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== Staffordshire Probate Courts  ==
== Staffordshire Probate Courts  ==


== Some Explanatory Notes on the Staffordshire Probate Courts  ==
[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Stafford]]


For a general explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]].
== Getting Started  ==
Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his/her heirs. 
In order to find a probate record for your ancestor, you must answer two questions:
#When did your ancestor die?
#Where did your ancestor live or own property?
A key date is 1858, when probate authority was taken from the ecclesiatical courts of the Church of England and given to the civil government. 
*If your ancestor died before 1858, his/her probate would have been proven by an ecclesiatical court and it is important to know where he/she lived, as that will determine which courts had jurisdiction. 
*If you know where your ancestor lived before 1858, you should go to the '''Court Jurisdictions''' section below to determine what courts had jurisdiction over your ancestor's place of residence. 
*Beginning in 1858, probate authority was vested in the '''Principal Probate Registry''' system.  For more information, scroll to the '''Post-1857 Probate Records''' section at the bottom of the page.
Once you have answered the two questions and determined the courts, look for indexes.&nbsp; Indexes will be found on the individual court pages (when you click on a court name) or in the '''Probate Indexes''' section below.<br>
<br>
== Staffordshire Probate Courts  ==
The following probate courts&nbsp;had some jurisdiction over the county of Staffordshire prior to 1858:
*[[Episcopal Consistory Court of Lichfield]]
*[[Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
*[[Peculiar Courts of Lichfield]]
*[[Peculiar Court of the Den of Lichfield]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Alrewas and Weeford
*[[Peculiar Court of Bishops Tachbrook]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Burton on Trent]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Colwich]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Eccleshall]]
*[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Gnosall]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Hansacre and Armitage]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Hartington]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Bishops Itchington]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Longdon]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Merevale]]
*[[Peculiar Court of High Offley anad Flixton]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Peak Forest]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Penkridge]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Prees or Pipe Manor]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Sawley]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Tettenhall]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Whittington and Baswich]]
*[[Peculiar Court of Wolverhampton]]
<br>
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England. Wealthier individuals, people who owned property in more than one county or lower court's jurisdiction, and Naval personnel often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court.
=== Appeals Courts  ===
Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts:
*[[Court of Arches]]
*[[High Court of Delegates]]
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts in Essex<br> ==
Probate records for the&nbsp;first nine&nbsp;courts listed above are located at the [http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/guc.jsp?channelOid=13813&guideOid=14783&guideContentOid=14819 Essex Record Office].
Records and indexes for each court are also available in the collection of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.&nbsp; Search the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] for the title of the court or the court as&nbsp;an author.&nbsp; <br>
== Essex Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions <br> ==
Here&nbsp;are links to&nbsp;an alphabetical&nbsp;list of Essex parishes containing a prioritized list of courts with jurisdiction over each.&nbsp; To see which courts to search for probates of persons living in or owning property in particular parish, click on the letter the parish name begins with.
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="432" border="1"
|-
| &nbsp;[[Essex Probate Jurisdictions|A]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| &nbsp;[[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, 'B' Parishes|B]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| &nbsp;[[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, 'C' Parishes|C]]&nbsp;
| &nbsp;[[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D-F|D-F]]&nbsp;
| &nbsp;[[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, 'G' Parishes|G]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| &nbsp;[[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-K|H-K]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| &nbsp;[[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, 'L' Parishes|L]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| &nbsp;[[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes M-N|M-N]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| &nbsp;[[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes O-R|O-R]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| &nbsp;[[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, 'S' Parishes|S]]&nbsp; &nbsp;
| &nbsp;[[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-V|T-V]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| &nbsp;[[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes W-Z|W-Z]]&nbsp;
|}
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== Probate Indexes  ==
Before&nbsp;looking for a will, you should search an index.
=== Online Indexes  ===
A general will index for Essex County is available [http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/default.asp online].&nbsp; This single index consolidates just about all Essex county wills of the various probate court jurisdictions into one database.
[http://linux02.lib.cam.ac.uk/earlscolne/probate/index.htm http://linux02.lib.cam.ac.uk/earlscolne/probate/index.htm]
This online website is a listing of a few&nbsp;transcribed wills.&nbsp;
=== Printed Indexes  ===
If the indexes on the Internet do not produce possible wills for your ancestors,&nbsp;look in the '''published indexes '''listed here.
The Essex County Record Office compiled and published a complete surname index covering wills and administrations from&nbsp;the '''''first&nbsp;eight'' '''Essex County probate court jurisdictions listed above (through the Liberty of Sokens).&nbsp; The index is available in three volumns at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City:
*Emmison, F. G., ed.&nbsp; ''[Index to] Wills at Chelmsford''.&nbsp; London: s.n., 1961,&nbsp;by the British Record Society.&nbsp; (FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=247479&disp=Wills+at+Chelmsford+%28Essex+and+East+He%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 B4b] vols. 78, 79 &amp; 84; also on microfilms 0962739 and 0962740, and on microfiche 6073796, 6073797, and 6073802.)
Other printed indexes&nbsp;are found listed on the court pages.&nbsp; '''Click on the court name links above.'''
<br>
== Post-1857 Probate Records  ==
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the&nbsp;settlement of estates and all&nbsp;wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system.&nbsp; The system consists of 11 district registry offices and&nbsp;18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and&nbsp;the principal registry&nbsp;office located in London.&nbsp; The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service.&nbsp; To learn more, go to the [http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm HMCS website].
A&nbsp;country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills.&nbsp; 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=authordetails&authorno=301365&name=Great+Britain%2E+Principal+Probate+Registry%2C+null&columns=*,0,0 records] for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.<br>
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== Court Jurisdictions by Parish  ==
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish  ==


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| Abbots Bromley  
| Abbots Bromley  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
|-
|-
| Adbaston  
| Adbaston  
| [[Peculiar of the Dean of Lichfield]]  
| [[Peculiar of the Dean of Lichfield]]  
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
|-
|-
| Acton Trussel  
| Acton Trussel  
| [[Peculiar Court of Whittington and Baswich]]  
| [[Peculiar Court of Whittington and Baswich]]  
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
|-
|-
| Aldridge  
| Aldridge  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
|-
|-
| Alrewas  
| Alrewas  
| [[Peculiar Court of Alrewas and Weeford]]  
| [[Peculiar Court of Alrewas and Weeford]]  
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
|-
|-
| Alstonefield  
| Alstonefield  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
|-
|-
| Alton  
| Alton  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
|-
|-
| Armitage  
| Armitage  
| [[Peculiar Court of Hansacrea and Armitage]]  
| [[Peculiar Court of Hansacrea and Armitage]]  
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
|-
|-
| Ashford  
| Ashford  
| [[Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]  
| [[Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]  
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
|-
|-
| Ashley  
| Ashley  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
|-
|-
| Aston  
| Aston  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
|-
|-
| Audley  
| Audley  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
|}
|}


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