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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Berkshire Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Berkshire Probate Courts == | ||
Most of Berkshire was under the jurisdiction of the Archdeaconry of Berkshire, hence the majority of genealogical searches should be in the records of this court and its superiors. The Archdeaconry was part of the Diocese of Salisbury (Sarum) until 1836 and in the Diocese of Oxford from that time on. These two diocesan courts would be the superior courts to search along with the Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury which would be the highest court. The few exceptions to the Archdeaconry search would be the peculiar courts listed above. | Most of Berkshire was under the jurisdiction of the Archdeaconry of Berkshire, hence the majority of genealogical searches should be in the records of this court and its superiors. The Archdeaconry was part of the Diocese of Salisbury (Sarum) until 1836 and in the Diocese of Oxford from that time on. These two diocesan courts would be the superior courts to search along with the Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury which would be the highest court. The few exceptions to the Archdeaconry search would be the peculiar courts listed above. | ||
[Note from the website of the Oxfordshire Record Office: Negotiations are at an advanced stage with the Genealogical Society of Utah to digitize all the Oxfordshire Probate Records 1516-1857. It is hoped that this will be a joint project with Berkshire Record Office and the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies to digitize all the wills of the three counties. If successful, the project will involve images of all the wills, inventories, and related documents being placed on a commercial provider’s site, with indexes available through the Record Office sites, and accessed on a pay-per-view basis. Digitization is expected to take place in 2010.] | |||
== Court Jurisdictions == | == Court Jurisdictions == | ||