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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Somerset]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Somerset]]'' | ||
For | The following article is about probate records in the county of Somerset. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until 1858. Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. The [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Somerset_Probate_Records#Post-1857_Probate_Records Post-1857 Probate Records] section below contains links to additional information about the records of this court. | ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until 1858. Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. The [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Somerset_Probate_Records#Post-1857_Probate_Records Post-1857 Probate Records] section below contains links to additional information about the records of this court. | ||
To look for a probate record before 1858:<br> | To look for a probate record before 1858:<br> | ||
#Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. <br> | #Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. <br> | ||
#Go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Somerset_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below.<br> | #Go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Somerset_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below.<br> | ||
#Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table.<br> | #Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table.<br> | ||
#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | #Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | ||
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== Somerset Probate Courts == | == Somerset Probate Courts == | ||
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*[[Court of the Royal Peculiar of Ilminster]] | *[[Court of the Royal Peculiar of Ilminster]] | ||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England | In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br> | ||
*Wealthy individuals<br> | |||
*People who owned property in more than one county<br> | |||
*Military and naval personnel<br> | |||
*People who lived or owned property outside England<br> | |||
=== Appeals Courts === | === Appeals Courts === | ||
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The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | ||
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== Some Explanatory Notes about the Somerset Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes about the Somerset Probate Courts == | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== Court Jurisdictions == | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | ||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Somerset was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and one or more secondary ecclesiastical courts. For a list of Somerset places and the ecclesiastical courts that had pre-1858 juridiction over them, click on a letter link: | Before 1858, every town and parish in Somerset was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and one or more secondary ecclesiastical courts. For a list of Somerset places and the ecclesiastical courts that had pre-1858 juridiction over them, click on a letter link: | ||
[[Somerset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A|A]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdictions B|B]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C|C]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D|D]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdictions E through J|E-J]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdictions K through M|K-M]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdiction Parishes N through R|N-R]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdiction Parishes S through T|S-T]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdiction Parishes U through Z|U-Z]]. <br><br> | [[Somerset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A|A]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdictions B|B]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C|C]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D|D]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdictions E through J|E-J]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdictions K through M|K-M]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdiction Parishes N through R|N-R]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdiction Parishes S through T|S-T]], [[Somerset Probate Jurisdiction Parishes U through Z|U-Z]]. <br><br> | ||
== Probate Indexes == | == Probate Indexes == | ||
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*[http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/ http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/] (For wills or probate on this website, look under 'Property.') | *[http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/ http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/] (For wills or probate on this website, look under 'Property.') | ||
This site is concerned with family and social history in the Hundred of Frome. This consisted of the parishes of Beckington, Berkley, Cloford, Elm, Frome Selwood, Laverton, Lullington, Marston Bigot, Nunney, Orchardleigh, Rode (Road), Rodden, Standerwick, Wanstrow, Whatley and Woolverton. It also included the adjacent Liberties of East Cranmore, Leigh upon Mendip, Mells and Witham Friary and the Peculiar of Buckland Dinham ([http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/ see map]). <br> | This site is concerned with family and social history in the Hundred of Frome. This consisted of the parishes of Beckington, Berkley, Cloford, Elm, Frome Selwood, Laverton, Lullington, Marston Bigot, Nunney, Orchardleigh, Rode (Road), Rodden, Standerwick, Wanstrow, Whatley and Woolverton. It also included the adjacent Liberties of East Cranmore, Leigh upon Mendip, Mells and Witham Friary and the Peculiar of Buckland Dinham ([http://www.gomezsmart.myzen.co.uk/ see map]). <br> | ||
Information about Somerset Probate Records:<br> | Information about Somerset Probate Records:<br> | ||
*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Wills.htm http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Wills.htm] | *[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Wills.htm http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Wills.htm] | ||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=6&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1 Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858)] | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=6&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1 Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858)] | ||
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== Estate Duty Records<br> | == Estate Duty Records<br> == | ||
Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].<br> | Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].<br> | ||
== | == Probates After 1857 == | ||
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> | 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>{{Place|Somerset}} | ||
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[[Category:Somerset | [[Category:Somerset]] | ||