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Added National Probate Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1412-1966
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'''1796–1903: ''' A tax was placed on all estates valued over £10. This was called an estate duty. | '''1796–1903: ''' A tax was placed on all estates valued over £10. This was called an estate duty. | ||
'''1858: ''' The Principal Probate Registry, a civil government | '''1858 to present: ''' The Principal Probate Registry (PPR), a civil government service, replaced all earlier probate courts. [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Search an index to the National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, now].<br> | ||
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==== Laws and Customs ==== | ==== Laws and Customs ==== | ||
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ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - ORPHANS AND ORPHANAGES | ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - ORPHANS AND ORPHANAGES | ||
ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY or PARISH] - ORPHANS AND ORPHANAGES | ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY or PARISH] - ORPHANS AND ORPHANAGES | ||
== Probating a Will == | == Probating a Will == | ||