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For an explantion of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here.]]  
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For other Parishes click on the appropriate letter:&nbsp; [[Surrey_Probate_Jurisdictions_Parishes_B_through_K|B-K]];&nbsp; [[Surrey_Probate_Jurisdictions_Parishes_L_through_Z|L-Z]]


== Getting Started  ==
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! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
|-
| Abinger
|  [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]
| Pre-1662
2 -  [[Court of the Bishop of Winchester]](Episcopal Consistory)


''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. This article is about probate records in the county of Surrey. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]].<br>
3 -  [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


=== 1858 to the Present  ===
Post-1661


Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority&nbsp;for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more.
2 -  [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]  


==== Online Records ====
3 -  [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


*'''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
|-
| Addington
| Pre-1846 -  [[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon, and Shoreham]];
Post-1845 - [[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury]] (Episcopal Consistory)


=== Before 1858 ===
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
|-
| Addlestone
|  [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]
| Pre-1662
2 -  [[Court of the Bishop of Winchester]](Episcopal Consistory)


Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in Surrey, follow these steps;
3 -  [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


==== Step 1. Search indexes  ====
Post-1661


Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Surrey. Search these indexes first:
2 -  [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]


*'''Surrey &amp; South London Will Abstracts 1470-1856'''. This collection, on both [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/surrey-and-south-london-will-abstracts-1470-1856?_ga=1.205155344.104314983.1415224096 findmypast] and the [http://www.originsnetwork.com/help/popup-aboutbo-surrwills.htm Origins website], contains fully indexed abstracts of every Surrey will known to still exist, over 28,000 of them, dating from the 15th to 19th centuries. These area subscription websites.
3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/ The Surrey Plus Wills Index]. This website provides an index to names of all people appearing in the wills of testators residing in the county of Surrey (and nine other neighboring counties). Links are provided to transcripts of wills, where available.
*[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-or-administrations-before-1858/ Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)]


Did you find a reference to a probate records?
|-
| Albury
|  [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]
| Pre-1662
2 -  [[Court of the Bishop of Winchester]](Episcopal Consistory)


*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below.
3 -  [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below.


==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died  ====
Post-1661


Determine ''when'' your ancestor died.&nbsp;If you aren't sure, use an approximate date.&nbsp;
2 -  [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]


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:
3 -  [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
|-
| Alfold
|  [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]
| Pre-1662
2 -  [[Court of the Bishop of Winchester]](Episcopal Consistory)


The gazetteer will either tell you:
3 -  [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


*A place is a parish, or
Post-1661
*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.
2 -  [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]


<br>Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3.'''
3 -  [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ====
|-
| Ash
|  [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]
| Pre-1662
2 -  [[Court of the Bishop of Winchester]](Episcopal Consistory)
 
3 -  [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1661
 
2 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]


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 Surrey was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and one or more secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with:
3 -  [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


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|-
| &nbsp; [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]]
| Ashtead
| &nbsp; [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with B|B]]  
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]  
| &nbsp; [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with C|C]]  
| Pre-1662
| &nbsp; [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D through F|D-F]]  
2 -  [[Court of the Bishop of Winchester]](Episcopal Consistory)
| &nbsp; [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes G through K|G-K]]
 
| &nbsp; [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes L through N|L-N]]  
3 -  [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  
| &nbsp; [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes O through R|O-R]]  
 
| &nbsp; [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes S through U|S-U]]
Post-1661
| &nbsp; [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes V through Z|V-Z]]
 
2 -  [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]  
 
3 -  [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  
 
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|}
|}


==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record  ====
&nbsp;
 
== Probate Indexes Online  ==
 
Before looking for a will, you should search an index. <br>&nbsp;
 
[http://www.originsnetwork.com/help/popup-aboutbo-surrwills.htm http://www.originsnetwork.com/help/popup-aboutbo-surrwills.htm]
 
Surrey &amp; South London Will Abstracts1470-1856<br>This extraordinary collection is one of the most valuable on British Origins. It contains fully indexed abstracts of every Surrey will known to still exist, over 28,000 of them, dating from the 15th to 19th centuries; nearly all the originals are held at the London Metropolitan Archives.
 
The abstracts include all personal names (testator, beneficiaries, executors, witnesses, overseers, and others) with their relationships, place names, occupations, monetary and other bequests, and descriptions of lands. The indexes include the names of every person mentioned - over a half of a million names - places mentioned (many outside Surrey), subjects (eg occupations) mentioned in the wills, and of dates. <br>


Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods:
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*{{FSC|England, Surrey - Probate records|subject|subject-id=1033394909|disp=Surrey 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>
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/]  
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection.


== Surrey Probate Courts  ==
The Surrey Plus Wills Index provides an index to names of all people appearing in the wills of testators residing in the County of Surrey, England (and nine other Counties). Links are provided to transcripts of wills, where available. No guarantee of accuracy can be given, nor any responsibility accepted for any mistakes or omissions. All names and transcripts appearing on this site are the work of individuals, which they have kindly donated. Copyright of each transcript remains with the contributor. Please do not reproduce transcripts in any form, other than for personal use, without permission.<br>Last updated 13 Apr '08: Currently contains 41,362 Names from 2,540 Surrey &amp; 1,099 non-Surrey Wills (BDF-88, BRK-89, BKM-57, HAM-144, KEN-79, MDX-266, NTH-142, OXF-106, SSX-128), 3,314 Transcripts/Extracts with 19 Inventories<br>


These courts had some probate jurisdiction over Surrey before 1858.&nbsp; For more information, click on a court name.
&nbsp;  


*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]
== Post-1857 Probate Records  ==
*[[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]
*[[Court of the Bishop of Winchester]] (Episcopal Consistory)
*[[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]]
*[[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury]] (Episcopal Consistory)
*[[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester]]
*[[Court of the Deanery of the Arches of London, Croydon, Shoreham (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)]]
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


<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].
 
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>


[[Category:Surrey Probate Records|Probate]]
[[Category:England|England]]

Revision as of 19:46, 28 April 2009

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

For other Parishes click on the appropriate letter:  B-K;  L-Z

PARISH PRIMARY COURT SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Abinger Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey Pre-1662

2 - Court of the Bishop of Winchester(Episcopal Consistory)

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Post-1661

2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Addington Pre-1846 - Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon, and Shoreham;

Post-1845 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)

2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Addlestone Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey Pre-1662

2 - Court of the Bishop of Winchester(Episcopal Consistory)

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Post-1661

2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Albury Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey Pre-1662

2 - Court of the Bishop of Winchester(Episcopal Consistory)

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Post-1661

2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Alfold Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey Pre-1662

2 - Court of the Bishop of Winchester(Episcopal Consistory)

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Post-1661

2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Ash Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey Pre-1662

2 - Court of the Bishop of Winchester(Episcopal Consistory)

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Post-1661

2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Ashtead Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey Pre-1662

2 - Court of the Bishop of Winchester(Episcopal Consistory)

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Post-1661

2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey

3 - 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.originsnetwork.com/help/popup-aboutbo-surrwills.htm

Surrey & South London Will Abstracts1470-1856
This extraordinary collection is one of the most valuable on British Origins. It contains fully indexed abstracts of every Surrey will known to still exist, over 28,000 of them, dating from the 15th to 19th centuries; nearly all the originals are held at the London Metropolitan Archives.

The abstracts include all personal names (testator, beneficiaries, executors, witnesses, overseers, and others) with their relationships, place names, occupations, monetary and other bequests, and descriptions of lands. The indexes include the names of every person mentioned - over a half of a million names - places mentioned (many outside Surrey), subjects (eg occupations) mentioned in the wills, and of dates.

 

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~engsurry/

The Surrey Plus Wills Index provides an index to names of all people appearing in the wills of testators residing in the County of Surrey, England (and nine other Counties). Links are provided to transcripts of wills, where available. No guarantee of accuracy can be given, nor any responsibility accepted for any mistakes or omissions. All names and transcripts appearing on this site are the work of individuals, which they have kindly donated. Copyright of each transcript remains with the contributor. Please do not reproduce transcripts in any form, other than for personal use, without permission.
Last updated 13 Apr '08: Currently contains 41,362 Names from 2,540 Surrey & 1,099 non-Surrey Wills (BDF-88, BRK-89, BKM-57, HAM-144, KEN-79, MDX-266, NTH-142, OXF-106, SSX-128), 3,314 Transcripts/Extracts with 19 Inventories

 

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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