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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]].


== Description  ==
== Step by Step  ==
 
''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.
 
== Step By Step  ==
 
1. Search indexes to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail given in the index.
 
2. Go to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.
 
3. Obtain the records to search. Use one of these methods to find indexes and records.
 
*Contact or visit the Archive (see below) or hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf.
*Microfilms can no longer be ordered.


== Indexes  ==
== Indexes  ==


==== Online Indexes  ====
The Family History Library has copies of the following indexes.<br>
 
==== Printed and Published Indexes  ====
 
The FamilySearch Library has copies of the following indexes.  


''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  
''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  


*Calendar, 1410-1610, on film numbers {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp= 98904-98909}}.  
*Calendar, 1410-1610, on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=347769&disp=Wills+and+administrations++ film numbers 98904-98909].  
*Calendar, 1611-1700, on film numbers {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp= 98910-98911}}.<br>
*Calendar, 1611-1700, on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=347769&disp=Wills+and+administrations++ film numbers 98910-989111].<br>  
*Calendar, 1503-1857, on film numbers {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp= 98912-98913}}.
*Calendar, 1503-1857, on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=347769&disp=Wills+and+administrations++ film numbers 98912-98913].


== Records  ==
== Records  ==


==== Archive Location ====
==== Archive Location ====


The records for this court are in the [http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ West Yorkshire Archives Service, Leeds].  
The records for this court are in the [http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/ West Yorkshire Archives Service, Leeds].  


==== Archive Records ====
==== Archive Records ====
 
Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.


==== FamilySearch Library Records ====
==== Family History Library Records ====


The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available online at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library] near you.<br>
The Family History Library has film copies of the following records. Films can be viewed in the library or in a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center].  


===== Original wills =====
===== Original wills<br>  =====


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''.  
The original wills, 1521-1857, have not been filmed. A miscellanous collection of 208 wills and inventories for Richmond, 1442-1578, are on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=268104&disp=Wills+and+inventories+from+the+registry+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film number 994031 item 7]. . The collection was also printed in volume 26 of the ''Publications of the Surtees Society''.  


===== Registered copy wills =====
===== Registered copy wills<br>  =====


*1474-1485, 1503, 1529-1551 on film number {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp= 98914}}.<br>  
*1474-1485, 1503, 1529-1551 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=347769&disp=Wills+and+administrations++ film number 98914].<br>  
*1552-1585 on film number {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp= 98914}}.<br>  
*1552-1585 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=347769&disp=Wills+and+administrations++ film number 98914].<br>  
*1586-1719 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br>  
*1586-1719 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br>  
*1720-1731 on film number {{FSC|348776|title-id|disp= 98921}}.<br>  
*1720-1731 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348776&disp=Wills+and+administrations+of+York+Peculi++ film number 98921].<br>  
*1732-1782 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br>  
*1732-1782 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br>  
*1783-1791 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp=99881 item 2}}.<br>  
*1783-1791 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348868&disp=Wills%2C+administrations%2C+and+inventor++ film number 99881 item 2].<br>  
*1792-1857 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br>
*1792-1857 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br>


===== Act books and other registers =====
===== Act books and other registers<br>  =====


*1663-1664 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99953}}<br>  
*1663-1664 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348868&disp=Wills%2C+administrations%2C+and+inventor++ film number 99953]<br>  
*1665-1679 -- nothing available.<br>  
*1665-1679 -- nothing available.<br>  
*1680-1694 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99952 item 2}}.<br>  
*1680-1694 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348868&disp=Wills%2C+administrations%2C+and+inventor++ film number 99952 item 2].<br>  
*1695-1706 -- nothing available.<br>  
*1695-1706 -- nothing available.<br>  
*1707-1714, 1746 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99952 item 1}}.<br>  
*1707-1714, 1746 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348868&disp=Wills%2C+administrations%2C+and+inventor++ film number 99952 item 1].<br>  
*1715-1735 -- nothing available.<br>  
*1715-1735 -- nothing available.<br>  
*1736-1741 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99953 item 2}}.<br>  
*1736-1741 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348868&disp=Wills%2C+administrations%2C+and+inventor++ film number 99953 item 2].<br>  
*1742-1743 -- nothing available.<br>  
*1742-1743 -- nothing available.<br>  
*1744-1746 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954}}.<br>  
*1744-1746 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348868&disp=Wills%2C+administrations%2C+and+inventor++ film number 99954].<br>  
*1747-1765 -- nothing available.<br>  
*1747-1765 -- nothing available.<br>  
*1766-1771 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954}}.<br>  
*1766-1771 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348868&disp=Wills%2C+administrations%2C+and+inventor++ film number 99954].<br>  
*1772-1776 -- none available.<br>  
*1772-1776 -- none available.<br>  
*1777-1806 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954}}.  
*1777-1806 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348868&disp=Wills%2C+administrations%2C+and+inventor++ film number 99954].  
*1809-1830 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954 item 2}}.  
*1809-1830 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348868&disp=Wills%2C+administrations%2C+and+inventor++ film number 99954 item 2].  
*1830-1854 on film {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954 item 3}}.
*1830-1854 on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=348868&disp=Wills%2C+administrations%2C+and+inventor++ film 99954 item 3].
 
== Appeals Courts ==
 
Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts:
 
*[[Court of Arches]]
*[[High Court of Delegates]]
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
== Estate Duty Records<br> ==
 
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>


== Jurisdiction  ==
== Jurisdiction  ==


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>
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>  


[[Category:Yorkshire Probate Records]]
[[Category:Yorkshire]]

Revision as of 13:00, 20 November 2009

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To read a general explanation about probate records in England, click here.

Step by Step[edit | edit source]

Indexes[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has copies of the following indexes.

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

Records[edit | edit source]

Archive Location[edit | edit source]

The records for this court are in the West Yorkshire Archives Service, Leeds.

Archive Records[edit | edit source]

Family History Library Records[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has film copies of the following records. Films can be viewed in the library or in a family history center.

Original wills
[edit | edit source]

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 994031 item 7. . The collection was also printed in volume 26 of the Publications of the Surtees Society.

Registered copy wills
[edit | edit source]
Act books and other registers
[edit | edit source]

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

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.

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