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== 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 | |||
*'''1858-1995''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1904/ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995] at Ancestry | |||
*'''1858-2019''' [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/england-and-wales-government-probate-death-index-1858-2019 England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019] at Findmypast | |||
=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
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Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Worcestershire. Search these indexes first: | Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Worcestershire. Search these indexes first: | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/worcestershire-probate-index-1600-1858 Worcestershire Probate Index 1600-1858], at Findmypast.com. | |||
*[https://www.explorethepast.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/WillsfromPeculiarParishes.pdf Worcestershire Peculiars Wills Index] '''to 1840s''' - created by Worcestershire County Council | |||
*Fry, Edward Alexander. ''Calendar of Wills and Administrations in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester '''1451-1600'''.'' London: The British Record Society, Limited, 1904. Free online version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=ny8EAAAAIAAJ Google Books] | *Fry, Edward Alexander. ''Calendar of Wills and Administrations in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester '''1451-1600'''.'' London: The British Record Society, Limited, 1904. Free online version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=ny8EAAAAIAAJ Google Books] | ||
*Fry, Edward Alexander. ''A Calendar of Wills and Administrations Registered in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester, Volume I, Part I: '''1451-1642'''.'' London: The British Record Society, Limited, 1899. Free online version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=7DUEAAAAIAAJ Google Books] [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/search/master/?master_event=Wills&person_event=Worcestershire&type=person&source=&search_type=person&fn=&phonetic_mode_fn=1&nickname_mode=&sn=Carter&phonetic_mode_sn=1&kw=&yr=&range=0&search=Search&page=2 TheGenealogist.co.uk pay website] | *Fry, Edward Alexander. ''A Calendar of Wills and Administrations Registered in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester, Volume I, Part I: '''1451-1642'''.'' London: The British Record Society, Limited, 1899. Free online version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=7DUEAAAAIAAJ Google Books] [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/search/master/?master_event=Wills&person_event=Worcestershire&type=person&source=&search_type=person&fn=&phonetic_mode_fn=1&nickname_mode=&sn=Carter&phonetic_mode_sn=1&kw=&yr=&range=0&search=Search&page=2 TheGenealogist.co.uk pay website] | ||
*Fry, Edward Alexander. ''A Calendar of Wills and Administrations Preserved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester, Volume II, Part I: '''1601-1614'''.'' London: The British Record Society, Limited, 1907. Free online version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=yjoEAAAAIAAJ Google Books] | *Fry, Edward Alexander. ''A Calendar of Wills and Administrations Preserved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester, Volume II, Part I: '''1601-1614'''.'' London: The British Record Society, Limited, 1907. Free online version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=yjoEAAAAIAAJ Google Books] | ||
*Fry, Edward Alexander. ''A Calendar of Wills and Administrations Preserved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester, Volume II, Part II: '''1614-1625'''.'' London: The British Record Society, Limited, 1907. Free online version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Mz8EAAAAIAAJ Google Books] | *Fry, Edward Alexander. ''A Calendar of Wills and Administrations Preserved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester, Volume II, Part II: '''1614-1625'''.'' London: The British Record Society, Limited, 1907. Free online version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Mz8EAAAAIAAJ Google Books] | ||
*[ | *[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12122 Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury] '''1384-1858,''' which was the highest court in England | ||
*Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Index of Episcopal Consistory Court of The Bishop Of Worcester 1661-1858". Salt Lake City, UT: The British Reference Unit, FamilySearch Library, 1970. {{FSC|255647|item|disp=Index of Probate Records of the Episcopal Consistory Court of The Bishop Of Worcester 1661-1858}} | |||
<br>Did you find a reference to a probate record? | <br>Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
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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. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. | 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. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | 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. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | ||
*[ | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
The gazetteer will either tell you: | The gazetteer will either tell you: | ||
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{| width="472" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" | {| width="472" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" | ||
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| | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]] | ||
| | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] | ||
| | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] | ||
| | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D through G|D-G]] | ||
| | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H through J|H-J]] | ||
| | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with K through N|K-N]] | ||
| | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through R|O-R]] | ||
| | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]] | ||
| | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through V|T-V]] | ||
| | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W through Z|W-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, Worcestershire - Probate records|subject|subject-id=1259768996|disp=Worcestershire 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. | ||
== Worcestershire Probate Courts == | == Worcestershire Probate Courts == | ||
Most of Worcestershire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of either the [[Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)]] or the [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]]. | Most of Worcestershire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of either the [[Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)]] or the [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of these two courts and their superior courts. However, the following smaller courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. | ||
*[[Court of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester]] | *[[Court of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester]] | ||
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