Court of the Peculiar of Acomb: Difference between revisions

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 *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348776&disp=Wills+and+administrations+of+York+Peculi++ Calendar of wills and administrations, 1601-1858]
 *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348776&disp=Wills+and+administrations+of+York+Peculi++ Wills and administrations of York Peculiar, Prebendial and Manorial Courts, 1559-1858] includes Acomb for 1601-1858 on film&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348776&disp=Wills+and+administrations+of+York+Peculi++ 98916].
+== Appeals Courts  ==
+Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts:
+*[[Court of Arches]]
+*[[High Court of Delegates]]
+*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
+== 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>
 == Jurisdiction  ==