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== Online Resources == | |||
*'''1457-1858''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/lancashire-wills-and-probate-1457-1858 Lancashire Wills & Probate 1457-1858] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) — index & images | |||
*'''1600-1858''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62474/ Lancashire, England, Index of Wills and Probates Proved at Richmond and Chester, 1600-1858] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1796-1903''' [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records/index-to-death-duty-registers-1796-1903 Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) — index & images | |||
*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | |||
*'''1541-1837''' [http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search] | |||
== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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=== 1858 to the Present === | === 1858 to the Present === | ||
Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more. | Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more. | ||
==== Online Records ==== | |||
*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
* '''1858-1995''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1904/ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995] at Ancestry($); index | |||
* '''1858-2019''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales-government-probate-death-index-1858-2019 England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019] at Findmypast($); index | |||
=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
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'''Online Indexes''' Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Lancashire. Search these indexes first: | '''Online Indexes''' Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Lancashire. Search these indexes first: | ||
*[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search - 1541-1837] | *[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search - 1541-1837] | ||
*[ | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/lancashire-wills-and-probate-1457-1858 Lancashire Wills & Probate 1457-1858] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) — index & images | ||
*[ | *[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records/index-to-death-duty-registers-1796-1903 Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) — index & images | ||
For published indexes see each court jurisdiction (listed below). The latest years of these indexes go only to the year 1807. | For published indexes see each court jurisdiction (listed below). The latest years of these indexes go only to the year 1807. | ||
For later than 1807, see the Estate Duty Registers' indexes | For later than 1807, see the Estate Duty Registers' indexes (see above link pr view microfilms available at the FamilySearch Library). These original indexes were created by the Estate Duty Office (Inland Revenue) for all wills and administrations, which exacted Death Duties (from all probate courts in the country). | ||
<br>Did you find a reference to a probate record? | <br>Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
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*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below. | *If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below. | ||
Indexes at the | Indexes at the FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City. {{FSC|1031217|item|disp=Archdeaconry Court of Richmond, Index of Probate Records 1748-1858}} | ||
Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society Series. | Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society Series. | ||
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==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ||
Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. | Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. | ||
Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Or use [ | Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Or use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions, 1851 ]to find it on a map, along with information about it. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | ||
*[ | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ Vision of Britain] | ||
The gazetteer will either tell you: | The gazetteer will either tell you: | ||
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==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ||
Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Before 1858 every town and parish in Lancashire came | Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Before 1858 every town and parish in Lancashire came under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with to identify which pre-1858 courts had probate jurisdiction over it''':''' | ||
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| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A|A]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with B|B]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C|C]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D and E|D-E]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes F through G|F-G]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with H|H]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes I through L|I-L]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with M and N|M-N]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes O through R|O-R]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with S|S]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with T and U|T-U]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with Wal-Wav|Wal-Wav]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with We-Z|We-Z]] | ||
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Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | ||
*{{FSC|England, Lancashire - Probate records|subject|subject-id=948170519|disp=Lancashire England Probate Records}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - some images may only be available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library.]<br> | |||
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | *Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | ||
== Lancashire Probate Courts == | == Lancashire Probate Courts == | ||
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== Explanatory Notes<br> == | == Explanatory Notes<br> == | ||
Probate records of Lancashire commence from as early as 1321 | Probate records of Lancashire commence from as early as 1321 to 1857. The probate court jurisdictions listed below hold extensive probate record coverage not only for Lancashire but for Yorkshire, Cheshire, Durham, and Cumberland. There is only one peculiar or smaller court jurisdictions which pertain to Lancashire parishes. | ||
=== Useful Resources === | === Useful Resources === | ||
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Raymond, Stuart A. ''Lancashire: a genealogical bibliography'', vol. 2. ''Registers, inscriptions and wills''. Birmingham [England]: Federation of Family History Societies, c 1996-1997. {{Lancashire}} | Raymond, Stuart A. ''Lancashire: a genealogical bibliography'', vol. 2. ''Registers, inscriptions and wills''. Birmingham [England]: Federation of Family History Societies, c 1996-1997. {{Lancashire}} | ||
[[Category:Lancashire]] [[Category: | [[Category:Lancashire Probate Records]] [[Category:Lancashire Probate Records]] | ||
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