRICH WILLS & PROBATE INDEX] (from the Pentrich Historical Society; also includes entries for people in parishes adjacent to Pentrich): | |||
*[http://www.historicalresources.myzen.co.uk/ Index to Lichfield Wills to 1546] by Dave Postles | |||
===== Printed Indexes ===== | |||
Early Derbyshire wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury have been thoroughly abstracted and indexed: | |||
*''Derbyshire Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury'' [1393-1601], 2 vols. {{FHL|827317|item|disp=FHL Books 942.51 H25de v. 26 and 942.51 H25de v. 31}} | |||
==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ||
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Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. | Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. | ||
Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know the parish where your ancestor lived or died. To learn whether the place you have is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here are links to a gazetteer online: <br> | Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know the parish where your ancestor lived or died. To learn whether the place you have is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here are links to a gazetteer online: <br> | ||
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Once you identified a parish, go to Step 3. | Once you identified a parish, go to Step 3. | ||
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==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ||
Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it. Every town and parish in Derbyshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and one or more secondary courts. Most of the county of Derbyshire was under the primary jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] and the secondary jurisdiction of the [[Prerogative Court of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]]. <br> | Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it. Every town and parish in Derbyshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and one or more secondary courts. Most of the county of Derbyshire was under the primary jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] and the secondary jurisdiction of the [[Prerogative Court of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]]. <br> | ||
However there were exceptions. Click [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions|<u>here</u>]] for an alphabetical list of the parishes of Derbyshire that were exceptions. If you do not find your place in the list of exceptions, then search the records of the above courts by clicking on the name of the court either in the paragraph above or the section below where the court is mentioned. Follow the steps given on the page for the court to find a will that was probated in that court. | However there were exceptions. Click [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions|<u>here</u>]] for an alphabetical list of the parishes of Derbyshire that were exceptions. If you do not find your place in the list of exceptions, then search the records of the above courts by clicking on the name of the court either in the paragraph above or the section below where the court is mentioned. Follow the steps given on the page for the court to find a will that was probated in that court. | ||
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*[[Court of the Peculiar of Peak Forest]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of Peak Forest]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Sawley]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of Sawley]] | ||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
== Estate Duty Records == | == Estate Duty Records == | ||
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[http://www.wirksworth.org.uk/A62-WILL.htm Ordering Wills from the Derbyshire Record Office] | [http://www.wirksworth.org.uk/A62-WILL.htm Ordering Wills from the Derbyshire Record Office] | ||
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[[Category:Derbyshire]] | [[Category:Derbyshire]] | ||