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Probate records are court records dealing with the distribution of a person’s estate after death. Information recorded may include the death date, names of heirs and guardians, relationship, residence, inventories of the estate (including trade and household goods), and names of witnesses. Any person, regardless of class or wealth, may have left a will or might be mentioned in one.  
Probate records are court records dealing with the distribution of a person’s estate after death. Information recorded may include the death date, names of heirs and guardians, relationship, residence, inventories of the estate (including trade and household goods), and names of witnesses. Any person, regardless of class or wealth, may have left a will or might be mentioned in one.  
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== Post-1857 Probate Courts  ==
== Post-1857 Probate Courts  ==


On 11 January 1858, a network of courts called the Principal Probate Registry replaced all ecclesiastical probate courts. All wills and administrations were probated at district courts or at a central court in London called the Principal Registry.  
On 11 January 1858, a network of courts called the Principal Probate Registry replaced all ecclesiastical probate courts. All wills and administrations were probated at district courts or at a central court in London called the Principal Registry. Online indexes available 1861-1941 for both wills and administrations at ancestry.com under search Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills records [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=36 Will and Administration Searching]


=== Estate Duty Wills and Administrations  ===
=== Estate Duty Wills and Administrations  ===
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*''Handlist of Probate Records Pertaining to the Diocese of St. David’s'', ''St. Asaph, Bangor, and Llandaff, Wales and of the Peculiar and Exempt Court of Hawarden, Flint County.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1970. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=405695&disp=Handlist+of+probate+records+pertaining+t%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942.9 S2w; fiche 6054481].) This work contains color-coded maps to help determine the courts in which an estate would be proved. It also lists call numbers for indexes, wills, and administrations that apply to each court.  
*''Handlist of Probate Records Pertaining to the Diocese of St. David’s'', ''St. Asaph, Bangor, and Llandaff, Wales and of the Peculiar and Exempt Court of Hawarden, Flint County.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1970. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=405695&disp=Handlist+of+probate+records+pertaining+t%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942.9 S2w; fiche 6054481].) This work contains color-coded maps to help determine the courts in which an estate would be proved. It also lists call numbers for indexes, wills, and administrations that apply to each court.  
*Gibson, Jeremy, comp. 4th ed. ''Probate Jurisdictions:'' ''Where to Look for Wills.'' Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies (Publications) Ltd., 1997. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=657264&disp=Probate+jurisdictions%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 P23g] 1997.)  
*Gibson, Jeremy, comp. 4th ed. ''Probate Jurisdictions:'' ''Where to Look for Wills.'' Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies (Publications) Ltd., 1997. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=657264&disp=Probate+jurisdictions%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 P23g] 1997.)


=== Indexes  ===
=== Indexes  ===
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The index is listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
The index is listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  


;'''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS - INDEXES'''  
;'''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS - INDEXES'''
 
;;'''[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/advanced-search.aspx?tab=1 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/advanced-search.aspx?tab=1]'''
;;'''[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/advanced-search.aspx?tab=1 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/advanced-search.aspx?tab=1]'''
;'''Searches of these indexes for all pre-1858 probate records can be made on the National Archives Website undex the repository of the National Library of Wales by name, place and Court jurisdiction.'''
;'''Searches of these indexes for all pre-1858 probate records can be made on the National Archives Website undex the repository of the National Library of Wales by name, place and Court jurisdiction.'''


'''Abstracts of Welsh Wills Pre-1858.''' An important collection of Welsh probates are the abstracts (summaries) and indexes to the abstracts of the wills that are on microfiche at the Family History Library. The abstracts and indexes are by diocese; however, there is a separate set for the Arch deaconry of Brecon and the peculiar of Hawarden. The abstracts are arranged by year and contain the name of every person mentioned in the will, including the witnesses. There are separate indexes for each year for the:
'''Abstracts of Welsh Wills Pre-1858.''' An important collection of Welsh probates are the abstracts (summaries) and indexes to the abstracts of the wills that are on microfiche at the Family History Library. The abstracts and indexes are by diocese; however, there is a separate set for the Arch deaconry of Brecon and the peculiar of Hawarden. The abstracts are arranged by year and contain the name of every person mentioned in the will, including the witnesses. There are separate indexes for each year for the:  


*Testator’s residence  
*Testator’s residence  
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'''Estate Duty Records.''' A national index of estate duty registers makes it possible to search for a probate even when the ancestor’s residence is not known. These indexes contain the names of the testator and the executor(s) and the court which proved the will or administration. The indexes and abstracts are on film in the Family History Library.  
'''Estate Duty Records.''' A national index of estate duty registers makes it possible to search for a probate even when the ancestor’s residence is not known. These indexes contain the names of the testator and the executor(s) and the court which proved the will or administration. The indexes and abstracts are on film in the Family History Library.  


'''Principal Probate Registry.'''From 1858, all the wills and administrations that were proved in any of the district courts in Wales were indexed in the ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration'' made in the Principal Registry (see England and Wales Principal Probate Registry Including: General Index 1858–1957 Principal Registry 1858–1925 District Courts 1858–1925 in this section). The indexes include an abstract of the probate document with the date proved and the name of the court in which it was proved.
'''Principal Probate Registry.'''From 1858, all the wills and administrations that were proved in any of the district courts in Wales were indexed in the ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration'' made in the Principal Registry (see England and Wales Principal Probate Registry Including: General Index 1858–1957 Principal Registry 1858–1925 District Courts 1858–1925 in this section). The indexes include an abstract of the probate document with the date proved and the name of the court in which it was proved.  


=== Probate Records at the Family History Library  ===
=== Probate Records at the Family History Library  ===
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To find call numbers for the probate records, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
To find call numbers for the probate records, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  


;'''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS'''  
;'''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS'''


;'''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS - INDEXES'''  
;'''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS - INDEXES'''


;'''WALES, [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS'''
;'''WALES, [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS'''


;'''WALES, [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS - INDEXES'''  
;'''WALES, [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS - INDEXES'''


Some probate records, including those of the Principle Probate Registry, the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, and the Estate Duty, are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
Some probate records, including those of the Principle Probate Registry, the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, and the Estate Duty, are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
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*''Hand List of Probate Jurisdictions in Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.)'' and ''Filmed and Printed Probate Records Pertaining to Prerogative Court of Canterbury in the Genealogical Society Library''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1967. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=423223&disp=Hand+list+of+English+probate+jurisdictio%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 S2ha vol. 23; film 599220; fiche 6026312].) This work contains call numbers for indexes and probate documents for the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. At the front of this register is a list of printed indexes. These indexes give the testator’s name and place of residence along with the year and folio where the original is located.  
*''Hand List of Probate Jurisdictions in Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.)'' and ''Filmed and Printed Probate Records Pertaining to Prerogative Court of Canterbury in the Genealogical Society Library''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1967. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=423223&disp=Hand+list+of+English+probate+jurisdictio%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 S2ha vol. 23; film 599220; fiche 6026312].) This work contains call numbers for indexes and probate documents for the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. At the front of this register is a list of printed indexes. These indexes give the testator’s name and place of residence along with the year and folio where the original is located.  
*''England and Wales Principal Probate Registry Including: General Index 1858–1957 Principal Registry 1858–1925 District Courts 1858–1925.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1997. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=669640&disp=England+and+Wales+principal+probate+regi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book Reg 942 S2cp 1997; microfiche 6037050].) Contains a list of the microfilm numbers for the indexes and probate documents for the Principal and District courts.  
*''England and Wales Principal Probate Registry Including: General Index 1858–1957 Principal Registry 1858–1925 District Courts 1858–1925.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1997. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=669640&disp=England+and+Wales+principal+probate+regi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book Reg 942 S2cp 1997; microfiche 6037050].) Contains a list of the microfilm numbers for the indexes and probate documents for the Principal and District courts.


=== Records Not at the Family History Library  ===
=== Records Not at the Family History Library  ===
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