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==== Online Records ==== | ==== Online Records ==== | ||
*'''1858-1957''' | * '''1858-1957''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/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 & images | ||
* '''1858-1995''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1904 England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995] at Ancestry($); index | |||
* '''1858-2019''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales-government-probate-death-index-1858-2019 England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019] at Findmypast($); index | |||
=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
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*[http://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/nei/ Durham and Northumberland probate records, 1527-1857]. Index is wonderful! | *[http://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/nei/ Durham and Northumberland probate records, 1527-1857]. Index is wonderful! | ||
**[http://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/nei/data/intro.php North East Inheritance database (pre-1858 Durham Probate Records)]. To learn more about the project and search the index. | **[http://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/nei/data/intro.php North East Inheritance database (pre-1858 Durham Probate Records)]. To learn more about the project and search the index. | ||
* | *[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12122 Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1383-1858] | ||
* | *{{FSC|1928667|item|disp=Sunderland Wills and Invetories Transcribed 1601-1650 with 90 probate records}} | ||
<br>Did you find a reference to a probate record? | <br>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/ Vision of Britain] | ||
The gazetteer will either tell you: | The gazetteer will either tell you: | ||
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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, Durham - Probate records|subject|subject-id=1190955462|disp=Durham 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. | ||
== Durham Probate Courts == | == Durham Probate Courts == | ||
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== Durham Probate Collections == | == Durham Probate Collections == | ||
The following collections contain various records relating to probate from County Durham. | The following collections contain various records relating to probate from County Durham. | ||
*[[England, Durham Diocese, Allertonshire Peculiar Administration Bonds and Inventories | *[[England, Durham Diocese, Allertonshire Peculiar Administration Bonds and Inventories - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[England, Durham Diocese, Allertonshire Peculiar Stray Probate Bonds | *[[England, Durham Diocese, Allertonshire Peculiar Stray Probate Bonds - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[England, Durham Diocese, Probate Inventories | *[[England, Durham Diocese, Probate Inventories - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[England, Durham Diocese, Registered Wills | *[[England, Durham Diocese, Registered Wills - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[England, Durham Diocese, Renunciations | *[[England, Durham Diocese, Renunciations - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[England, Durham Probate Bonds | *[[England, Durham Probate Bonds - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[England, Durham, Dean and Chapter of Durham's Allerton and Allertonshire Original Wills, Inventories and Bonds | *[[England, Durham, Dean and Chapter of Durham's Allerton and Allertonshire Original Wills, Inventories and Bonds - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[England, Durham, Diocese of Durham Original Wills | *[[England, Durham, Diocese of Durham Original Wills - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[England, Durham, Probate Commissions, Monitions and Citations | *[[England, Durham, Probate Commissions, Monitions and Citations - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts of Durham == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts of Durham == | ||
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== Other On-line Information == | == Other On-line Information == | ||
*[https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/ | *[https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/ Durham University Special Collection] Durham Probate Records | ||
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