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*[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-or-administrations-before-1858/ Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)] These include many Cornwall people. | *[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-or-administrations-before-1858/ Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)] These include many Cornwall people. | ||
Court of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall | Court of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall | ||
Original wills, administrations and inventories for the Consistorial Court of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall, {{FHL|329778|title-id|disp=1579-1859}} | Original wills, administrations and inventories for the Consistorial Court of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall, {{FHL|329778|title-id|disp=1579-1859}} | ||
Calendar of wills, administrations and accounts relating to the counties of Cornwall and Devon in the Connotorial Archidiaconal Court of Cornwall | Calendar of wills, administrations and accounts relating to the counties of Cornwall and Devon in the Connotorial Archidiaconal Court of Cornwall : (with which are included the records of the Royal Peculiar of St Burian) now preserved in the district probate registry at Bodwin Contents: {{FHL|241992|title-id|disp=v. 56. 1569-1699 -- v. 59. 1700-1799.}} <br>Cornish probate records at Cornwall Record Office, {{FHL|303843|title-id|disp=1800-1857}}.<br> Index to Cornish probate records, {{FHL|351093|title-id|disp=1600-1649}}. | ||
Unproved Archdeaconry Court Wills are listed in {{FHL|556166|title-id|disp=this book}}. | Unproved Archdeaconry Court Wills are listed in {{FHL|556166|title-id|disp=this book}}. | ||
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"The present {{FHL|303843|title-id|disp=list}} is an amalgamation of the main series of Archdeaconry of Cornwall wills and bonds with those of the Royal Peculiar of St. Buryan and the Estate Duty Office wills (the latter from 1812 to 1857)." | "The present {{FHL|303843|title-id|disp=list}} is an amalgamation of the main series of Archdeaconry of Cornwall wills and bonds with those of the Royal Peculiar of St. Buryan and the Estate Duty Office wills (the latter from 1812 to 1857)." | ||
Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall | Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall : proved in the Court of the principal registry of the Bishop of Exeter, {{FHL|235196|title-id|disp=1559-1799.}} And of Devon only, proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Exeter, {{FHL|251593|title-id|disp=1559-1799.}} | ||
Transcript of Devonshire wills, {{FHL|289964|title-id|disp=1600-1800}}. This court also covered some Cornwall parishes and these abstracts may include wills of Cornwall residents. br>Index to wills, copies and related papers [of the County of Devon], {{FHL|575287|title-id|disp=1200-1900's }}. It may include persons from Cornwall. | Transcript of Devonshire wills, {{FHL|289964|title-id|disp=1600-1800}}. This court also covered some Cornwall parishes and these abstracts may include wills of Cornwall residents. br>Index to wills, copies and related papers [of the County of Devon], {{FHL|575287|title-id|disp=1200-1900's }}. It may include persons from Cornwall. | ||
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==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ||
Determine ''when'' 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: | 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: | ||
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==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ==== 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 Cornwall fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on the | 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 Cornwall fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on the link for the letter the parish begins with [[Cornwall Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]], [[Cornwall Probate Jurisdictions 'C' Parishes|C]], [[Cornwall Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D-K|D-K]], [[Cornwall Probate Jurisdictions, 'L' Parishes|L]], [[Cornwall Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes M-O|M-O]], [[Cornwall Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes P-R|P-R]], [[Cornwall Probate Jurisdictions, 'S' Parishes|S]], or [[Cornwall Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-Z|T-Z]]. | ||
<br>1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. The last court to search is the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | <br>1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. The last court to search is the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | ||
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