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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Hertfordshire]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Hertfordshire]]'' | ||
<br>The following article is about probate records in the county of Hertfordshire. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | <br>The following article is about probate records in the county of Hertfordshire. 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. | #Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table. | ||
#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br><br> | #Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br><br> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | |||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Hertfordshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and one or more secondary ecclesiastical courts. | |||
To see a list of Hertfordshire places and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | |||
[[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A|A]] [[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B|B]] [[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C-G|C-G]] [[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-L|H-L]] [[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes M-S|M-S]] [[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-Z|T-Z]] | |||
== Hertfordshire Probate Courts == | == Hertfordshire Probate Courts == | ||
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*[[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Herts div.)]] | *[[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Herts div.)]] | ||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases. | In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases. | ||
*Wealthy individuals | *Wealthy individuals | ||
*People who owned property in more than one county | |||
*Military and naval personnel | |||
*People who lived or owned property outside England | |||
=== Appeals Courts === | === Appeals 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. | ||
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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Hertfordshire Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Hertfordshire Probate Courts == | ||
== 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> | ||
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== Probates After 1857 == | == Probates After 1857 == | ||