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== Getting Started in Probate Records<br> == | == Getting Started in Probate Records<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 until to 1858. 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. | |||
To look for a probate record before 1858: | |||
#Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. | |||
#Go to Court Jurisdictions section below. | |||
#Click a letter or span of letters for your place. This opens a jurisdictions table. | |||
#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | |||
== Yorkshire Probate Courts == | == Yorkshire Probate Courts == | ||
Yorkshire is | Yorkshire is the largest county in England and has more than 1,000 parishes. More than [[Yorkshire Probate Courts|60 courts]] were over Yorkshire before 1858. Click on a court name to learn more about its records, indexes and finding a probate for your ancestor.The highest court was the [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]. | ||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Cumberland was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When searching for the will of an ancestor, find the name of the town or parish where he/she lived in the jurisdictions lists below. | |||
The XX court was Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York. | |||
Go to the list of places by clicking on a letter or series of letters below. | |||
To find the names of the courts over a specific place, click on a letter or span of letters below to go to the jurisdiction tables.<br> [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E and F|E-F]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with G|G]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|H]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I through K|I-K]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M and N|M-N]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through P|O-P]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Q and R|Q-R]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T and U|T-U]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W|W]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Y|Y]]. | To find the names of the courts over a specific place, click on a letter or span of letters below to go to the jurisdiction tables.<br> [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E and F|E-F]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with G|G]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|H]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I through K|I-K]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M and N|M-N]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through P|O-P]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Q and R|Q-R]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T and U|T-U]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W|W]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Y|Y]]. | ||
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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Yorkshire Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Yorkshire Probate Courts == | ||
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