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| [[Yorkshire Probate Courts]] | | {{breadcrumb |
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| To read a general explanation of probates in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]].
| | A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article [[England Probate Records]]. Click to read a definition of the word [[P genealogical glossary terms|peculiar]]. |
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| == Jurisdiction == | | == Description == |
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| | ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858. |
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| | == Step By Step == |
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| | 1. Search indexes to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail given in the index. |
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| | 2. Go to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court. |
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| | 3. Obtain the records to search. Use one of these methods to find indexes and records. |
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| | *Contact or visit the Archive (see below) or hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. |
| | *The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library] near you.<br> |
| | == Indexes == |
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| | ==== Online Indexes ==== |
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| | Indexes for 54 peculiar courts, 1383-1883, are available online on [http://www.britishorigins.com/help/popup-aboutbo-ypec.htm BritishOrigins]. This is a subscription site. |
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| This peculiar court was not [[I genealogical glossary terms|inhibited]]. It covers the manors of Crossley, Bingley and Pudsey. <br>
| | ==== Printed and Published Indexes ==== |
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| == Records == | | == Records == |
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| The Family History Library has original wills, 1599-1804, on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348776&disp=Wills+and+administrations+of+York+Peculi++ film number 99912]. They are arranged by the initial letter of each surname. Films can be view in the library or in a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center].
| | ==== Archive Location ==== |
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| | Records are housed in the [http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ Borthwick Institute.] |
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| | ==== Archive Records ==== |
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| | ==== FamilySearch Library Records ==== |
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| | The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library] near you:<br> |
| | *{{FSC|348776|title-id|disp= Original wills, 1599-1804}}; They are arranged by the initial letter of each surname. |
| | *{{FSC|303198|title-id|disp=Wills, 1600-1645}}, along with the inventories and abstracts of the bonds of the "Local Record Series" of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society.<br> |
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=303198&disp=Wills+proved+in+the+court+of+the+manor+o%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Wills] were printed in full, 1600-1645, along with the inventories and abstracts of the bonds of the "Local Record Series" of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society.<br> | | This peculiar court was not [[I genealogical glossary terms|inhibited]]. It covers the manors of Crossley, Bingley and Pudsey. |
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| Indexes for 54 peculiar courts, 1383-1883, are available online on [http://www.britishorigins.com/help/popup-aboutbo-ypec.htm BritishOrigins]. This is a subscription site.<br>
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| [[Category:Yorkshire]] | | [[Category:Yorkshire Probate Records]] |