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For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
== Getting Started == | |||
''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858. Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. The Post-1857 Probate Records section below contains links to additional information about the records of this court. | |||
To look for a probate record before 1858:<br> | |||
#Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. <br> | |||
#Go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Derbyshire_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below.<br> | |||
#Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table.<br> | |||
#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | |||
== Derbyshire Probate Courts == | == Derbyshire Probate Courts == | ||
Before 1858, probate of estates of deceased persons was handled by ecclesiastical courts of the Church of England. | Before 1858, probate of estates of deceased persons was handled by ecclesiastical courts of the Church of England. The following courts had some probate jurisdiction over Derbyshire before 1858:<br> | ||
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In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England. Wealthier individuals, people who owned property in more than one county or lower court's jurisdiction, and Naval personnel often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court. | In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England. Wealthier individuals, people who owned property in more than one county or lower court's jurisdiction, and Naval personnel often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court. | ||
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*[[Court of Arches]] | *[[Court of Arches]] | ||
*[[High Court of Delegates]] | *[[High Court of Delegates]] | ||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Derbyshire Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Derbyshire Probate Courts == | ||