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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
Follow these steps to look for a probate record before 1858:<br> | |||
#Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. <br> | |||
#Go to the Court Jurisdictions section below.<br> | |||
#Click a letter or span of letters for your place. This opens an article showing a table of places and the courts that had jurisdiction over them.<br> | |||
#Follow the steps at the top of the table to search for a will.<br> | |||
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== Court Jurisdictions by Parish<br> | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish<br> == | ||
Before 1858, probate of the estates of deceased persons was handled by eccelesiastical courts of the Church of England. Every parish was under the jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. | Before 1858, probate of the estates of deceased persons was handled by eccelesiastical courts of the Church of England. Every parish was under the jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. | ||
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== Cambridgeshire Probate Courts == | == Cambridgeshire Probate Courts == | ||
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*[[Court of the Peculiar Parish of Thorney]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar Parish of Thorney]] | ||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br> | In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br> | ||
*Wealthy individuals<br> | *Wealthy individuals<br> | ||
*People who owned property in more than one county<br> | *People who owned property in more than one county<br> | ||
*Military and naval personnel<br> | *Military and naval personnel<br> | ||
*People who lived or owned property outside England<br> | *People who lived or owned property outside England<br> | ||
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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.<br> | The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.<br> | ||
== Probate Indexes Online == | == Probate Indexes Online == | ||
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*[http://www.cfhs.org.uk/camwisdex.html Cambridgeshire Wills Surname Index pre-1858]. Established by the Cambridgeshire Family History Society, this index is small but is growing. Contributions are welcome. | *[http://www.cfhs.org.uk/camwisdex.html Cambridgeshire Wills Surname Index pre-1858]. Established by the Cambridgeshire Family History Society, this index is small but is growing. Contributions are welcome. | ||
See other indexes on the court pages. Click on a court name link in the Cambridgeshire Probate Courts section above.<br> | See other indexes on the court pages. Click on a court name link in the Cambridgeshire Probate Courts section above.<br> | ||
== Estate Duty Records<br> | == Estate Duty Records<br> == | ||
Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].<br> | Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].<br> | ||
== Probates After 1857 == | == Probates After 1857 == | ||
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. For more information, go to [[Principal Probate Registry]].<br> | Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. For more information, go to [[Principal Probate Registry]].<br> | ||
[[Category:Cambridgeshire]] | [[Category:Cambridgeshire]] | ||