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==== Online Records ==== | ==== Online Records ==== | ||
*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | *'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | ||
*'''1858-1995''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1904/ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995] at Ancestry | |||
*'''1858-2019''' [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/england-and-wales-government-probate-death-index-1858-2019 England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019] at Findmypast | |||
=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
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Before looking for a will, you should search an index. | Before looking for a will, you should search an index. | ||
County-wide general will indexes exist for | County-wide general will indexes exist for Hertfordshire for the years 1413-1857, please click to the [https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/ufs/HALS_WILL.eb?ebd=0&ebz=1_1716306565812 Hertfordshire Names Online Wills search] to assess their index. Also available at [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/hertfordshire-probate-records-index-1415-1858?_ga=1.145383092.141134231.1415381737 findmypast] (£). | ||
Printed indexes to wills at the Hertfordshire Record Office: | Printed indexes to wills at the Hertfordshire Record Office: | ||
*The Hertford Record Office hold manuscript indexes and calendars of probate records. Contact their office for further details regarding their collections | *The Hertford Record Office hold manuscript indexes and calendars of probate records. Contact their office for further details regarding their collections | ||
*Beryl Crawley and Cliff Webb, ed. ''Wills at | *Beryl Crawley and Cliff Webb, ed. ''Wills at Hertford. ''London 2007, the British Record Society. (FS Library book 942 B4b vol. 120). | ||
Printed indexes to Hertfordshire wills (a few) | Printed indexes to Hertfordshire wills (a few) held in the Essex County Record Office: | ||
* | * Emmison, F. G., ed. ''[Index to] Wills at Chelmsford''. London: s.n., 1961, the British Record Society. (FS Library book {{FSC|247479|title-id|disp=942 B4b}} vols. 78, 79 and 84; also on microfilms 0962739 and 0962740, and on microfiche 6073796, 6073797, and 6073802.) | ||
Other printed indexes may be | Other printed indexes may be found listed on the court pages. '''Click on the court name links above.''' Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below. | *If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below. | ||
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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: | ||
*[ | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ Vision of Britain] | ||
The gazetteer will either tell you: | The gazetteer will either tell you: | ||
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To see a list of Hertfordshire places and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | To see a list of Hertfordshire places and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | ||
[[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A|A]] | [[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A|A]] [[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B|B]] [[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C-G|C-G]] [[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-L|H-L]] [[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes M-S|M-S]] [[Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-Z|T-Z]] | ||
==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ||
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Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | ||
*{{FSC|England, Hertfordshire - Probate records|subject|subject-id=2078205090|disp=Hertfordshire England Probate Records}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - some images may only be available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library.]<br> | |||
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | *Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | ||
== Hertfordshire Probate Courts == | == Hertfordshire Probate Courts == | ||
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