Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions: Difference between revisions

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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire Probate Records]]''  
''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire Probate Records]]''  
<br>''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]]. <br>
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Here is a list of places in Derbyshire beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on a court name or return to [[Derbyshire Probate Records]].  
Here is a list of places in Derbyshire beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on a court name or return to [[Derbyshire Probate Records]].  
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To see other parishes click on the letter the parish name begins with.  
To see other parishes click on the letter the parish name begins with.  


[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C|C]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D & E|D-E]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through H|F-H]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes I through L|I-L]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes M through O|M-O]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes P through R|P-R]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S|S]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes R through V|T-V]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes W through Z|W-Z]]. <br><br>
[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C|C]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D & E|D-E]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through H|F-H]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes I through L|I-L]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes M through O|M-O]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes P through R|P-R]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S|S]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes R through V|T-V]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes W through Z|W-Z]]. <br><br>1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].  
 
1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. The last court to search is the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].  


If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br>
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br>
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| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]; [[Court of the Peculiar of Peak Forest]]  
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]  
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[[Court of the Peculiar of Peak Forest]]  
[[Court of the Peculiar of Peak Forest]] 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
 
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