3,662
edits
m
added words to heading
m (Listed all the courts in one bulleted list.) |
m (added words to heading) |
||
| Line 45: | Line 45: | ||
Inventories were prevalent from the earliest period through th efirst quarter of the 18th century. They may be filed with the administration bonds as well as with the original wills. Registered copies are usually indexed and arranged chronologically. Page numbers appear in the upper right corner and testators' names are frequently written in the margins. There may be an inventory written at the end of the copy will and almost always there will be a probate act in Latin indicating when the will was proven.<br> | Inventories were prevalent from the earliest period through th efirst quarter of the 18th century. They may be filed with the administration bonds as well as with the original wills. Registered copies are usually indexed and arranged chronologically. Page numbers appear in the upper right corner and testators' names are frequently written in the margins. There may be an inventory written at the end of the copy will and almost always there will be a probate act in Latin indicating when the will was proven.<br> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish<br> == | ||
The whole of the county of Durham was under the primary jurisdiction of the Court of the Bishop of Durham also known as the Episcopal Consistory Court of Durham. This court should be searched first when looking for the probate of a deceased person who lived or owned property in Durham. Additional courts listed above also had jurisdiction over Durham. If you do not find a probate in the Court of the Bishop of Durham, search those courts. | The whole of the county of Durham was under the primary jurisdiction of the Court of the Bishop of Durham also known as the Episcopal Consistory Court of Durham. This court should be searched first when looking for the probate of a deceased person who lived or owned property in Durham. Additional courts listed above also had jurisdiction over Durham. If you do not find a probate in the Court of the Bishop of Durham, search those courts. | ||
If you haven't found a will, search the appeals courts listed above. Information about these courts is in the [[England Probate Records|England Probate Records]] page. | If you haven't found a will, search the appeals courts listed above. Information about these courts is in the [[England Probate Records|England Probate Records]] page. | ||
== Probate Indexes Online == | == Probate Indexes Online == | ||