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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Shropshire|Shropshire]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Shropshire|Shropshire]] | ||
For | The following article is about probate records in the county of Shropshire. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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*[[Court of the Royal Peculiar of Bridgnorth]] | *[[Court of the Royal Peculiar of Bridgnorth]] | ||
*[[Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury]]<br> | *[[Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury]]<br> | ||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br> | |||
*Wealthy individuals<br> | |||
*People who owned property in more than one county<br> | |||
*Military and naval personnel<br> | |||
*People who lived or owned property outside England<br> | |||
=== Appeals Courts === | === Appeals Courts === | ||
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The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.<br> | The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.<br> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions == | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | ||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Shropshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and several secondary ecclesiastical courts. | Before 1858, every town and parish in Shropshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and several secondary ecclesiastical courts. | ||
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Shropshire probates in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, calendar/index 1700-1749 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=434319&disp=Shropshire+probates+in+the+Prerogative+C%20%20&columns=*,0,0] | Shropshire probates in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, calendar/index 1700-1749 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=434319&disp=Shropshire+probates+in+the+Prerogative+C%20%20&columns=*,0,0] | ||
A general will index for the Diocese of Lichfield exists online, a scanned edition of P.W. Phillimore's publicationby the British Record Society in 1892,Calendars of wills administrations in the Consistory court of the bishop of Lichfield. This single index consolidates most Staffordshire wills of the various probate court jurisdictions from 1514-1652 for the Diocese of Lichfield and to 1790 for Staffordshire smaller peculiar courts. [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en& | A general will index for the Diocese of Lichfield exists online, a scanned edition of P.W. Phillimore's publicationby the British Record Society in 1892,Calendars of wills administrations in the Consistory court of the bishop of Lichfield. This single index consolidates most Staffordshire wills of the various probate court jurisdictions from 1514-1652 for the Diocese of Lichfield and to 1790 for Staffordshire smaller peculiar courts. [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=4zYEAAAAIAAJ] | ||
== Estate Duty Records<br> == | == Estate Duty Records<br> == | ||
Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. | Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].<br> | ||
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== | == Probates After 1857 == | ||
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. For more information, go to [[Principal Probate Registry]].<br> | |||
[[Category:Shropshire | [[Category:Shropshire]] | ||