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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rutland]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rutland]] | ||
The following | The following article is about probate records in the county of Durham. For general information about probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
== Getting Started in Probate Records == | == Getting Started in Probate Records == | ||
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For a list of Rutland parishes and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdictions over them, click on a link for the span of letters for the parish. | For a list of Rutland parishes and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdictions over them, click on a link for the span of letters for the parish. | ||
[[Rutland Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A through M|A-M]] [[Rutland Probate Jurisdictions Parishes N through Z|N-Z]] | [[Rutland Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A through M|A-M]] [[Rutland Probate Jurisdictions Parishes N through Z|N-Z]] | ||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Rutland Probate Courts<br> == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Rutland Probate Courts<br> == | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | ||
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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.<br> | If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br> | ||
== Probate Indexes Online == | == Probate Indexes Online == | ||
Before looking for a will, you should search an index. The [http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/NorthantsFHSprobate.shtml Northamptonshire and Rutland Probate Index] was created by Kay Collins, a volunteer at the Northampton Record Office. She was partially assisted by others and from several earlier indices of probate records held in the Northampton Record Office. The indexing project started in 1997 and the records in the database include all work done up to 2005. The project is mostly complete (errors and omissions excepted). The database may be updated at a future date with corrections and/or omissions.<br> | Before looking for a will, you should search an index. The [http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/NorthantsFHSprobate.shtml Northamptonshire and Rutland Probate Index] was created by Kay Collins, a volunteer at the Northampton Record Office. She was partially assisted by others and from several earlier indices of probate records held in the Northampton Record Office. The indexing project started in 1997 and the records in the database include all work done up to 2005. The project is mostly complete (errors and omissions excepted). The database may be updated at a future date with corrections and/or omissions.<br> | ||
== Estate Duty Records<br> == | |||
Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Between 1813-1858 estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].<br> | |||
Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Between 1813-1858 estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]]. | |||
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== Post-1857 Probate Records == | == Post-1857 Probate Records == | ||