Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey: Difference between revisions

#Proceed then to "Records" section (see below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.<br>  

#Contact or visit The London Metropolitan Archives and Library, or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf, citing information obtained from the index[es]. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.<br>  

#You can also visit The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library], or one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes (see the Family History Library's {{FHL|330765|title-id|disp=cataloged entries}} providing the microfilms so you can have them circulated to the [[Introduction to Family History Centers|center]] near you for searching the wills). The information obtained from the index[es] will help you more quickly search the wills and admons which can also be circulated on microfilm via any family history .<br>

*British Origins has an [http://www.britishorigins.com/ index] of over 500,000 entries for the Surrey and London region from 1470 to 1856 (a subscription website).  

*Wills have been created for the "names of all people appearing in the wills of testators residing in the County of Surrey, England (and nine other Counties)." It is known as [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/ The Surrey Plus Wills Index].

*Archdeaconry Court of Surrey, index to the original wills (collated with the act books and will registers), 1752-1858 : indexed from the originals at the Greater London Record Office {{FHL|402984|title-id|disp=}}  

*Archdeaconry Court of Surrey : index to the original wills, 1660-1751 {{FHL|675425|title-id|disp=}}

Calendars to Registered and Unregistered Wills early-1857  

The Family History Library has probate records (with indexes) on microfilm, microfiche and in print. Those available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City include copies and abstracts of the {{FHL|330406|subject-id|disp=records}} for 1484-1821.<br>  

{{FHL|6242|title-id|disp=Calendars to Registered and Unregistered Wills, 1484-1857}}

This court (which was part of the diocese of Winchester) had pre-1858 jurisdiction over the vast majority of the county of Surrey with just a few exceptions. The exceptions are listed in the [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|Surrey probate jurisdiction tables]].