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*PROBATE RECORDS, 1669-1858 Archdeaconry of Richmond. Commissary Court (Western Deaneries) | *PROBATE RECORDS, 1669-1858 Archdeaconry of Richmond. Commissary Court (Western Deaneries) | ||
*PROBATE RECORDS, 1852 Church of England. Prebendal Court (Fordington and Writhlington) | *PROBATE RECORDS, 1852 Church of England. Prebendal Court (Fordington and Writhlington) | ||
== Estate or Death Duty Wills and Administrations == | |||
Beginning in 1796 a tax was levied on probates of estates valued over £10. Copies of the probate documents were filed with the Estate Duty Office in London when the tax was paid. These records are especially helpful for research in counties where local probate records have been destroyed. | |||
For more information, see [[England Probate Records|England Probate Records]].<br><br> | |||
== Post-1857 Probate Records == | == Post-1857 Probate Records == | ||