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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in | ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in Northumberland. See [[England Probate Records]] for a general description of probate records in England. | ||
=== 1858 to the Present === | === 1858 to the Present === | ||
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=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in | Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in Northumberland, follow these steps: | ||
==== Step 1. Search Indexes ==== | ==== Step 1. Search Indexes ==== | ||
Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in | Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Northumberland. Search these indexes first: | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/york-peculiars-probate-index-1383-1883 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. | *[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/york-peculiars-probate-index-1383-1883 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. | ||
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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 | 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 Northumberland fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with. | ||
To see a list of Northumberland places and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | To see a list of Northumberland places and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | ||
[[Northumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]], [[Northumberland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with B and C|B-C]], [[Northumberland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with D through J|D-J]], [[Northumberland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with K through R|K-R]], [[Northumberland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with S through Z|S-Z]]<br> | |||
==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ||