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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Sussex]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Sussex]]'' | ||
The following article is about probate records in the county of Sussex. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | The following article is about probate records in the county of Sussex. 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> | ||
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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, every town and parish in Sussex fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on the court name links above [soon to be constructed]. <br> | |||
Here are links to an alphabetical list of Sussex parishes containing a prioritized list of courts with pre-1858 jurisdiction over each. To see which courts to search for probates of persons living in or owning property in particular parish, click on the letter the parish name begins with. | |||
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| [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'A'|A]] | |||
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| [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'D-F'|D-F]] | |||
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| [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'H-K'|H-K]] | |||
| [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'L-M'|L-M]] | |||
| [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'N-P'|N-P]] | |||
| [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'Q-R'|Q-R]] | |||
| [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'S'|S]] | |||
| [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'T-Z'|T-Z]] | |||
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<br>For an authoritative treatise on each Sussex probate courts pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's publication, ''Wills and Their Whereabouts''; also available at the Family History Library, book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=413992&disp=Wills+and+their+whereabouts%20%20&columns=*,0,0 #942 S2wa]. <br> | |||
== Sussex Probate Courts == | == Sussex Probate Courts == | ||
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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. | ||
== Probate Indexes Online == | == Probate Indexes Online == | ||
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=237740&disp=Calendar+of+wills+in+the+Consistory+cour%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Calendar of wills in the Consistory court of the Bishop of Chichester, 1482-1800] | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=237740&disp=Calendar+of+wills+in+the+Consistory+cour%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Calendar of wills in the Consistory court of the Bishop of Chichester, 1482-1800] | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=243356&disp=Calendar+of+administrations+in+the+Consi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Calendar of administrations in the Consistory court of the Bishop of Chichester, 1555-1800: Calendar of wills and administrations in the Peculiar court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1520-1670: Calendar of Wills and administrations in the Peculiar court of the Dean of Chichester] | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=243356&disp=Calendar+of+administrations+in+the+Consi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Calendar of administrations in the Consistory court of the Bishop of Chichester, 1555-1800: Calendar of wills and administrations in the Peculiar court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1520-1670: Calendar of Wills and administrations in the Peculiar court of the Dean of Chichester] | ||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Sussex Probate Courts == | |||
== Estate Duty Records<br> == | == Estate Duty Records<br> == | ||