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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rutland]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rutland]] | ||
The following article is about probate records in the county of Rutland, or Rutlandshire. For general information about probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | The following article is about probate records in the county of Rutland, or Rutlandshire. For general information about probate records in England, 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''' | 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 == | ||
Follow these steps to look for a probate record before 1858:<br> | 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> | #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> | #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> | #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. | #Follow the steps at the top of the table to search for a will. | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | ||
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For a list of Rutland parishes and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdictions over them, click on a link for the span of letters for the parish. | For a list of Rutland parishes and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdictions over them, click on a link for the span of letters for the parish. | ||
[[Rutland Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A through M|A-M]] [[Rutland Probate Jurisdictions Parishes N through Z|N-Z]] | |||
== Rutland Probate Courts == | == Rutland Probate Courts == | ||
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*People who lived or owned property outside England | *People who lived or owned property outside England | ||
== | ==== Appeals Courts ==== | ||
Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts: | |||
*The [http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/NorthantsFHSprobate.shtml Northamptonshire and Rutland Probate Index] was created by Kay Collins, a volunteer at the Northampton Record Office. She was partially assisted by others and from several earlier indices of probate records held in the Northampton Record Office.<br> | *[[Court of Arches]] | ||
*[[High Court of Delegates]] | |||
The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.<br> | |||
== Probate Indexes Online == | |||
Before looking for a will, you should search an index. | |||
*The [http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/NorthantsFHSprobate.shtml Northamptonshire and Rutland Probate Index] was created by Kay Collins, a volunteer at the Northampton Record Office. She was partially assisted by others and from several earlier indices of probate records held in the Northampton Record Office.<br> | |||
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5928 Rutland, England: Parish and Probate Records] is a collection of historical parish and probate registers from the county of Rutland.<br> | *[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5928 Rutland, England: Parish and Probate Records] is a collection of historical parish and probate registers from the county of Rutland.<br> | ||
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*A Calendar of wills relating to the counties of Northampton and Rutland and proved in the court of the Archdeacon of Northampton, 1510 to 1652[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=231776&disp=A+Calendar+of+wills+relating+to+the+coun%20%20&columns=*,0,0] | *A Calendar of wills relating to the counties of Northampton and Rutland and proved in the court of the Archdeacon of Northampton, 1510 to 1652[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=231776&disp=A+Calendar+of+wills+relating+to+the+coun%20%20&columns=*,0,0] | ||
Some Explanatory Notes on the Rutland Probate Courts<br> | |||
The county of Rutland formed part of the Archdeaconry of Northampton in the Diocese of Lincoln before 1541 when it passed with the Archdeaconry to the Diocese of Peterborough. No probate records are deposited withing the county.<ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: by the author, page 113.</ref> | The county of Rutland formed part of the Archdeaconry of Northampton in the Diocese of Lincoln before 1541 when it passed with the Archdeaconry to the Diocese of Peterborough. No probate records are deposited withing the county.<ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: by the author, page 113.</ref> | ||
== 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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== 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><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><br> | ||
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[[Category:Rutland]] | [[Category:Rutland]] | ||