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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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=== 1858 to the Present === | === 1858 to the Present === | ||
Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more. | Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more. | ||
==== Online Records ==== | |||
*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | |||
=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
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'''Online Records''' | '''Online Records''' | ||
The place to start online searches is '''Ancestry.com'''. They have digitized and indexed [ | The place to start online searches is '''Ancestry.com'''. They have digitized and indexed [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2119/ Dorset's wills and administrations (1565-1858)] (£). (Includes Bristol Consistory, Canford and Poole Peculiars, Corfe Castle Peculiar, Archdeaconry of Dorset, Milton Abbas Peculiar, Sturminster Marshall Peculiar, and Wimborne Peculiar).<br> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.findmypast.com/articles/england-and-wales-published-wills-and-probate-indexes-1300-1858-volumes-available/dorset/dorset-wills-and-administrations-1568-1799-introduction-to-original-volume Dorset Wills and Administrations 1568-1799]. Part of the National Wills Index. | ||
*[ | *[https://www.findmypast.com/articles/england-and-wales-published-wills-and-probate-indexes-1300-1858-volumes-available Dorset Wills and Administrations in the Peculiar Courts 1500-1801]. Part of the National Wills Index.<br> | ||
Additional records are included in the '''Wiltshire probate index''' | Additional records are included in the '''Wiltshire probate index''' on [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61333/ Ancestry.com, 1540-1858] ($). | ||
:This catalogue gives access to wills and other probate records of the diocese of Salisbury which used to cover not only Wiltshire but also Berkshire (under certain circumstances) and parts of Dorset and Devon. You can search for people by name, place, occupation and date. Searching the catalogue is FREE. In addition, there are digital images for some of the documents (just over 25%) which can be viewed following on-line payment or free of charge by people visiting the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre. Wills and inventories give useful information about people’s financial status and property, and also their family relationships and friendships, which make them a wonderful resource for family and local history. The [http://members.iinet.net.au/~suegar/ Mills website] includes records from this collection for Swanage, Langton Matravers, Worth Matravers, Studland, and Church Knowle parishes.<br> | :This catalogue gives access to wills and other probate records of the diocese of Salisbury which used to cover not only Wiltshire but also Berkshire (under certain circumstances) and parts of Dorset and Devon. You can search for people by name, place, occupation and date. Searching the catalogue is FREE. In addition, there are digital images for some of the documents (just over 25%) which can be viewed following on-line payment or free of charge by people visiting the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre. Wills and inventories give useful information about people’s financial status and property, and also their family relationships and friendships, which make them a wonderful resource for family and local history. The [http://members.iinet.net.au/~suegar/ Mills website] includes records from this collection for Swanage, Langton Matravers, Worth Matravers, Studland, and Church Knowle parishes.<br> | ||
'''Prerogative Court of Canterbury''' wills [ | '''Prerogative Court of Canterbury''' wills [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-1384-1858/ (1384 - 1858)] are available online for a fee. | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="20" | <center><font size="+1">'''Online Dorset Administrations Proved in the PCC Index 1559-1725 - free'''<ref>George S. Fry, 'Dorset Administrations,' ''Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries,'' Vols. 2-6 (1891-1899). Digitised by Internet Archive and Google Books.</ref></font></center> | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="20" | <center><font size="+1">'''Online Dorset Administrations Proved in the PCC Index 1559-1725 - free'''<ref>George S. Fry, 'Dorset Administrations,' ''Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries,'' Vols. 2-6 (1891-1899). Digitised by Internet Archive and Google Books.</ref></font></center> | ||
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'''Books and Microfilm''' | '''Books and Microfilm''' | ||
*A calendar of wills and administrations relating to the county of Dorset | *A calendar of wills and administrations relating to the county of Dorset : proved in the Consistory court (Dorsetshire division) of the late diocese of Bristol, 1681-1792, and in the Archdeaconry court of Dorset, 1568-1792, and in the several peculiars, 1660-1799, all now preserved at the probate registry, Blandford. Digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=VMRCAAAAYAAJ Google Books]; {{FSC|211433|title-id|disp=FS Library Book}}. | ||
*Church of England. Archdeaconry of Dorset. Court Probate records, 1568-1857 {{ | *Church of England. Archdeaconry of Dorset. Court Probate records, 1568-1857 {{FSC|236036|title-id|disp=}} | ||
*Indexes to Sarum peculiar courts 1462-1800 which cover Chardstock 1639-1799, Fordington 1660-1799, Lyne Regis and Halstock 1664-1799, Netherbury and Beaminster 1608-1799, Preston and Sutton Pointz 1761-1799, Yatminster and Grimston 1654-1799, and Gillingham 1658-1799 | *Indexes to Sarum peculiar courts 1462-1800 which cover Chardstock 1639-1799, Fordington 1660-1799, Lyne Regis and Halstock 1664-1799, Netherbury and Beaminster 1608-1799, Preston and Sutton Pointz 1761-1799, Yatminster and Grimston 1654-1799, and Gillingham 1658-1799 FS Library Film 97430 Indexes to Sarum peculiar courts early to 1857 FS Library Film {{FSC|300055|title-id|disp=97429}} | ||
*Peculiar Court of Great Canford and Poole Probate records, {{ | *Peculiar Court of Great Canford and Poole Probate records, {{FSC|300731|title-id|disp=1650-1857}} | ||
*Peculiar Court Corfe Castle Probate records,{{ | *Peculiar Court Corfe Castle Probate records,{{FSC|300683|title-id|disp=1576-1846}} Includes the Chapelry of Kingston | ||
*Peculiar Court of Sturminister Marshall Probate records, {{ | *Peculiar Court of Sturminister Marshall Probate records, {{FSC|300661|title-id|disp=1641-1857}} Jurisdiction: Sturminister Marshall, Corfe Mullen, Hamworth and Lytchet Minister | ||
*Peculiar Court Wimborne Minster Probate records, {{ | *Peculiar Court Wimborne Minster Probate records, {{FSC|300911|title-id|disp=1603-1857}} | ||
*Wills at Salisbury 1464-1858 Contents: {{ | *Wills at Salisbury 1464-1858 Contents: {{FSC|1647597|title-id|disp=v. 122. A-K -- v. 123. K-Z.}} | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|473422|title-id|disp=Calendars of wills and administrations}} relating to the county of Dorset | ||
*The Genealogists' magazine - v. 5 (1929-1931) {{ | *The Genealogists' magazine - v. 5 (1929-1931) {{FSC|1188872|title-id|disp=Miscellaneous Dorset Wills}} from the Episcopal Consistory Court of Sarum: A-B, 1550-1737 pages 140-141; C-F, 1550-1737, pages 172-173; F-Loc, 1555-1810, pages 209-210; Lon-RE, 1560-1805, Pages 248-249; Ri-W, 1556-1731, pages 278-280 | ||
*Notes and queries for Somerset and Dorset - v. 27 (1955-1960) pages 229-233 | *Notes and queries for Somerset and Dorset - v. 27 (1955-1960) pages 229-233 | ||
*Manorial Court of Frampton {{ | *Manorial Court of Frampton {{FSC|1182592|title-id|disp=1678-1755}} | ||
*Court books for the manor and liberty of Frampton, {{ | *Court books for the manor and liberty of Frampton, {{FSC|446522|title-id|disp=1670-1881}} | ||
Did you find a reference to a probate record? | Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
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==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ||
Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. | Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. | ||
Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | ||
*[ | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
The gazetteer will either tell you: | The gazetteer will either tell you: | ||
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| | | [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A|A]] | ||
| | | [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]] | ||
| | | [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C & D|C-D]] | ||
| | | [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes E Through G|E-G]] | ||
| | | [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes H Through K|H-K]] | ||
| | | [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes L & M|L-M]] | ||
| | | [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes N Through R|N-R]] | ||
| | | [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S Through U|S-U]] | ||
| | | [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes W Through Y|W-Y]] | ||
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Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | ||
* | *{{FSC|England, Dorset - Probate records|subject|subject-id=996380414|disp=Dorset England Probate Records}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - some images may only be available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library.]<br> | ||
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | *Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | ||
== Dorset Probate Courts == | == Dorset Probate Courts == | ||
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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Dorset Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Dorset Probate Courts == | ||
In 1836, the parish of Stockland and the Chapelry of Dalwood were transferred from the Court of the Archdeacon of Dorset to the | In 1836, the parish of Stockland and the Chapelry of Dalwood were transferred from the Court of the Archdeacon of Dorset to the Court of the Archdeacon of Exeter and were united with Devon. At the same time, the parish of Thornecombe and part of the parish of Axminster were transferred from Devonshire to Dorset with a corresponding change in ecclesiastical jurisdiction. | ||
The Salisbury prebends were inhibited triennually for six months by the Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury. | The Salisbury prebends were inhibited triennually for six months by the Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury. | ||
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