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== Getting Started  ==
Here is a list of Rutland towns and parishes beginning with A.  For other places, click on a link:  [[Rutland Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B through M|B-M]], [[Rutland Probate Jurisdictions Parishes N through Z|N-Z]].


''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 Rutland. See [[England Probate Records]] for a general description of probate records in England.
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| Ashwell
| [[Court of the Bishop of Peterborough]] (Episcopal Consistory)
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton]]  


=== 1858 to the Present  ===
3 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory)


Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more.
4 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


==== Online Records ====
1541-1597


*'''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
2 - [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton]]  


=== Before 1858  ===
3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in Rutland, follow these steps:
Post-1597


==== Step 1. Search Indexes  ====
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Rutland. Search these indexes first:
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| Ayston
| [[Court of the Bishop of Peterborough]] (Episcopal Consistory)
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton]]


*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/other-records-collection-search-start.action?event=O Probate Index 1469-1857]  The Northamptonshire and Rutland Probate Index has been created from several of the earlier indexes of probate records held in the Northampton Record Office. The index contains 87,058 entries that cover the period 1469 to 1857.
3 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory)
*The [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/probate-and-wills (index that was on familyhistoryonline is in findmypast)] was created by Kay Collins, a volunteer at the Northampton Record Office. She was partially assisted by others and from several earlier indices of probate records held in the Northampton Record Office.
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5928 Rutland, England: Parish and Probate Records] is a collection of historical parish and probate registers from the county of Rutland.
*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12122 Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]  
*[https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/search/advanced/wills/pcc/ The Genealogist a pay website also has indexes and images of Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills 1383-1858]


Did you find a reference to a probate record?
4 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below.
1541-1597
*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below.


==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died  ====
2 - [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton]]


Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. 
3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


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:
Post-1597


*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


The gazetteer will either tell you:
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*A place is a parish, or
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*What parish it is a part of, or
*What place it is near.


If the latter, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish.
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Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''.
== &nbsp;Probate Indexes Online ==


==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish  ====
Before looking for a will, you should search an index.  


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 Rutland 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.


Before 1858, every town and parish in Rutland fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court or a secondary court. For an authoritative treatise on each Rutland probate court and the parishes comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's ''Wills and Their Whereabouts'', available in select locations and in the FamilySearch Library (FS Library {{FSC|413992|title-id|disp=book 942 S2wa}}).


For a list of Rutland parishes and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdictions over them, click on a link for the span of letters for the parish:     [[Rutland Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A through M|A-M]] &nbsp;&nbsp; [[Rutland Probate Jurisdictions Parishes N through Z|N-Z]]  
[http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/NorthantsFHSprobate.shtml http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/NorthantsFHSprobate.shtml]


==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record  ====
The Northamptonshire and Rutland Probate Index has been created by Kay Collins, a volunteer at the Northampton Record Office, partially assisted by several others, from several of the earlier indices of probate records held in the Northampton Record Office. This composite index was commenced in 1997 and the records in this database include all work done up to 2005. The project is now largely complete (errors and omissions excepted) and this database may be updated at a future date with corrections and/or omissions.<br>


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, Rutland - Probate records|subject|subject-id=741356653|disp=Rutland 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>
== Post-1857 Probate Records  ==
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection.


== Rutland Probate Courts ==
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the&nbsp;settlement of estates and all&nbsp;wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system.&nbsp; The system consists of 11 district registry offices and&nbsp;18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and&nbsp;the principal registry&nbsp;office located in London.&nbsp; The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service.&nbsp; To learn more, go to the [http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm HMCS website].


Most of Rutlandshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of either the r superior courts. However, the following smaller courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes.  
A&nbsp;country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills.&nbsp; The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208102&disp=Calendar+of+the+grants+of+probate+and+le%20%20&columns=*,0,0 indexes] for 1858-1957 and the records for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.<br>


*[[Court of the Bishop of Peterborough]] (Episcopal Consistory)
[[Category:England|England]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Caldecote]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Empingham]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Ketton with Tixover]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Liddington]]
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
=== <br>Some Explanatory Notes on the Rutland Probate Courts  ===
 
The county of Rutland formed part of the Archdeaconry of Northampton in the Diocese of Lincoln before 1541 when it passed with the Archdeaconry to the Diocese of Peterborough. No probate records are deposited within the county.<ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: by the author, page 113.</ref>
 
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[[Category:Rutland Probate Records|Probate]]

Revision as of 09:17, 23 April 2009

For an explanation of probate records in England, click here.

Here is a list of Rutland towns and parishes beginning with A.  For other places, click on a link:  B-M, N-Z.

PARISH PRIMARY COURT SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Ashwell Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory) Pre-1541

2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton

3 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)

4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

1541-1597

2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Post-1597

2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Ayston Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory) Pre-1541

2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton

3 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)

4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

1541-1597

2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Post-1597

2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury



 Probate Indexes Online[edit | edit source]

Before looking for a will, you should search an index.


http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/NorthantsFHSprobate.shtml

The Northamptonshire and Rutland Probate Index has been created by Kay Collins, a volunteer at the Northampton Record Office, partially assisted by several others, from several of the earlier indices of probate records held in the Northampton Record Office. This composite index was commenced in 1997 and the records in this database include all work done up to 2005. The project is now largely complete (errors and omissions excepted) and this database may be updated at a future date with corrections and/or omissions.

[edit | edit source]

Post-1857 Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system.  The system consists of 11 district registry offices and 18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and the principal registry office located in London.  The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service.  To learn more, go to the HMCS website.

A country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills.  The indexes for 1858-1957 and the records for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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