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== Description == | |||
''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858. This article explains about probates and how to get started to search for a will. | |||
Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. The '''Probates After 1857''' section below has a link to an article about probates after 1857. | |||
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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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*[[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Dean of Hereford]] | *[[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Dean of Hereford]] | ||
*[[Court of the Archdeacon of Brecon|Court of the Archdeacon of Brecon]] | *[[Court of the Archdeacon of Brecon|Court of the Archdeacon of Brecon]] | ||
*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Breconshire]] | *[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Breconshire]] | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of St. David's (Episcopal Consistory|Court of the Bishop of St. David's (Episcopal Consistory]]) | *[[Court of the Bishop of St. David's (Episcopal Consistory|Court of the Bishop of St. David's (Episcopal Consistory]]) | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Moreton Magna or Moreton on Lugg|Court of the Peculiar of Moreton Magna or Moreton on Lugg]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of Moreton Magna or Moreton on Lugg|Court of the Peculiar of Moreton Magna or Moreton on Lugg]] | ||
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If you do not know the parish in which your ancestor died or held property, search the [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] first. | If you do not know the parish in which your ancestor died or held property, search the [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] first. | ||
== Indexes to Probate Records == | == Indexes to Probate Records == | ||