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England Devon Devonshire Probate Records

For a general explanation about England probate records, click here.

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

Indexes[edit | edit source]

Calendar of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall proved in the Consistory court of the Bishop of Exeter, 1532-1800
Some country-wide indexes are available. See the Manuscript Records subheading in Devonshire Probate Records.

Records[edit | edit source]

The records for this court were destroyed in 1942.

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

Jurisdiction was limited to probate matters.

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-''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon, England Genealogy|Devon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devonshire Probate Records]]''
+''[[England]]&nbsp;[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devon]]&nbsp;[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Devonshire Probate Records]]''
-A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article [[England Probate Records]].
+For a general explanation about England probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]].
-== Step By Step  ==
+== Getting Started ==
-Follow these steps to look for a probate record before 1858:<br>1. Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. <br>2. Go to the Court Jurisdictions section below.<br>3. Click a letter or span of letters for your place. This opens an article showing a table of places and the courts that had jurisdiction over them.<br>4. Follow the steps at the top of the table to search for a will.<br>
 == Indexes  ==
-==== Online Indexes  ====
+[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=237243&disp=Calendar+of+wills+and+administrations+re%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Calendar of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall proved in the Consistory court of the Bishop of Exeter, 1532-1800]<br>Some country-wide indexes are available. See the Manuscript Records subheading in [[Devonshire Probate Records]].
-==== Printed and Published Indexes  ====
-{{FSC|237243|title-id|disp=Calendar of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall proved in the Consistory court of the Bishop of Exeter, 1532-1800}}<br>Some country-wide indexes are available. See the Manuscript Records subheading in [[Devonshire Probate Records]].
 == Records  ==
-==== Archive Location  ====
+The records for this court were destroyed in 1942.<br>
-Virtually all records for this court were destroyed in 1942, but don't give up until you have searched the [[Devon Probate Records|manuscript collections]] and the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].  In addition, copies of some post-1796 probates may have been deposited in the [[Estate Duty Registers]].
-==== Archive Records  ====
-Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.
-==== Family and Church History Records  ====
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 == Jurisdiction  ==
-Jurisdiction was limited to probate matters within the Diocese of Exeter. <br>
+Jurisdiction was limited to probate matters. <br>
-[[Category:Devon Probate Records]]
+[[Category:Devon]]