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Return to the [[Middlesex_Probate_Records|Middlesex Probate Records]] page. | Return to the [[Middlesex_Probate_Records|Middlesex Probate Records]] page. | ||
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*[[Archdeaconry Court of London]] | *[[Archdeaconry Court of London]] | ||
*[[Consistory Court of London]] | *[[Consistory Court of London]] | ||
*[[Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)]] | *[[Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)]] | ||
*[[Commissary Court of London (London Division)]] | *[[Commissary Court of London (London Division)]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster (Abbey)]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster (Abbey)]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral]] | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
*[[Deanery of the Arches (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)]] | *[[Deanery of the Arches (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)]] | ||
*[[Court of Husting]] | *[[Court of Husting]] | ||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
== | == Historical Background == | ||
Probate records of Middlesex, encorporating Greater London commence from as early as 1362 up to 1857. There are several Middlesex County probate court jurisdictions, some of which hold extensive probate record coverage for the greater metropolis and there are a few smaller court jurisdictions which only pertain to a small handful of parish. See the above links to Middlesex probate court jurisdictions in order to obtain an accurate idea as to the prime courts in which to search for a will, first. If you do not know where to search for a will, first, then go to the "Middlesex Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section (if you happen to know in which parish your ancestor may have died or was known to have lived in) below and search by parish name in order to determine the correct or most likely probate jurisdiction to search in, first. | |||
If a search in the most likely probate court jurisidiction proves unsuccessful, then search the next court in ranked order, i.e. "no. 2", etc. | |||
== Starting Your Search in Indexes == | |||
1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry. | |||
2. Proceed to the "Probate Records of This Court" (below) to determine what original probate records exist for this court. | |||
3. Contact or visit the Westminster City Archives, or hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers. | |||
4. Visit The Family History Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admons also on microfilm via any family history [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp centers] near you. | |||
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== Probate Indexes == | == Probate Indexes == | ||
The | The Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster probate records is well-covered with the following indexes: | ||
==== Online indexes ==== | ==== Online indexes ==== | ||
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[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=301007&disp=Wills+and+administrations%2C+1504%2D1858%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Calendars] to the Probate Acts of Wills and Administrations (Admons) exist from 1504-1829. Calendars are a kind of index (of the first letter of each surname) to the probate records and admons (administrations). | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=301007&disp=Wills+and+administrations%2C+1504%2D1858%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Calendars] to the Probate Acts of Wills and Administrations (Admons) exist from 1504-1829. Calendars are a kind of index (of the first letter of each surname) to the probate records and admons (administrations). | ||
In addition to the calendars, a majority of the original (unregistered) wills and the registered wills are alphabetically arranged at the City Archives and are likewise organized on the microfilmed probates for this court at the Family History Library. Visit the Westminster City [http://www.westminster.gov.uk/libraries/archives/family-history/wills.cfm Archives] Department or the Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=358118&subject_disp=England%2C+Essex+%2D+Probate+records&columns=*,0,0 Catalog] under Essex, England to determine availability of records. | In addition to the calendars, a majority of the original (unregistered) wills and the registered wills are alphabetically arranged at the City Archives and are likewise organized on the microfilmed probates for this court at the Family History Library. Visit the Westminster City [http://www.westminster.gov.uk/libraries/archives/family-history/wills.cfm Archives] Department or the Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=358118&subject_disp=England%2C+Essex+%2D+Probate+records&columns=*,0,0 Catalog] under Essex, England to determine availability of records. | ||
==== Microfilmed Indexes at the Family History Library<br> ==== | ==== Microfilmed Indexes at the Family History Library<br> ==== | ||
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=301007&disp=Wills+and+administrations%2C+1504-1858++ Calendar] of Wills and Admons (Administrations) are available on microfilm at the Family History Library covering the years 1504-1858 and may be circulated to each of its satellite Family History Centers (see Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex), or go to this Family History Library Catalog page | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=301007&disp=Wills+and+administrations%2C+1504-1858++ Calendar] of Wills and Admons (Administrations) are available on microfilm at the Family History Library covering the years 1504-1858 and may be circulated to each of its satellite Family History Centers (see Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex), or go to this Family History Library Catalog page | ||
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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Middlesex Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Middlesex Courts == | ||
== Middlesex Parishes and Their Probate | == Middlesex Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions == | ||
Before 1858, every parish was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. For an alphabetical list of Middlesex parishes and the courts that had jurisdiction over them, click on the link for the letter that a parish name begins with: | Before 1858, every parish was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. For an alphabetical list of Middlesex parishes and the courts that had jurisdiction over them, click on the link for the letter that a parish name begins with: | ||