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*PROBATE RECORDS, Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York | *PROBATE RECORDS, Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York | ||
== Estate | == Estate Duty Records == | ||
Beginning in 1796 a tax was levied on probates of estates valued over £10. Copies of the probate documents were filed with the Estate Duty Office in London when the tax was paid. These records are especially helpful for research in counties where local probate records have been destroyed. | Beginning in 1796 a tax was levied on probates of estates valued over £10. Copies of the probate documents were filed with the Estate Duty Office in London when the tax was paid. These records are especially helpful for research in counties where local probate records have been destroyed. | ||