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== Court Jurisdictions == | == Court Jurisdictions == | ||
Here is a list of Durham parishes beginning with A through C and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had jurisdiction over them. Go to the lists for parishes [[Durham Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D and E|D-E]], [[Durham Probate Jurisdictions Parishes G Through J|F-J]], [[Durham Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes K-S|K-R]], [[ | Here is a list of Durham parishes beginning with A through C and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had jurisdiction over them. Go to the lists for parishes [[Durham Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D and E|D-E]], [[Durham Probate Jurisdictions Parishes G Through J|F-J]], [[Durham Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes K-S|K-R]], [[Durham Probate Jurisdictions, 'S' Parishes|S]], and [[Durham Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-Z|T-Z]]. | ||
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== Post-1857 Probate Records == | <br> | ||
== Post-1857 Probate Records == | |||
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. The system consists of 11 district registry offices and 18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and the principal registry office located in London. The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service. To learn more, go to the [http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm HMCS website]. | |||
A country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills. The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208102&disp=Calendar+of+the+grants+of+probate+and+le%20%20&columns=*,0,0 indexes] for 1858-1957 and the records for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.<br> | |||
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