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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. | #Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. | ||
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#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page. | #Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page. | ||
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== Berkshire Probate Courts == | == Berkshire Probate Courts == | ||
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*[[High Court of Delegates]] | *[[High Court of Delegates]] | ||
The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | ||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Berkshire Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Berkshire Probate Courts == | ||
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Click [[Berkshire Probate Jurisdictions|here]] to see an alphabetical list of Berkshire parishes that were the exceptions, and the courts that had jurisdiction over them. | Click [[Berkshire Probate Jurisdictions|here]] to see an alphabetical list of Berkshire parishes that were the exceptions, and the courts that had jurisdiction over them. | ||
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== Probate Indexes Online == | == Probate Indexes Online == | ||
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Court of the Archdeacon of Berkshire (Episcopal Consistory Court) An index to the surnames, other than those of testators ... occurring in the registered wills of the Archdeaconry of Berks ... : registers A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I & 19 and parts of register J (pp. 1-578) & register M (pp. 1-245), ca. A.D. 1480-1710 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=392490&disp=An+index+to+the+surnames%2C+other+than+t%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Index to wills proved and administrations granted in the Court of the Archdeacon of Berks, 1508 to 1652 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208103&disp=Index+to+wills+proved+and+administration%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Archdeaconry of Berkshire. Court Index of Wills and administrations, 1508-1857 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=278280&disp=Wills+and+administrations%2C+1508%2D1857%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Wills, 1525-1857 Archdeacon of Berkshire [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=200522&disp=Wills%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Index to wills proved and administrations granted in the court of the Archdeacon of Berks, 1508 to 1652 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208328&disp=Index+to+wills+proved+and+administration%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Index of the probate records of the Court of the Archdeacon of Berkshire : volume 2, 1653-1710 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=341898&disp=Index+of+the+probate+records+of+the+Cour%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Registers of grants of admonitions, 1547-1857 Some of these films include indexes [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=708256&disp=Registers+of+grants+of+admonitions%2C+15%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Will index 1508-1653 for the parishes of Appleford and Sutton in Berkshire<br>FHL Film 1278815 Item 5 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=593525&disp=Parish+register+transcripts%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Will index 1508-1652 for the parish of Drayton in Berkshire FHL Film 1278815 Item 8 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=593677&disp=Parish+register+transcripts%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Peculiar Court (Faringdon, Berkshire) The jurisdiction of this court included the parish of Faringdon which included Little Coxwell, Littleworth, Thrupp, Kindell Weare, Wadley, Port, Puckety, Westbrooke and Little Wickensham. This court is a Salisbury Prebend. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=291460&disp=Wills+and+administrations%20%20&columns=*,0,0] | Court of the Archdeacon of Berkshire (Episcopal Consistory Court) An index to the surnames, other than those of testators ... occurring in the registered wills of the Archdeaconry of Berks ... : registers A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I & 19 and parts of register J (pp. 1-578) & register M (pp. 1-245), ca. A.D. 1480-1710 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=392490&disp=An+index+to+the+surnames%2C+other+than+t%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Index to wills proved and administrations granted in the Court of the Archdeacon of Berks, 1508 to 1652 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208103&disp=Index+to+wills+proved+and+administration%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Archdeaconry of Berkshire. Court Index of Wills and administrations, 1508-1857 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=278280&disp=Wills+and+administrations%2C+1508%2D1857%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Wills, 1525-1857 Archdeacon of Berkshire [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=200522&disp=Wills%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Index to wills proved and administrations granted in the court of the Archdeacon of Berks, 1508 to 1652 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208328&disp=Index+to+wills+proved+and+administration%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Index of the probate records of the Court of the Archdeacon of Berkshire : volume 2, 1653-1710 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=341898&disp=Index+of+the+probate+records+of+the+Cour%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Registers of grants of admonitions, 1547-1857 Some of these films include indexes [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=708256&disp=Registers+of+grants+of+admonitions%2C+15%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Will index 1508-1653 for the parishes of Appleford and Sutton in Berkshire<br>FHL Film 1278815 Item 5 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=593525&disp=Parish+register+transcripts%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Will index 1508-1652 for the parish of Drayton in Berkshire FHL Film 1278815 Item 8 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=593677&disp=Parish+register+transcripts%20%20&columns=*,0,0]<br>Peculiar Court (Faringdon, Berkshire) The jurisdiction of this court included the parish of Faringdon which included Little Coxwell, Littleworth, Thrupp, Kindell Weare, Wadley, Port, Puckety, Westbrooke and Little Wickensham. This court is a Salisbury Prebend. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=291460&disp=Wills+and+administrations%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. | 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> | |||
A country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills. The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208102&disp=Calendar+of+the+grants+of+probate+and+le%20%20&columns=*,0,0 indexes] for 1858-1957 and the records for the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=517092&disp=Record+copy+wills%2C+1858%2D1925%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Principal Registry] and the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=517092&disp=Record+copy+wills%2C+1858%2D1925%20%20&columns=*,0,0 District Registries] for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. <br> | |||
A country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills. The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208102&disp=Calendar+of+the+grants+of+probate+and+le%20%20&columns=*,0,0 indexes] for 1858-1957 and the records for the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=517092&disp=Record+copy+wills%2C+1858%2D1925%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Principal Registry] and the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=517092&disp=Record+copy+wills%2C+1858%2D1925%20%20&columns=*,0,0 District Registries] for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. <br> | |||
{{Place|Berkshire}} | {{Place|Berkshire}} | ||
[[Category:Berkshire | [[Category:Berkshire]] | ||