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1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. If the record still isn't found, search the records for the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. | 1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. If the record still isn't found, search the records for the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. | ||
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one. Go back to the | If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one. Go back to the Rutland Probate Records page. <br> | ||
Here is a list of Rutland towns and parishes beginning with A. For other places, click on a link:<br> | Here is a list of Rutland towns and parishes beginning with A. For other places, click on a link:<br> | ||
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== Getting Started in Probate Records<br> == | |||
== Rutland Probate Courts == | |||
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The courts that had jurisdiction over probate matters were: | The courts that had jurisdiction over probate matters were: | ||
*Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory) | *Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
*Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Caldecote | *Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Caldecote | ||
*Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Empingham | *Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Empingham | ||
*Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Ketton with Tixover | *Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Ketton with Tixover | ||
*Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Liddington | *Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Liddington | ||
To find the names of the courts over a specific place, click on a letter or span of letters below to go to the jurisdiction tables.<br><br> | To find the names of the courts over a specific place, click on a letter or span of letters below to go to the jurisdiction tables.<br><br> | ||
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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Yorkshire Probate Courts<br><br> == | |||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | |||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Rutland fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court or a secondary court. For an authoritative treatise on each Rutland probate court and the parishes comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's ''Wills and Their Whereabouts'', available select locations and in the Family History Library (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=413992&disp=Wills+and+their+whereabouts%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 S2wa]). | Before 1858, every town and parish in Rutland fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court or a secondary court. For an authoritative treatise on each Rutland probate court and the parishes comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's ''Wills and Their Whereabouts'', available select locations and in the Family History Library (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=413992&disp=Wills+and+their+whereabouts%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 S2wa]). | ||
When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on the court name links '''<[soon to be added>''' | When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on the court name links '''<[soon to be added>''' | ||
Here is a list of Yorkshire parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other parishes, click on a letter to link to the another table. <br> | Here is a list of Yorkshire parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other parishes, click on a letter to link to the another table. <br> | ||