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It should be remembered that abstracts of the relevant parts of wills affecting real estate in Yorkshire are recorded from 1704 onwards at the Registry of Deeds for the appropriate Riding: at Wakefield for the West Riding, at Beverley for the East Riding, and at Northallerton for the North Riding.<ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: published by author, 1974; page 153. Punctuation revised.</ref> | It should be remembered that abstracts of the relevant parts of wills affecting real estate in Yorkshire are recorded from 1704 onwards at the Registry of Deeds for the appropriate Riding: at Wakefield for the West Riding, at Beverley for the East Riding, and at Northallerton for the North Riding.<ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: published by author, 1974; page 153. Punctuation revised.</ref> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish<br> | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish<br> == | ||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Yorkshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When searching for the will of an ancestor, find the name of the town or parish where he/she lived in the jurisdictions list. Go to the list of places by clicking on a letter or series of letters below.<br> | Before 1858, every town and parish in Yorkshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When searching for the will of an ancestor, find the name of the town or parish where he/she lived in the jurisdictions list. Go to the list of places by clicking on a letter or series of letters below.<br> | ||
[[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E and F|E-F]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with G|G]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|H]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I through K|I-K]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M and N|M-N]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through P|O-P]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Q and R|Q-R]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T and U|T-U]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W|W]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Y|Y]] | |||
== Probate Indexes<br> == | == Probate Indexes<br> == | ||