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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. | ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for the process (click on the link to learn more about it). For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]].<br> | ||
Here are steps to follow to search for a pre-1858 probate record in Sussex. | Here are steps to follow to search for a pre-1858 probate record in Sussex. | ||
Step 1--Identify when and where your ancestor died | Step 1--Identify when and where your ancestor died | ||
If you know when and where your ancestor died, use that information to find a probate record. If you do not know, use an approximate date and the place where they lived. <br> | If you know when and where your ancestor died, use that information to find a probate record. If you do not know, use an approximate date and the place where they lived. <br><br> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | ||
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Here are links to an alphabetical list of Sussex parishes containing a prioritized list of courts with pre-1858 jurisdiction over each. To see which courts to search for probates of persons living in or owning property in particular parish, click on the letter the parish name begins with. | Here are links to an alphabetical list of Sussex parishes containing a prioritized list of courts with pre-1858 jurisdiction over each. To see which courts to search for probates of persons living in or owning property in particular parish, click on the letter the parish name begins with. | ||
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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. | ||
== Probate Indexes Online == | == Probate Indexes Online == | ||
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=243356&disp=Calendar+of+administrations+in+the+Consi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Calendar of administrations in the Consistory court of the Bishop of Chichester, 1555-1800: Calendar of wills and administrations in the Peculiar court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1520-1670: Calendar of Wills and administrations in the Peculiar court of the Dean of Chichester] | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=243356&disp=Calendar+of+administrations+in+the+Consi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Calendar of administrations in the Consistory court of the Bishop of Chichester, 1555-1800: Calendar of wills and administrations in the Peculiar court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1520-1670: Calendar of Wills and administrations in the Peculiar court of the Dean of Chichester] | ||
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== Estate Duty Records<br> == | == Estate Duty Records<br> == | ||
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== Probates After 1857 == | == 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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