10,814
edits
Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B: Difference between revisions
Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B (view source)
Revision as of 17:03, 2 April 2009
, 2 April 2009no edit summary
m (fixed some links) |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Go back to the Yorkshire Probate Records [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Yorkshire_Probate_Records page] | Go back to the Yorkshire Probate Records [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Yorkshire_Probate_Records page] | ||
Below 1858, every town and parish in Yorkshire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. For an authoritative treatise on each Yorkshire probate court and the parishes comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's publication, ''Wills and Their Whereabouts''; also available at the Family History Library, FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=413992&disp=Wills+and+their+whereabouts%20%20&columns=*,0,0 #942 S2wa]. | Below 1858, every town and parish in Yorkshire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. For an authoritative treatise on each Yorkshire probate court and the parishes comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's publication, ''Wills and Their Whereabouts''; also available at the Family History Library, FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=413992&disp=Wills+and+their+whereabouts%20%20&columns=*,0,0 #942 S2wa]. | ||
When looking for the will of an ancester, you should search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on the court name links | When looking for the will of an ancester, you should search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on the court name links [soon to be constructed]. | ||
Here is a list of Yorkshire parishes beginning with the letter B and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. '''Due to the large number of parishes beginning with B, some rows contain the names of more than one parish when the court jurisdictions match'''. | Here is a list of Yorkshire parishes beginning with the letter B and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. '''Due to the large number of parishes beginning with B, some rows contain the names of more than one parish when the court jurisdictions match'''. | ||