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*Will (and admon) Calendars are a kind of index (arranged by the first letter of each surname) to the probate records and admons (administrations). | *Will (and admon) Calendars are a kind of index (arranged by the first letter of each surname) to the probate records and admons (administrations). | ||
2. Click on the court name (Court of the Bishop of Chester [Episcopal Consistory] below) to learn more about the records. | 2. Click on the court name (i.e. Court of the Bishop of Chester [Episcopal Consistory] below) to learn more about the records. | ||
3. Accessibility to the | 3. Accessibility to the indexes: | ||
*Contact or visit the [http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/record_office.aspx Cheshire Record Office], ''OR'' you may use their [http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure,_culture_and_tourism/record_office/research_service.aspx research service] to obtain a copy of a record. | *Contact or visit the [http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/record_office.aspx Cheshire Record Office], ''OR'' you may use their [http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure,_culture_and_tourism/record_office/research_service.aspx research service] to obtain a copy of a record. | ||
4. You can visit the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] which has microfilm copies of original Cheshire probate indexes and calendars for 1492-1858. | |||
5. You can visit one the Family History Library's 4,500 satellite [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history centers] worldwide, and obtain a copy of the probate indexes on microfilm. To determine film numbers go to the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog], and click "Place", and then type 'Cheshire' and click on Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes'. In particular, see: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=821001&disp=Original+wills%2C+bonds%2C+and+inventori%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Original wills, bonds, and inventories for Chester only, 1492-1858] | |||
From an index, did you find a reference to a probate record? | From an index, did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 3''' above. | *If ''yes'', go to '''Step 3, 4 or 5''' above - any option. | ||
*If ''no'', go to '''Step | *If ''no'', go to '''Step 3 '''above to contact the Cheshire Record Office for further information. | ||
==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ||
Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you | Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If from the indexes you are not 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: | The gazetteer will either tell you: | ||
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==== Step 3. Cheshire's court jurisdiction ==== | ==== Step 3. Cheshire's court jurisdiction ==== | ||
Before 1858, all of Cheshire was under the primary probate jurisdiction of the Court of the Bishop of Cheshire. Secondary courts are also listed in the table below. When looking for the will of an ancestor in Cheshire, search the courts in the order given. Again, search indexes first. | |||
Before 1858, all of Cheshire was under the primary probate jurisdiction of the Court of the Bishop of Cheshire. Secondary courts are also listed in the table below. When looking for the will of an ancestor in Cheshire, search the courts in the order given. | |||
Pre-1541 - | Pre-1541 - | ||
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Post-1540 - | Post-1540 - | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] - the main court jurisdiction | ||
*[[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | *[[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
*[[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]][[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | *[[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ||
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== Cheshire Probate Courts == | == Cheshire Probate Courts == | ||
Here is a list of the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had | Here is a list of the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had probate jurisdiction over Cheshire. The whole of Cheshire was under the Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory). However, some parishes also came under concurrent jurisdiction or secondary court jurisdictions such as the Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York. Click on a court name to learn more about records. | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
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*[[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | *[[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]][[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|<br>]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]][[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|<br>]] | ||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] == Some Explanatory Notes on the Cheshire Courts == | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Cheshire Courts == | |||
1. Cheshire had no peculiar court jurisdictions in the county. There are several higher probate court jurisdictions which hold concurrent jurisdiction over Chesire. To identify and learn about these courts and their records, click on the "Cheshire Probate Courts" links above. | 1. Cheshire had no peculiar court jurisdictions in the county. There are several higher probate court jurisdictions which hold concurrent jurisdiction over Chesire. To identify and learn about these courts and their records, click on the "Cheshire Probate Courts" links above. | ||