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 [[England|<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1261522788618_143" />England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Essex]]
-The following article is about probate records in the county of Essex. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]].
+The following article is about probate records in the county of Essex. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]].<br>
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-== 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'''&nbsp;section below has a link to an article about probates after 1857.
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 == Description  ==
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 The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.
-== Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts in Essex<br> ==
-Probate records for the&nbsp;first eight&nbsp;courts listed above are located at the [http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/guc.jsp?channelOid=13813&guideOid=14783&guideContentOid=14819 Essex Record Office]. The additional four courts' records are located in Greater London-based record offices (click links to view).
-Records and indexes for each court are also available in the collection of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.&nbsp; Search the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] for the title of the court or the court as&nbsp;an author.&nbsp; <br>
 == Probate Indexes  ==
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 Other printed indexes&nbsp;are found listed on the court pages.&nbsp; '''Click on the court name links above.'''
+== Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts in Essex<br> ==
+Probate records for the&nbsp;first eight&nbsp;courts listed above are located at the [http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCWebsite/dis/guc.jsp?channelOid=13813&guideOid=14783&guideContentOid=14819 Essex Record Office]. The additional four courts' records are located in Greater London-based record offices (click links to view).
+Records and indexes for each court are also available in the collection of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.&nbsp; Search the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] for the title of the court or the court as&nbsp;an author.&nbsp; <br>
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 == Estate Duty Records<br> ==