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

Suffolk Probate Courts
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Some Explanatory Notes on the Suffolk Probate Courts[edit | edit source]

Probate Court Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

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Probate Indexes Online[edit | edit source]

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

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

Suffolk Probate Indexes 1847-1857
The Testator index records 1,124 wills and the people who made them. The Beneficiary index records 10,698 people, or other entities, who will benefit from those wills. The wills were proved during the years 1847-1857, that is the decade before the civil courts took over the probate of wills from the ecclesiastical courts in 1858.

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Ipswich Probate Inventories, 1583-1631

Sudbury Archdeaconry Wills, 1439-1638

Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1439-1461

Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1624

Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1625-1626

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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-== Getting Started  ==
+For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here.]]
-''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 Suffolk. See [[England Probate Records]] for a general description of probate records in England.
+== Suffolk Probate Courts<br> ==
-=== 1858 to the Present  ===
+== Some Explanatory Notes on the Suffolk Probate Courts  ==
-Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more.
+== Probate Court Jurisdictions  ==
-==== Online Records ====
+{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="200" border="1"
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-*'''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
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-=== Before 1858  ===
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-Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in Suffolk, follow these steps:
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-==== Step 1. Search Indexes  ====
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-Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Suffolk. Search these indexes first:
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-*[http://www.norfolksources.norfolk.gov.uk/ Probate Indexes 1800-1857] This index contains 12,000 plus entries for Suffolk county under the probate search. Norfolk Sources is a collection of images of archive material supplied by the Norfolk Record Office and the Norfolk Heritage Centre (part of Norfolk Libraries and Information Service
-*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/other-records-collection-search-start.action?event=O Suffolk Probate Indexes 1847-1857].  The Testator index records 1,124 wills and the people who made them. The Beneficiary index records 10,698 people, or other entities, who will benefit from those wills.
-The following indexes to probate records are available on [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com] under the category of "England Court, Land, Wills &amp; Financial".
-*Ipswich Probate Inventories, 1583-1631
-*Sudbury Archdeaconry Wills, 1439-1638
-*Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1439-1461
-*Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1624
-*Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1625-1626
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941. ]<br>
-Did you find a reference to a probate record?
+== Probate Indexes Online  ==
-*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below.
+Before looking for a will, you should search an index. <br>&nbsp;
-*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below.
-==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died  ====
+[http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SFKProbate.shtml http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SFKProbate.shtml]
-Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date.
+Suffolk Probate Indexes 1847-1857<br>The Testator index records 1,124 wills and the people who made them. The Beneficiary index records 10,698 people, or other entities, who will benefit from those wills. The wills were proved during the years 1847-1857, that is the decade before the civil courts took over the probate of wills from the ecclesiastical courts in 1858. <br>
-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:
+[http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com]
-*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
+Ipswich Probate Inventories, 1583-1631
-The gazetteer will either tell you:
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-*A place is a parish, or
-*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.
-Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''.
-==== 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 Suffolk 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.
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-|     [[Suffolk Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A|A]]
-|    [[Suffolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]]
-|    [[Suffolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C through E|C-E]]
-|  [[Suffolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through G| F-G]]
-|  [[Suffolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes H through K|H-K]]
-|  [[Suffolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes L through Q|L-Q]]
-|  [[Suffolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes R through S|R-S]]
-|  [[Suffolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes T through Z|T-Z]]
-|}
-<br>
+Sudbury Archdeaconry Wills, 1439-1638
-==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record  ====
+Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1439-1461
-Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods:
+Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1624
-*{{FSC|England, Suffolk - Probate records|subject|subject-id=79024963|disp=Suffolk 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>
+Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1625-1626
-*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection.
-== Suffolk Probate Courts  ==
+== <br>Post-1857 Probate Records  ==
-The following ecclesiastical courts had some probate jurisdiction over the county of Suffolk prior to 1858. Click on a court name to learn more about its records, indexes and finding a probate for your ancestor. To determine which court, go to the [[Cumberland_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions|Court Jurisdictions]] section below.<br>
+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].
-*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk]]
+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 Archdeaconry of Sudbury]]
-*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk|Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk  ]]
-*[[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich]]
-*[[Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)]]
-*[[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of St Edmunds]]
-*[[Court of the Commissary of the Sacrist of St Edmunds]]
-*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Peculiar Deanery of Bocking]]
-*[[Court of the Peculiar of Isleham and Freckenham]]
-*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
-[[Category:Suffolk_Probate Records]]
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