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 == Estate Duty Records  ==
-Beginning in 1796 a tax was levied on probates of estates valued over £10. Copies of the probate documents were filed with the Estate Duty Office in London when the tax was paid.&nbsp; These records are especially helpful for research in counties&nbsp; where local probate records have been destroyed.
-For more information, see [[England Probate Records|England Probate Records]].
+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]].&lt;br
 == Probates After 1857  ==