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==== Online Records ==== | ==== Online Records ==== | ||
*'''1858-1957''' | *'''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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Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Huntingdonshire. Search these indexes first: | Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Huntingdonshire. Search these indexes first: | ||
*[ | *[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/england-and-wales-published-wills-and-probate-indexes-1300-1858-volumes-available/huntingdonshire/huntingdonshire-wills-1479-1652-introduction-to-original-volume Huntingdonshire Wills 1479-1652] at Findmypast ($). | ||
*{{FSC|283731|title-id|disp=Probate records of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon, 1585-1858}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog. | |||
*{{FSC|374857|title-id|disp=Probate records for the Commissary Court of Lincoln for the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon, 1559-1857, 1559-1857}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog. This Court only had jurisdiction in Huntingdon prior to 1837. | |||
*Probate records of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon, 1585-1858 | *''Calendars of Huntingdonshire wills, 1479-1652.'' {{FSC|235806|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 942 B4b v. 42 1968}}. | ||
*{{FSC|400069|title-id|disp=Abstracts of Huntingdonshire wills, 1601-1652, in Lincoln consistory court at Lincoln, England }} at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images. | |||
*Calendars of Huntingdonshire wills, 1479-1652 {{ | *''Transactions of the Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Archaeological Society - v. 5-6 (1936-1940).'' {{FSC|1187845|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 942.5 C4ch v. 5-6}}. Vol. 6, Part 3, pages 79-96 contain an index of Wills Proved in the Peculiar Courts of Brampton, Buckden, Leighton Bromswold, Stow Longa, all in the County of Huntingdon, together with the Bonds and Inventories. According to this 1940 publication They were preserved in the Probate registry at Peterborough. | ||
*Abstracts of Huntingdonshire wills, 1601-1652, in Lincoln consistory court at Lincoln, England | *''Index of the probate records of the Consistory Court of Ely, 1449-1858.'' {{FSC|737867|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 942 B4b}}. The Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of Ely and Court of the Archdeacon of Ely had jurisdiction only from 1837-1858 in Huntingdon. | ||
*Transactions of the Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Archaeological Society - v. 5-6 (1936-1940) v. 6 Part 3 pages 79-96 | *''Index of the probate records of the Court of the Archdeacon of Ely, 1513-1857.'' {{FSC|249584|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 942 B4b v. 88}}. | ||
*{{FSC|677961|title-id|disp=Calendars of wills, administrations & etc., for the Archdeaconry Court of Northamptonshire and the Consistory Court of Peterborough}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog. Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory) only included the parish of Washingley in Huntingdon Calendars of wills, administrations & etc., for the Archdeaconry Court of Northamptonshire and the Consistory Court of Peterborough. | |||
*Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory) only included the parish of Washingley in Huntingdon Calendars of wills, administrations & | |||
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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<br>Before 1858 all of Huntingdonshire, with just a few exceptions, was under the primary probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]]. The exceptions were a few places and parishes considered [[P genealogical glossary terms|peculiars]] and their courts will be found in the jurisdiction lists through the links below. Click on a letter link for the name of a parish. | <br>Before 1858 all of Huntingdonshire, with just a few exceptions, was under the primary probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]]. The exceptions were a few places and parishes considered [[P genealogical glossary terms|peculiars]] and their courts will be found in the jurisdiction lists through the links below. Click on a letter link for the name of a parish. | ||
[[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A-D|A-D]] | [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A-D|A-D]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes E-G|E-G]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-O|H-O]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes P-S|P-S]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-Z|T-Z]] | ||
==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ||
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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, Huntingdonshire - Probate records|subject|subject-id=1713850142|disp=Huntingdonshire 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. | ||
== Huntingdonshire Probate Courts == | == Huntingdonshire Probate Courts == | ||
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