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== Getting Started in Probate Records == | == Getting Started in Probate Records == | ||
''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process prior to 1858. To look for a probate record for your ancestor,<br> | ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process prior to 1858. To look for a probate record for your ancestor,<br> | ||
#Discover | #Discover where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, look in the place where they lived or had property. <br> | ||
# | #Click a letter or span of letters covering the place name. Find these letters under the Court Jurisdictions section below.<br> | ||
# | #View the jurisdictions table. The places in the left column and the courts having jurisdiction are in the other columns. | ||
#Click on a court name to learn more about finding and using its records. | |||
Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. The Post-1857 Probate Records section below contains links to additional information about the records of this court. <br><br> | Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. The Post-1857 Probate Records section below contains links to additional information about the records of this court. <br><br> | ||