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Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Berkshire. Search these indexes first: | Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Berkshire. Search these indexes first: | ||
Before looking for a will, you should search an index. | Before looking for a will, you should search an index. | ||
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=6&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1 Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858)]. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=6&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1] | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=6&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1 Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858)]. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=6&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1] | ||
Court of the Archdeacon of Berkshire (Episcopal Consistory Court) An index to the surnames, other than those of testators ... occurring in the registered wills of the Archdeaconry of Berks ... : registers A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I & 19 and parts of register J (pp. 1-578) & register M (pp. 1-245), ca. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=392490&disp=An+index+to+the+surnames%2C+other+than+t%20%20&columns=*,0,0 A.D. 1480-1710] | Court of the Archdeacon of Berkshire (Episcopal Consistory Court) An index to the surnames, other than those of testators ... occurring in the registered wills of the Archdeaconry of Berks ... : registers A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I & 19 and parts of register J (pp. 1-578) & register M (pp. 1-245), ca. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=392490&disp=An+index+to+the+surnames%2C+other+than+t%20%20&columns=*,0,0 A.D. 1480-1710] | ||
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Click [[Berkshire Probate Jurisdictions|here]] to see an alphabetical list of Berkshire parishes that were the exceptions, and the courts that had jurisdiction over them. | Click [[Berkshire Probate Jurisdictions|here]] to see an alphabetical list of Berkshire parishes that were the exceptions, and the courts that had jurisdiction over them. | ||
==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | |||
Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | |||
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. *Visit the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] or a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center] and obtain a copy of the record on microfilm. For more information, click on a court name below. <br> | |||
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*Property in more than one diocese in the Province of Canterbury. | *Property in more than one diocese in the Province of Canterbury. | ||
*Property in both the Province of Canterbury and Province of York. | *Property in both the Province of Canterbury and Province of York. | ||
*People who died outside England, including British citizens and others who held property in England. | *People who died outside England, including British citizens and others who held property in England. | ||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||