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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Huntingdonshire]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Huntingdonshire]]'' | ||
== 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 Huntingdonshire. For a general description of England probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | |||
=== 1858 to the Present === | |||
Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more. | |||
=== Before 1858 === | |||
Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in Huntingdonshire, follow these steps: | |||
==== Step 1. Search Indexes ==== | |||
Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Huntingdonshire. Search these indexes first: | |||
*[http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SussexFHGprobate.shtml http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SussexFHGprobate.shtml] -- compiled by the Sussex Family History Group which has transcribed the names of 12,300 individuals found in Sussex wills, including testators, executors, beneficiaries or witnesses. The information recorded includes name, date and place. | |||
*The [http://sussexrecordsociety.org/home2.asp?an=&ap= Sussex Record Society] has published four volumes of indexes to Sussex wills, and these can be viewed on their [http://sussexrecordsociety.org/bwills1.asp?an=&ap= website]. They are arranged by parish then by surname. | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp?WT.hp=Wills Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858)]. | |||
Did you find a reference to a probate record? | |||
== | *If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below. | ||
*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below. | |||
==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | |||
Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. | |||
Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | |||
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | |||
The gazetteer will either tell you: | |||
*A place is a parish, or | |||
*What parish it is a part of, or | |||
*What place it is near. | |||
If the latter, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish. | |||
Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''. | |||
==== 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 Huntingdonshire 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. | |||
Before 1858 all of Huntingdonshire, with just a few exceptions, was under the primary probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]]. The exceptions were a few places and parishes considered [[P genealogical glossary terms|peculiars]] and their courts will be found in the jurisdiction lists through the links below. Click on a letter link for the name of a parish. | <br>Before 1858 all of Huntingdonshire, with just a few exceptions, was under the primary probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]]. The exceptions were a few places and parishes considered [[P genealogical glossary terms|peculiars]] and their courts will be found in the jurisdiction lists through the links below. Click on a letter link for the name of a parish. | ||
[[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A-D|A-D]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes E-G|E-G]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-O|H-O]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes P-S|P-S]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-Z|T-Z]] | [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A-D|A-D]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes E-G|E-G]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-O|H-O]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes P-S|P-S]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-Z|T-Z]] | ||
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Most of Huntingdonshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of this court and its superior courts. However, the following smaller courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. <br> | Most of Huntingdonshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of this court and its superior courts. However, the following smaller courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. <br> | ||
*Court of the Archdeacon of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division) | *Court of the Archdeacon of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division) | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
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The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. <br> | The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. <br> | ||
== Probate Indexes<br> | == Probate Indexes<br> == | ||
'''Note: '''List here any that are combined indexes for several of the courts. If an index covers only one of the courts, the index should be listed on that court's page. | '''Note: '''List here any that are combined indexes for several of the courts. If an index covers only one of the courts, the index should be listed on that court's page. | ||
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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Huntingdonshire Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Huntingdonshire Probate Courts == | ||
Before the Reformation the diocese of Lincoln included the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon. After the Reformation, the archdeaconry remained until the period 1837-1845. <ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: by author, 1974; page 66.</ref><br> | Before the Reformation the diocese of Lincoln included the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon. After the Reformation, the archdeaconry remained until the period 1837-1845. <ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: by author, 1974; page 66.</ref><br> | ||
== Estate Duty Records<br> | == 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> | 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> | ||
== Probates After 1857 == | == Probates After 1857 == | ||