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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in | ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in Lincolnshire. For a general description of England probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
=== 1858 to the Present === | === 1858 to the Present === | ||
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=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in | Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in Lincolnshire, follow these steps: | ||
==== Step 1. Search Indexes ==== | ==== Step 1. Search Indexes ==== | ||
Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in | Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Lincolnshire. Search these indexes first: | ||
Search the [http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives/section.asp?docId=53085&catId=13105&pageTitle=Lincoln+Consistory+Court+Wills+Index Lincoln Consistory Court Wills Index, 1701-1800]. The site contains lists in PDF format in alphabetical order by name. [http://books.google.com/books?id=oC8EAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Lincolnshire,+England+Wills&source=gbs_similarbooks_s&cad=1 Calendars of Lincoln Wills 1320-1600] is a digitized book.<br> | Search the [http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives/section.asp?docId=53085&catId=13105&pageTitle=Lincoln+Consistory+Court+Wills+Index Lincoln Consistory Court Wills Index, 1701-1800]. The site contains lists in PDF format in alphabetical order by name. [http://books.google.com/books?id=oC8EAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Lincolnshire,+England+Wills&source=gbs_similarbooks_s&cad=1 Calendars of Lincoln Wills 1320-1600] is a digitized book.<br> | ||
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==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ||
Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in | Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Lincolnshire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with. | ||
[[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C and D|C-D]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes E and F|E-F]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes G|G]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H|H]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes I through K|I-K]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes L and M|L-M]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes N through P|N-P]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes Q and R|Q-R]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes S|Sa-So]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with Sp through Sw|Sp-Sw]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes T through Z|T-Z]] | [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C and D|C-D]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes E and F|E-F]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes G|G]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H|H]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes I through K|I-K]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes L and M|L-M]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes N through P|N-P]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes Q and R|Q-R]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes S|Sa-So]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with Sp through Sw|Sp-Sw]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes T through Z|T-Z]] | ||
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*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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=== Some Explanatory Notes on the Lincolnshire Probate Courts === | === Some Explanatory Notes on the Lincolnshire Probate Courts === | ||
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Before the Reformation the diocese of Lincoln comprised:<br> | Before the Reformation the diocese of Lincoln comprised:<br> | ||
*Archdeaconries of Lincoln and Stow in the county of Lincoln | *Archdeaconries of Lincoln and Stow in the county of Lincoln | ||
*Archdeaconry of Leicester | *Archdeaconry of Leicester | ||
*Archdeaconry of Northampton (including the counties of Northampton and Rutland) | *Archdeaconry of Northampton (including the counties of Northampton and Rutland) | ||
*Archdeaconry of Oxford | *Archdeaconry of Oxford | ||
*Archdeaconry of Bedford | *Archdeaconry of Bedford | ||
*Archdeaconry of Buckingham | *Archdeaconry of Buckingham | ||
*Huntingdon (including the counties of Huntingdon and the county of Hertford except for the peculiar of St. Albans).<br> | *Huntingdon (including the counties of Huntingdon and the county of Hertford except for the peculiar of St. Albans).<br> | ||