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''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. | ''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> | 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> | #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/Durham_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below.<br> | #Go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Durham_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> | #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> | #Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | ||
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*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Liddington]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Liddington]] | ||
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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Rutland Probate Courts<br> == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Rutland Probate Courts<br> == | ||
The county of Rutland formed part of the Archdeaconry of Northampton in the Diocese of Lincoln before 1541 when it passed with the Archdeaconry to the Diocese of Peterborough. No probte recors are deposited withing the county.<ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: by the author, page 113.</ref> | The county of Rutland formed part of the Archdeaconry of Northampton in the Diocese of Lincoln before 1541 when it passed with the Archdeaconry to the Diocese of Peterborough. No probte recors are deposited withing the county.<ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: by the author, page 113.</ref> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | ||
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== <br>Probate Indexes Online == | == <br>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.<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.<br> | ||
[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5928 Rutland, England: Parish and Probate Records] is a collection of historical parish and probate registers from the county of Rutland.<br> | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5928 Rutland, England: Parish and Probate Records] is a collection of historical parish and probate registers from the county of Rutland.<br> | ||
== Probate Indexes == | == Probate Indexes == | ||
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Card index to all Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills, relating to Northamptonshire and Rutland testators, 1383-1700 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=730039&disp=Card+index+to+all+Prerogative+Court+of+C%20%20&columns=*,0,0] | Card index to all Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills, relating to Northamptonshire and Rutland testators, 1383-1700 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=730039&disp=Card+index+to+all+Prerogative+Court+of+C%20%20&columns=*,0,0] | ||
A Calendar of wills relating to the counties of Northampton and Rutland and proved in the court of the Archdeacon of Northampton, 1510 to 1652[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=231776&disp=A+Calendar+of+wills+relating+to+the+coun%20%20&columns=*,0,0] | A Calendar of wills relating to the counties of Northampton and Rutland and proved in the court of the Archdeacon of Northampton, 1510 to 1652[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=231776&disp=A+Calendar+of+wills+relating+to+the+coun%20%20&columns=*,0,0] | ||
== Estate Duty Records<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]].<br> | ||
== Post-1857 Probate Records == | == Post-1857 Probate Records == | ||
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. For more information, go to [[Principal Probate Registry]].<br><br> | Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. For more information, go to [[Principal Probate Registry]].<br><br> | ||
{{Place|Rutland}} | {{Place|Rutland}} {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Rutland|Probate Records]] [[Category:Probate_records_in_England]] | [[Category:Rutland|Probate Records]] [[Category:Probate_records_in_England]] | ||