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A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article [[England Probate Records]]. | |||
== Step | == Description == | ||
''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 == | ||
The | ==== Online Indexes ==== | ||
==== 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 | *Calendar, 1410-1610, on film numbers {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp= 98904-98909}}. | ||
*Calendar, 1611-1700, on | *Calendar, 1611-1700, on film numbers {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp= 98910-98911}}.<br> | ||
*Calendar, 1503-1857, on | *Calendar, 1503-1857, on film numbers {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp= 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 ==== | ||
The | 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> | ||
===== Original wills | ===== Original wills ===== | ||
The original wills, 1521-1857, have not been filmed. A miscellanous collection of 208 wills and inventories for Richmond, 1442-1578, are on | 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''. | ||
===== Registered copy wills | ===== Registered copy wills ===== | ||
*1474-1485, 1503, 1529-1551 on | *1474-1485, 1503, 1529-1551 on film number {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp= 98914}}.<br> | ||
*1552-1585 on | *1552-1585 on film number {{FSC|347769|title-id|disp= 98914}}.<br> | ||
*1586-1719 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br> | *1586-1719 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br> | ||
*1720-1731 on | *1720-1731 on film number {{FSC|348776|title-id|disp= 98921}}.<br> | ||
*1732-1782 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br> | *1732-1782 -- there are none. Consult the originals.<br> | ||
*1783-1791 on | *1783-1791 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp=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 ===== | ||
*1663-1664 on | *1663-1664 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99953}}<br> | ||
*1665-1679 -- nothing available.<br> | *1665-1679 -- nothing available.<br> | ||
*1680-1694 on | *1680-1694 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99952 item 2}}.<br> | ||
*1695-1706 -- nothing available.<br> | *1695-1706 -- nothing available.<br> | ||
*1707-1714, 1746 on | *1707-1714, 1746 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99952 item 1}}.<br> | ||
*1715-1735 -- nothing available.<br> | *1715-1735 -- nothing available.<br> | ||
*1736-1741 on | *1736-1741 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99953 item 2}}.<br> | ||
*1742-1743 -- nothing available.<br> | *1742-1743 -- nothing available.<br> | ||
*1744-1746 on | *1744-1746 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954}}.<br> | ||
*1747-1765 -- nothing available.<br> | *1747-1765 -- nothing available.<br> | ||
*1766-1771 on | *1766-1771 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954}}.<br> | ||
*1772-1776 -- none available.<br> | *1772-1776 -- none available.<br> | ||
*1777-1806 on | *1777-1806 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954}}. | ||
*1809-1830 on | *1809-1830 on film number {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 99954 item 2}}. | ||
*1830-1854 on | *1830-1854 on film {{FSC|348868|title-id|disp= 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]] | [[Category:Yorkshire Probate Records]] | ||
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