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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wiltshire]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wiltshire]]'' | ||
For | The following article is about probate records in the county of Wiltshire. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury|Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury|Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury]] | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Salisbury (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Salisbury (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Precentor of Salisbury|Court of the Peculiar of the Precentor of Salisbury]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Precentor of Salisbury|Court of the Peculiar of the Precentor of Salisbury]] | ||
*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of the Sub-Dean of Salisbury]] | *[[Court of the Archdeaconry of the Sub-Dean of Salisbury]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Lord Wardon of Savernake Forest|Court of the Peculiar of the Lord Wardon of Savernake Forest]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Lord Wardon of Savernake Forest|Court of the Peculiar of the Lord Wardon of Savernake Forest]] | ||
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*[[Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)]] <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1239303344487_534" /> | *[[Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)]] <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1239303344487_534" /> | ||
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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*[[High Court of Delegates]] | *[[High Court of Delegates]] | ||
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. | ||
== Some Explanatory Notes Wiltshire Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes Wiltshire Courts == | ||
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The Court of Delegates was also a court of appeal for the provinces of Canterbury and York, including their peculiars, royal peculiars, and the Irish probate courts. | The Court of Delegates was also a court of appeal for the provinces of Canterbury and York, including their peculiars, royal peculiars, and the Irish probate courts. | ||
== | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | ||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Wiltshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. To find the will of your ancestor who lived or owned property in Wiltshire, see a list of Wiltshire parishes with the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over each. Click on the letter for a parish of interest. | Before 1858, every town and parish in Wiltshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. To find the will of your ancestor who lived or owned property in Wiltshire, see a list of Wiltshire parishes with the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over each. Click on the letter for a parish of interest. | ||
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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 | |||
[[Category:Wiltshire | [[Category:Wiltshire]] | ||