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=== Post-1857 Probate Records | == Probate Indexes Online == | ||
Before looking for a will, you should search an index. <br> | |||
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Suffolk Probate Indexes 1847-1857<br>The Testator index records 1,124 wills and the people who made them. The Beneficiary index records 10,698 people, or other entities, who will benefit from those wills. The wills were proved during the years 1847-1857, that is the decade before the civil courts took over the probate of wills from the ecclesiastical courts in 1858. <br> | |||
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Ipswich Probate Inventories, 1583-1631 | |||
Sudbury Archdeaconry Wills, 1439-1638 | |||
Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1439-1461 | |||
Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1624 | |||
Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1625-1626 | |||
== <br>Post-1857 Probate Records == | |||
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. The system consists of 11 district registry offices and 18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and the principal registry office located in London. The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service. To learn more, go to the [http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm HMCS website]. | Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. The system consists of 11 district registry offices and 18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and the principal registry office located in London. The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service. To learn more, go to the [http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm HMCS website]. | ||