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The following article is about probate records in the county of Devon, also called Devonshire. For general information about probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. <br> | The following article is about probate records in the county of Devon, also called Devonshire. For general information about probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. <br> | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
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#Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table. | #Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table. | ||
#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | #Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | |||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Devon 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. Go to the jurisdiction tables by clicking a letter or series of letters below.<br> | |||
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| [[Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A|A]] | |||
| [[Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]] | |||
| [[Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C|C]] | |||
| [[Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D & E|D-E]] | |||
| [[Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through H|F-H]] | |||
| [[Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes I through K|I-K]] | |||
| [[Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes L & M|L-M]] | |||
| [[Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes N & O|N-O]] | |||
| [[Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes P through R|P-R]] | |||
| [[Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S|S]] | |||
| [[Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes T through V|T-V]] | |||
| [[Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes W through Z|W-Z]] | |||
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== Devonshire Probate Courts == | == Devonshire Probate Courts == | ||
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The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | ||
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== Probate Indexes Online == | == Probate Indexes Online == | ||
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=278481&disp=An+alphabetical+register+of+divers+perso%20%20&columns=*,0,0 An alphabetical register of divers persons, who by their last wills & grants have given towards the relief of the poor of the county of Devon]<br> | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=278481&disp=An+alphabetical+register+of+divers+perso%20%20&columns=*,0,0 An alphabetical register of divers persons, who by their last wills & grants have given towards the relief of the poor of the county of Devon]<br> | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=279949&disp=Abstracts+of+wills+of+the+Drew+Family%2C%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Abstracts of wills of the Drew Family, proved in the Court of the Archdeacon of Exeter and other courts, 1550-1891]<br> | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=279949&disp=Abstracts+of+wills+of+the+Drew+Family%2C%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Abstracts of wills of the Drew Family, proved in the Court of the Archdeacon of Exeter and other courts, 1550-1891]<br> | ||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Devonshire Courts == | |||
Many of the records of the courts in this county were destroyed during during World War II. [http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/councildemocracy/neighbourhoods-villages/record_office/family_history_3/wills_records.htm Devon Wills and Probate Records] contains information about probates and where they are located. The manuscript collections mentioned below and the [[Estate Duty Registers]] should be searched as an alternative to the original records. | |||
== Estate Duty Records<br> == | == Estate Duty Records<br> == | ||