Court of Arches: Difference between revisions

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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 wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858.

Step By Step

1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.
2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.
3. Contact or visit the Record Office or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.
4. The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available online at a FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library near you.

Indexes

Online Indexes

Names have been included in the Court of Arches collection in the Lambeth Palace Library catalogue here. Information about the Court of Arches at the Lambeth Palace Library can be found here. When doing a catalogue search, type the surname in the "Any Text" field and Arches in the "OrderNo" field. For the "Repository" select Lambeth Palace Library, then click Search.

Printed and Published Indexes

Indexes from 1660-1857 were compiled by the British Record Society (vol. 85) and are available at major academic and research institutions in the UK and U.S.A., including the FamilySearch Library.

The FamilySearch Library has an Index of cases in the records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, from 1660-1913 are on microfiche #6066891

Records

Archive Location

The original records for this are held at:

Lambeth Palace Library
Lambeth Palace Road
Lambeth, London, SE1 7EH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 78981200

Archive Records

Add information.

FamilySearch Library Records

The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available online at a FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library near you:

Jurisdiction

The Court of Arches of Canterbury was a court of appeal for both the Province of York and Canterbury. Its equivalent in the Province of York was the Chancery Court of the Province of York. The royal peculiars and the peculiars of the Archbishop were exempt and do not come under this court's jurisdiction.

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-== Description  ==
+==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.<br>
-== Indexes  ==
+==Step By Step==
-==== Online Indexes ====
+. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.<br>2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.<br>3. Contact or visit the Record Office or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.<br>4. 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>
-==== Printed and Published Indexes ====
+==Indexes==
-Indexes from 1660-1857 were compiled by the British Record Society (vol. 85) and are available at major academic and research institutions in the UK and U.S.A., including the Family History Library.&nbsp;<br>
+====Online Indexes====
+Names have been included in the Court of Arches collection in the Lambeth Palace Library catalogue [https://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/CalmView/advanced.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog here]. Information about the Court of Arches at the Lambeth Palace Library can be found [https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/content/arches here]. When doing a catalogue search, type the '''surname''' in the "Any Text" field and '''Arches''' in the "OrderNo" field. For the "Repository" select '''Lambeth Palace Library''', then click '''Search'''.
-The Family History Library has an ''Index of cases in the records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, from 1660-1913'' are on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248463&disp=Index+of+cases+in+the+records+of+the+Cou%20%20&columns=*,0,0 microfiche #6066891]
+====Printed and Published Indexes====
-== Records  ==
+Indexes from 1660-1857 were compiled by the British Record Society (vol. 85) and are available at major academic and research institutions in the UK and U.S.A., including the FamilySearch Library. <br>
-==== Archive Location  ====
+The FamilySearch Library has an ''Index of cases in the records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, from 1660-1913'' are on {{FSC|248463|title-id|disp=microfiche #6066891}}
+==Records==
+====Archive Location====
 The original records for this are held at:
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 Lambeth Palace Library<br>Lambeth Palace Road<br>Lambeth, London, SE1 7EH<br>United Kingdom<br>Tel: +44 20 78981200
-==== Archive Records  ====
+====Archive Records====
-Add information.
-==== Family History Library Records ====
+Add information.
-The Family History Library has the following records on film. Films can be viewed in the library or in [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history centers].
+====FamilySearch Library Records====
-*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=379246&disp=Records+of+the+Court+of+Arches%2C+1660%2%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Records of the Court of Arches, 1660-1913 (microfiche series)]<br>
+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:
-*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=405562&disp=Proceedings+of+the+Court+of+Arches%2C+15%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Proceedings of the Court of Arches, 1554-1883 (series 2)]
+*{{FSC|379246|title-id|disp=Records of the Court of Arches, 1660-1913 (microfiche series)}}<br>
+*{{FSC|405562|title-id|disp=Proceedings of the Court of Arches, 1554-1883 (series 2)}}
-== Jurisdiction  ==
+==Jurisdiction==
-The Court of Arches of Canterbury was a court of appeal for both the Province of York and Canterbury. Its equivalent in the Province of York was the Chancery Court of the Province of York.&nbsp;The royal peculiars and the peculiars of the Archbishop were exempt and do not come under this court's jurisdiction.&nbsp;
+The Court of Arches of Canterbury was a court of appeal for both the Province of York and Canterbury. Its equivalent in the Province of York was the Chancery Court of the Province of York. The royal peculiars and the peculiars of the Archbishop were exempt and do not come under this court's jurisdiction.
-[[Category:England]]
+[[Category:England Court Records]]