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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 wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858. This article explains about probate records for this court and how to find | == Description == | ||
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 wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858. This article explains about probate records for this court and how to find 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|Principal Probate Registry]]. | Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the [[Principal_Probate_Registry|Principal Probate Registry]]. | ||
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== Records == | == Records == | ||
==== ''' | ==== '''Archive Location''' ==== | ||
The original records of this court are deposited at the [http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/portal/publicsite/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKL94039HcCSZnFO8WHOepHogtZIoSC9L31fT3yc1P1A_QLckMjyh0dFQFqSqhk/delta/base64xml/L0lDU0lKQ1RPN29na21BISEvb0VvUUFBSVFnakZJQUFRaENFSVFqR0VBLzRKRmlDbzBlaDFpY29uUVZHaGQtc0lRIS83X01fMzdGLzI!?WCM_PORTLET=PC_7_M_37F_WCM&WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=http://apps.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Internet/Council+services/Leisure+and+culture/History+and+heritage/Oxfordshire+Record+Office/ Oxfordshire Record Office] in Oxford, England. They include: | The original records of this court are deposited at the [http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/portal/publicsite/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKL94039HcCSZnFO8WHOepHogtZIoSC9L31fT3yc1P1A_QLckMjyh0dFQFqSqhk/delta/base64xml/L0lDU0lKQ1RPN29na21BISEvb0VvUUFBSVFnakZJQUFRaENFSVFqR0VBLzRKRmlDbzBlaDFpY29uUVZHaGQtc0lRIS83X01fMzdGLzI!?WCM_PORTLET=PC_7_M_37F_WCM&WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=http://apps.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wps/wcm/connect/Internet/Council+services/Leisure+and+culture/History+and+heritage/Oxfordshire+Record+Office/ Oxfordshire Record Office] in Oxford, England. They include: | ||
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*{{FHL|291040|title-id|disp=Wills and administrations (of Aylesbury), 1624-1858}} (includes records of Banbury) | *{{FHL|291040|title-id|disp=Wills and administrations (of Aylesbury), 1624-1858}} (includes records of Banbury) | ||
== | == Jurisdiction == | ||
Banbury parish in Oxfordshire was a peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln (Cathedral). The court of the Peculiar of Banbury had jurisdiction only over the parish of Banbury and its hamlets. | Banbury parish in Oxfordshire was a peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln (Cathedral). The court of the Peculiar of Banbury had jurisdiction only over the parish of Banbury and its hamlets. | ||
[[Category:Berkshire Probate Records]] [[Category:Oxfordshire Probate Records]] | [[Category:Berkshire Probate Records]] [[Category:Oxfordshire Probate Records]] | ||