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+| link1=[[England Genealogy|England]]
+| link2=[[Yorkshire,_England_Genealogy|Yorkshire]]
+| link3=[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Yorkshire Probate Records]]
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+| link5=[[Court_of_the_Peculiar_of_the_Dean_and_Chapter_of_Durham_within_the_Jurisdiction_of_Howden_and_Howdenshire|Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Durham within the Jurisdiction of Howden and Howdenshire]]
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-The following information is specifically about this probate court. Add here time period or gaps in records, or any specifics about the court or its records. <br>
+A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article [[England Probate Records]]. Click to read a definition of the word [[P genealogical glossary terms|peculiar]].
-== Search Indexes First  ==
+== Description  ==
-==== Online indexes <br>  ====
+''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.
-==== Printed and manuscript indexes <br>  ====
+== Step By Step  ==
-== Search for Probate Documents  ==
+. Search indexes to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail given in the index.
-==== Online<br>  ====
+. Go to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.
-==== Printed or manuscript<br>  ====
+. Obtain the records to search. Use one of these methods to find indexes and records.
-== Tips  ==
+*Contact or visit the Archive (see below) or hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf.
+*Microfilm can no longer be ordered.
-Can do a bulleted list here<br>
+== Indexes  ==
-== Documents related to probates  ==
+==== Online Indexes ====
-Can add brief text and links to other articles<br><br>
+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.
+==== Printed and Published Indexes ====
+== Records  ==
+==== Archive Location  ====
+The records for this court are held in the [http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ Borthwick Institute of Historical Research.]
+==== Archive Records  ====
+Add information.
+==== FamilySearch Library Records  ====
+Film copies of the following records. Films can be view in the library or in a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers].<br>
+*Act books 1622-1857, on {{FSC|348776|title-id|disp=99955 item 2}}
+The act books are in three volumes, and cover respectively 1622-1642, 1660-1735 and 1736-1857. To access the remainder of the original records listed below, it will first be necessary to consult the act books.
+*Original records, 1660-1720, on films {{FSC|348776|title-id|disp= 99423-99427}}.
+*Original records, 1721-1857, on films {{FSC|348776|title-id|disp= 99941 (item 2)-99948}}.
+== Jurisdiction  ==
+Howden is a Durham peculiar situated entirely within the geographic boundaries of Yorkshire.
+[[Category:Yorkshire Probate Records]]