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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]] | ||
The following article | The following article lists the names of the Yorkshire probate courts before 1858. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
== Description == | |||
''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858. This article explains about probates and how to get started to search for a will. | |||
Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. The '''Probates After 1857''' section below has a link to an article about probates after 1857. | |||
== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
Follow these steps to look for a probate record before 1858. To bypass these steps, scroll down and click the name of a court.<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 | #Go to the Court Jurisdictions section below.<br> | ||
#Click a letter or span of letters for your place. This opens a | #Click a letter or span of letters for your place. This opens an article showing a table of places and the courts that had jurisdiction over them.<br> | ||
#Follow the | #Follow the steps at the top of the table to search for a will.<br> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | ||
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| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Y|Y]]<br> | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Y|Y]]<br> | ||
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== Yorkshire Probate Courts == | == Yorkshire Probate Courts == | ||