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*[[Court of the Peculiar Parish of Nassington|Court of the Peculiar Parish of Nassington]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar Parish of Nassington|Court of the Peculiar Parish of Nassington]] | ||
*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton|Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton]] | *[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton|Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton]] | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory) |Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln (Cathedral) |Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln (Cathedral)]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln (Cathedral)|Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln (Cathedral)]] | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) |Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
*[[Court of Arches |Court of Arches]] | *[[Court of Arches|Court of Arches]] | ||
*[[High Court of Delegates |High Court of Delegates]] | *[[High Court of Delegates|High Court of Delegates]] | ||
=== 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> | |||
[[Category:England|England]] | |||
=== Some explanatory notes on the courts in Northamptonshire: === | === Some explanatory notes on the courts in Northamptonshire: === | ||