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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Hampshire]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Hampshire]]'' | ||
<br>The following article is about probate records in the county of Hampshire. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | <br>The following article is about probate records in the county of Hampshire. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]].<br> | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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''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. | ''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. | 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.<br><br> | ||
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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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#Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table.<br> | #Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table.<br> | ||
#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | #Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions By Parish == | |||
Before 1858, most Hampshire townships and parishes in Hampshire were under the probate jurisdiction of a primary or a peculiar ecclesiastical court and one or more secondary ecclesiastical courts. | |||
To see a list of places in Hampshire and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on the letter that the place name begins with: | |||
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| [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A|A]] | |||
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| [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D through G|D-G]] | |||
| [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with H|H]] | |||
| [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes I through N|I-N]] | |||
| [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes O through R|O-R]] | |||
| [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with S|S]] | |||
| [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes T through U|T-U]] | |||
| [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes V through Z|V-Z]] | |||
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== Hampshire Probate Courts == | == Hampshire Probate 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.<br> | ||
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== Probate Indexes Online == | == Probate Indexes Online == | ||