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| A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article [[England Probate Records]].
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| == Description == | | == Search Indexes First == |
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| ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858.
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| == Step By Step == | | ==== Printed and manuscript indexes<br> ==== |
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| 1. Search indexes to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail given in the index.
| | == Search for Probate Documents == |
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| 2. Go to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.
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| 3. Obtain the records to search. Use one of these methods to find indexes and records.
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| *Contact or visit the Archive (see below) or hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf.
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| *The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library] near you.<br>
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| Indexes for 54 peculiar courts, 1383-1883, are available online on [http://www.britishorigins.com/help/popup-aboutbo-ypec.htm British Origins]. This is a subscription site.
| | == Documents related to probates == |
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| ==== Printed and Published Indexes ====
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| Volume 60 of the record series of the ''Record Series Yorkshire Archaeological Society'' provides a printed index to this court in Appendix II on page 181. Volume 60 is on {{FSC|402687|title-id|disp=film}} in the FamilySearch Library.
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| == Records ==
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| Records are housed in the [http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ Borthwick Institute] in York.
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| ==== FamilySearch Library ====
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| No records have been filmed for this court.
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| == Appeals Courts ==
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| Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts:
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| *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| *[[High Court of Delegates]]
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| == Estate Duty Records ==
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| Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].<br>
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| == Jurisdiction ==
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| Aldbrough is a township in the parish of St. John Stanwick in the North Riding.
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