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*{{FSC|330052|subject-id|disp=Lincoln probate records-indexes}} | *{{FSC|330052|subject-id|disp=Lincoln probate records-indexes}} | ||
*{{FSC|4791|title-id|disp=Index to records of Lincoln Peculiar Courts}}, including Caistor, Louth, Heydour, Corringham, Bishop Norton, Kirton in Lindsey, Gretton, Empingham, Biggleswade and Sleaford. | *{{FSC|4791|title-id|disp=Index to records of Lincoln Peculiar Courts}}, including Caistor, Louth, Heydour, Corringham, Bishop Norton, Kirton in Lindsey, Gretton, Empingham, Biggleswade and Sleaford. | ||
*The ''Lincolnshire Wills Beneficiary Index | *The ''Lincolnshire Wills Beneficiary Index ''covers the period approximately from 1383 to1900. It was compiled by Pam Baker from information submitted by members of the Lincolnshire Family History Society. It's an index to the names of people who appear in a will made by someone else. The FamilySearch Library has a copy of this index on fiche numbers {{FSC|755208|title-id|disp=6393728-6393730 and 6393718-6393720}}. | ||
Did you find a reference to a probate record? | Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
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==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ||
Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. | Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. | ||
Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | ||
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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 Lincolnshire 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. | ||
[[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]] | [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C and D|C-D]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes E and F|E-F]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes G|G]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H|H]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes I through K|I-K]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes L and M|L-M]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes N through P|N-P]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes Q and R|Q-R]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes S|Sa-So]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with Sp through Sw|Sp-Sw]] [[Lincolnshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes T through Z|T-Z]] | ||
==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ||
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*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | *Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | ||
*Storey, Anne M. The Rev. James Hopewell's Will. | *Storey, Anne M. The Rev. James Hopewell's Will. An interesting English Will that provides information on some Irish families. Names include Griffin, Holdsworth, Briggs, Kerr, Enroe, Francis, Hays, Barkwood, Robinson, Oak and Hawkland. Covers years 1773-1919, Lincoln, and Ireland Sligo. Will in The Irish Ancestor, vol. XVI, no.2, 1984, pages 8-9. FamilySearch Library Ref. 941.5 B2i | ||
== Lincolnshire Probate Courts == | == Lincolnshire Probate Courts == | ||
The following ecclesiastical courts had some probate jurisdiction over the county of | The following ecclesiastical courts had some probate jurisdiction over the county of Lincoln prior to 1858. Click on a court name to learn more about its records, indexes and finding a probate for your ancestor. To determine which court, go to the Court Jurisdictions by Parish section above.<br> | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
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