Derbyshire Probate Records: Difference between revisions

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For an explanation of probate records in England, click here.

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Derbyshire Probate Courts[edit | edit source]

Before 1858, probate of estates of deceased persons was handled by ecclesiastical courts of the Church of England.

Some Explanatory Notes on the Derbyshire Probate Courts[edit | edit source]

Court Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

For an alphabetical list of the parishes of Derbyshire with the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them, click on a letter of the alphabet that a parish name begins with: A, B, C, D-E, F-H, I-L, M-O, P-R, S, T-V, W-Z.

Probate Indexes Online[edit | edit source]

Before looking for a will, you should search an index.

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/ProbateRecords/index.html

Abstracts of Derbyshire Probate Records

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/our_collection/derbyshirewills/

Derbyshire wills for the period 1858-1928.

www.wirksworth.org.uk/WILLS.htm

Derbyshire WILLS 1525-1928
transcribed by Michael Spencer
(browse 35,066 Wills and 5,093 different surnames)

http://www.pentrich.org.uk/html/wills.html#Untitled%20Name

PENTRICH WILLS & PROBATE INDEX

Post-1857 Probate Records[edit | edit source]

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 HMCS website.

A country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills. The indexes for 1858-1957 and the records for the Principal Registry and the District Registries for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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 For an alphabetical list of the parishes of Derbyshire with the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them, click on&nbsp;a letter of the alphabet that a parish name begins with: &nbsp;[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A|A]],&nbsp;[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]], &nbsp;[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C|C]], &nbsp;[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D & E|D-E]], &nbsp;[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through H|F-H]], &nbsp;[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes I through L|I-L]], &nbsp;[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes M through O|M-O]], &nbsp;[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes P through R|P-R]], &nbsp;[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S|S]], &nbsp;[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes T|T-V]], &nbsp;[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes W through Z|W-Z]].<br>
-== Probate Indexes Online ==
+== Probate Indexes Online  ==
 Before looking for a will, you should search an index. <br>
 &nbsp;
 [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/ProbateRecords/index.html http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/ProbateRecords/index.html]
 Abstracts of Derbyshire Probate Records
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+[http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/our_collection/derbyshirewills/ http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/our_collection/derbyshirewills/]
-[http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/our_collection/derbyshirewills/ http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/our_collection/derbyshirewills/]
 Derbyshire wills for the period 1858-1928.<br>
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+[http://www.wirksworth.org.uk/WILLS.htm www.wirksworth.org.uk/WILLS.htm]
-[http://www.wirksworth.org.uk/WILLS.htm www.wirksworth.org.uk/WILLS.htm]
-Derbyshire WILLS 1525-1928 <br>transcribed by Michael Spencer <br>(browse 35,066 Wills and 5,093 different surnames)
-&nbsp;
+Derbyshire WILLS 1525-1928 <br>transcribed by Michael Spencer <br>(browse 35,066 Wills and 5,093 different surnames)
 [http://www.pentrich.org.uk/html/wills.html#Untitled%20Name http://www.pentrich.org.uk/html/wills.html#Untitled%20Name]
 PENTRICH WILLS &amp; PROBATE INDEX
-== &nbsp;<br><br>Post-1857 Probate Records  ==
+== <br><br>Post-1857 Probate Records  ==
 Beginning in 1858, the government took over the&nbsp;settlement of estates and all&nbsp;wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system.&nbsp; The system consists of 11 district registry offices and&nbsp;18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and&nbsp;the principal registry&nbsp;office located in London.&nbsp; The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service.&nbsp; To learn more, go to the [http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm HMCS website].