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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Staffordshire]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Staffordshire]]'' | ||
For | The following article is about probate records in the county of Staffordshire. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. == | ||
== | == Getting Started == | ||
''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. | |||
<br>If | 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> | |||
#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> | |||
#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | |||
== Staffordshire Probate Courts == | == Staffordshire Probate Courts == | ||
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*[[High Court of Delegates|High Court of Delegates]] or sometimes known as the Court of Delegates, also heard appeals cases regarding probates and administrations. | *[[High Court of Delegates|High Court of Delegates]] or sometimes known as the Court of Delegates, also heard appeals cases regarding probates and administrations. | ||
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 Courts in Staffordshire<br> == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts in Staffordshire<br> == | ||
Records and indexes for each court are also available in the collection of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Search the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] for the title of the court or the court as an author. | Records and indexes for each court are also available in the collection of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Search the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] for the title of the court or the court as an author. | ||
== Court Jurisdictions By Parish<br> == | |||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Cumberland was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When searching for the will of an ancestor, find the name of the town or parish where he/she lived in the jurisdictions lists. Go to the list of places by clicking on a letter or series of letters below.<br> | |||
To view each parish and to learn which court[s] to search first for probates of persons living in or owning property in that parish, click on the letter the parish name begins with | |||
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| [[Staffordshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]] | |||
| [[Staffordshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] | |||
| [[Staffordshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C through G|C-G]] | |||
| [[Staffordshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H through L|H-L]] | |||
| [[Staffordshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M through S|M-S]] | |||
| [[Staffordshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through Z|T-Z]] | |||
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== Probate Indexes == | == Probate Indexes == | ||
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==== Probate Calendars ==== | ==== Probate Calendars ==== | ||
Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=309060&disp=Registered+wills+and+original+wills%2C+a%20%20&columns=*,0,0] These are calendars. They cover most of the county of Stafford. | Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=309060&disp=Registered+wills+and+original+wills%2C+a%20%20&columns=*,0,0] These are calendars. They cover most of the county of Stafford. <br> | ||
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== 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> | |||
[[Category:Staffordshire | [[Category:Staffordshire]] | ||