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Before 1858, every town and parish in Rutland fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court or a secondary court. For an authoritative treatise on each Rutland probate court and the parishes comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's ''Wills and Their Whereabouts'', available select locations and in the Family History Library (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=413992&disp=Wills+and+their+whereabouts%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 S2wa]). | Before 1858, every town and parish in Rutland fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court or a secondary court. For an authoritative treatise on each Rutland probate court and the parishes comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's ''Wills and Their Whereabouts'', available select locations and in the Family History Library (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=413992&disp=Wills+and+their+whereabouts%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 S2wa]). | ||
When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on the court name links above | When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on the court name links above. | ||
The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps. | The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps. | ||
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1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. If the record still isn't found, search the records for the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. | 1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. If the record still isn't found, search the records for the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. | ||
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one. Go back to [[ | If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one. Go back to [[Rutland_Probate_Records]]. <br> | ||
For a list of Rutland parishes and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | For a list of Rutland parishes and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | ||
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