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| A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article [[England Probate Records]].
| | To read a general explanation about probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. |
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| == Description == | | == Jurisdiction == |
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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 ==
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| 1. Search indexes to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail given in the index.
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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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| *Microfilms can no longer be ordered.
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| == Indexes == | | == Indexes == |
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| ==== Online Indexes ====
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| ==== Printed and Published Indexes ====
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| The FamilySearch Library has copies of the following indexes.
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| *''Northern Genealogist'' volume 3, 1474-1617, for surnames A-G. It includes both original and registered copy wills. Of the surnames A-G, those starting with the letters A, E and G were not available for indexing and apparently have been lost. The title page of the volume claims that the index starts in 1588; however, the registered copy wills include some from the fifteenth century
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| *Calendar, 1410-1610, on {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp=film numbers 98904-98909}}.
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| *Calendar, 1611-1700, on {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp=film numbers 98910-98911}}.<br>
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| *Calendar, 1503-1857, on {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp=film numbers 98912-98913}}.
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| == Records ==
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| ==== Archive Location ====
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| The records for this court are in the [http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ West Yorkshire Archives Service, Leeds].
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| ==== Archive Records ====
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| Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.
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| ==== FamilySearch Library Records ====
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| The FamilySearch Library has film copies of the following records. Films can be viewed in the library or in a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers].
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| ===== Original wills<br> =====
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| The original wills, 1521-1857, have not been filmed. A miscellanous collection of 208 wills and inventories for Richmond, 1442-1578, are on film number {{FSC|268104|title-id|disp= 994031 item 7}}. The collection was also printed in volume 26 of the ''Publications of the Surtees Society''.
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| ===== Registered copy wills<br> =====
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| *1474-1485, 1503, 1529-1551 on film number {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp=98914}}.<br>
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| *1552-1585 on film number {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp= 98914}}.<br>
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| *1586-1719 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br>
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| *1720-1731 on film number {{FSC|348776|title-id|disp=98921}}.<br>
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| *1732-1782 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br>
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| *1783-1791 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99881 item 2}}.<br>
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| *1792-1857 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br>
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| ===== Act books and other registers<br> =====
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| *1663-1664 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99953}}<br>
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| *1665-1679 -- nothing available.<br>
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| *1680-1694 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99952 item 2}}.<br>
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| *1695-1706 -- nothing available.<br>
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| *1707-1714, 1746 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99952 item 1}}.<br>
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| *1715-1735 -- nothing available.<br>
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| *1736-1741 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99953 item 2}}.<br>
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| *1742-1743 -- nothing available.<br>
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| *1744-1746 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954}}.<br>
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| *1747-1765 -- nothing available.<br>
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| *1766-1771 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954}}.<br>
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| *1772-1776 -- none available.<br>
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| *1777-1806 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954}}.
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| *1809-1830 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954 item 2}}.
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| *1830-1854 on film {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954 item 3}}.<br>
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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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| *[[Court of Arches]]
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| *[[High Court of Delegates]]
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| *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| == Estate Duty Records<br> ==
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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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| The Archdeaconry of Richmond contained the Eastern Deaneries of Richmond, Catterick and Boroughbridge, covering the western half of the North Riding and Lonsdale in the West Riding.<br>
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