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| ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Northamptonshire]]'' | | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Northamptonshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Northamptonshire Probate Records'' |
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| == Getting Started == | | == Getting Started == |
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| *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln]] | | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln]] |
| *[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]] | | *[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]] |
| | | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] |
| <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>
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| *Wealthy individuals<br>
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| *Interregnum, 1649-1660, because the Prerogative Court was the only court.
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| *Property in more than one diocese in the Province of Canterbury.
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| *Property in both the Province of Canterbury and Province of York.
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| *People who died outside England, including British citizens and others who held property in England.<br><br>
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| == Probate Records After 1857 ==
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| Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. For more information about these records, and how to find, read [[Principal Probate Registry]].<br>
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| == Estate Duty Records<br> ==
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| 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, and how to find them, read [[Estate Duty Records]].<br>
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| == Probate Indexes == | | == Probate Indexes == |