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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Northamptonshire]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Northamptonshire]]'' | ||
The following article is about probate records in Northamptonshire. For | The following article is about probate records in the county of Northamptonshire. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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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/Cumberland_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below.<br> | #Go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cumberland_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below.<br> | ||
#Click a letter or span of letters for your place. This opens a jurisdictions table.<br> | #Click a letter or span of letters for your place. 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 Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
<br> | In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br> | ||
**Wealthy individuals<br> | |||
**People who owned property in more than one county<br> | |||
**Military and naval personnel<br> | |||
**People who lived or owned property outside England<br> | |||
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== Some explanatory notes on the courts in Northamptonshire == | == Some explanatory notes on the courts in Northamptonshire == | ||
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The original records of the Court of the Bishop of Peterborough and the Court of the Archdeacon of Northampton are at the Northampton Record Office, Delapre Abbey, Northampton. Those for the Courts of the Peculiar Parishes of Gretton and Nassington are at the Lincolnshire Archive Office, The Castle, Lincoln. | The original records of the Court of the Bishop of Peterborough and the Court of the Archdeacon of Northampton are at the Northampton Record Office, Delapre Abbey, Northampton. Those for the Courts of the Peculiar Parishes of Gretton and Nassington are at the Lincolnshire Archive Office, The Castle, Lincoln. | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish<br> | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish<br> == | ||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Northamptonshire fell under the jurisdiction of a primary probate court and several secondary courts. When looking for the probate of the estate of an ancestor, you should search the primary court first then move on to the secondary courts in the order given. Search indexes first. Indexes are found by clicking on the court name above. | Before 1858, every town and parish in Northamptonshire fell under the jurisdiction of a primary probate court and several secondary courts. When looking for the probate of the estate of an ancestor, you should search the primary court first then move on to the secondary courts in the order given. Search indexes first. Indexes are found by clicking on the court name above. | ||
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Before looking for a will, you should search an index. | Before looking for a will, you should search an index. | ||
The Northamptonshire and Rutland Probate Index has been created by Kay Collins, a volunteer at the Northampton Record Office, partially assisted by several others, from several of the earlier indices of probate records held in the Northampton Record Office. This composite index was commenced in 1997 and the records in this database include all work done up to 2005. The project is now largely complete (errors and omissions excepted) and this database may be updated at a future date with corrections and/or omissions. Go to [http://www.northants-familytree.net/northants%20wills%201853-1857.html Northants Wills/Admons Proved 1853-1857].[http://www.northants-familytree.net/northants%20wills%201853-1857.html <br>] | The Northamptonshire and Rutland Probate Index has been created by Kay Collins, a volunteer at the Northampton Record Office, partially assisted by several others, from several of the earlier indices of probate records held in the Northampton Record Office. This composite index was commenced in 1997 and the records in this database include all work done up to 2005. The project is now largely complete (errors and omissions excepted) and this database may be updated at a future date with corrections and/or omissions. Go to [http://www.northants-familytree.net/northants%20wills%201853-1857.html Northants Wills/Admons Proved 1853-1857].[http://www.northants-familytree.net/northants%20wills%201853-1857.html <br>] | ||
== Probate Indexes == | == Probate Indexes == | ||
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*Administrations in the Archdeaconry of Northampton : now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Birmingham Contents: [pt. 1]. 1667-1710 -- pt. 2. 1711-1800 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=203000&disp=Administrations+in+the+Archdeaconry+of+N%20%20&columns=*,0,0] | *Administrations in the Archdeaconry of Northampton : now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Birmingham Contents: [pt. 1]. 1667-1710 -- pt. 2. 1711-1800 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=203000&disp=Administrations+in+the+Archdeaconry+of+N%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. 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. Estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].<br> | ||
== | == Probates After 1857 == | ||
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> | 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> | ||
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[[Category:Northamptonshire | [[Category:Northamptonshire]] | ||