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==== Online Records ==== | ==== Online Records ==== | ||
*'''1858-1957''' | * '''1858-1957''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/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 & images | ||
* '''1858-1995''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1904 England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995] at Ancestry($); index | |||
* '''1858-2019''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales-government-probate-death-index-1858-2019 England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019] at Findmypast($); index | |||
=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
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*[[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York|'''Prerogative Court of York''']] | *[[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York|'''Prerogative Court of York''']] | ||
*'''York Peculiars Probate Index''' covers over 25,000 wills proved in the fifty four peculiar courts of the Province of York in the five-hundred year period from 1383 to 1883. Available at [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/york-peculiars-probate-index-1383-1883?_ga=1.19087288.141134231.1415381737 Findmypast (£)]. | *'''York Peculiars Probate Index''' covers over 25,000 wills proved in the fifty-four peculiar courts of the Province of York in the five-hundred year period from 1383 to 1883. Available at [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/york-peculiars-probate-index-1383-1883?_ga=1.19087288.141134231.1415381737 Findmypast (£)]. See Step 3 below to identify if the parish you're researching was in a peculiar court. | ||
*[https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/#ProbateRecords Colin Blanshard Withers] has produced a list of all known Indexes and Calendars relating to Yorkshire Probate. This is available in both Microsoft Word format (.doc) and plain text format (.txt) from his site. | |||
*[https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/# | |||
Did you find a reference to a probate record? | Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
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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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| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] | ||
| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with F|F]] | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with F|F]] | ||
| | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Ho-Hy|Ho-Hy]] | ||
| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]] | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]] | ||
| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with N|N]] | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with N|N]] | ||
| | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|Sa-Sk]] | ||
| | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W|Wa-We]] | ||
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| | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|Ba-Bl]] | ||
| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]] | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]] | ||
| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with G|G]] | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with G|G]] | ||
| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I|I]] | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I|I]] | ||
| | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Ma through Me|Ma-Me]] | ||
| | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through P|O-P]] | ||
| | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Sl through Sy|Sl-Sy]] | ||
| | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Wh through Wy|Wh-Wy]] | ||
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| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E|E]] | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E|E]] | ||
| | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|Ha-Hi]] | ||
| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with K|K]] | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with K|K]] | ||
| | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Mi through My|Mi-My]] | ||
| | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Q and R|Q-R]] | ||
| | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T and U|T-U]] | ||
| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Y|Y]] | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Y|Y]] | ||
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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, Yorkshire - Probate records|subject|subject-id=1423658071|disp=Yorkshire 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. | ||
== Yorkshire Probate Courts == | == Yorkshire Probate Courts == | ||
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