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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Middlesex]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Middlesex]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Middlesex Probate Records'' | ||
== 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 records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in | ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in Middlesex. For a general description of England probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
=== 1858 to the Present === | === 1858 to the Present === | ||
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=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in | Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in Middlesex, follow these steps: | ||
==== Step 1. Search Indexes ==== | ==== Step 1. Search Indexes ==== | ||
There are | There are no known online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Middlesex. | ||
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has the following index on CD-Rom: | The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has the following index on CD-Rom: | ||
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==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ||
Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in | Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Middlesex fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with. | ||
This list does not include London city parishes. For those, go to ''[[London Probate Records|London Probate Records]]''. | This list does not include London city parishes. For those, go to ''[[London Probate Records|London Probate Records]]''. | ||
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*[[Court of the Deanery of the Arches of London, Croydon, Shoreham (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)]]&nbsp; <br> | *[[Court of the Deanery of the Arches of London, Croydon, Shoreham (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)]]&nbsp; <br> | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral]] <br> | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral]] <br> | ||
*[[Royal Peculiar Court of St Katherine's by the Tower]] | *[[Royal Peculiar Court of St Katherine's by the Tower]] | ||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||