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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire]]'' | ||
For | The following article is about probate records in the county of Derbyshire. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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*[[High Court of Delegates]] | *[[High Court of Delegates]] | ||
The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | |||
== Court Jurisdictions == | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish<br> == | ||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Derbyshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and one or more secondary ecclesiastical courts. Most of the county was under the primary jurisdiction of the [[ | Before 1858, every town and parish in Derbyshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and one or more secondary ecclesiastical courts. Most of the county was under the primary jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)]] and the secondary jurisdiction of the [[Prerogative Court of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]], which also was the highest court in the country. However there were some exceptions. | ||
Click here for an alphabetical list of the parishes of Derbyshire that were exceptions to the norm, with the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. | Click here for an alphabetical list of the parishes of Derbyshire that were exceptions to the norm, with the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. | ||
[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A|A]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C|C]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D & E|D-E]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through H|F-H]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes I through L|I-L]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes M through O|M-O]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes P through R|P-R]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S|S]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes T|T-V]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes W through Z|W-Z]].<br> | [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A|A]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C|C]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D & E|D-E]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through H|F-H]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes I through L|I-L]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes M through O|M-O]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes P through R|P-R]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S|S]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes T|T-V]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes W through Z|W-Z]].<br> | ||
== Probate Indexes and Calendars == | == Probate Indexes and Calendars == | ||
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[http://www.pentrich.org.uk/html/wills.html#Untitled%20Name http://www.pentrich.org.uk/html/wills.html] | [http://www.pentrich.org.uk/html/wills.html#Untitled%20Name http://www.pentrich.org.uk/html/wills.html] | ||
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== | == Probates After 1857s == | ||
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. | Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. For more information, go to [[Principal Probate Registry]].<br> | ||
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[[Category:Derbyshire | [[Category:Derbyshire]] | ||