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== Finding Probate Records at the Family History Library == | == Finding Probate Records at the Family History Library == | ||
=== Pre-1858 Ecclesiastical Courts === | |||
The Family History Library has a large collection of probate records. Follow these instructions to find them. | The Family History Library has a large collection of probate records. Follow these instructions to find them. | ||
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Read the record information and make note of the library call number. If it is on film, click on '''View Film Notes''' to see the film numbers. | Read the record information and make note of the library call number. If it is on film, click on '''View Film Notes''' to see the film numbers. | ||
Many probate records from the counties of Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall were destroyed during World War II. For these counties, abstracts (1796–1812) or copies (1812–1850) of all wills on which an estate duty was paid are available at the Family History Library. | === Principal Probate Registry === | ||
The actual wills are on microfilm for 1858 through 1925 and are listed in the Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Catalog]. Do a Place search for England and the topic of Probate Records. The record titles begin "Record copy wills..." There are two catalog records for the district registry wills and one for the Principal Registry. | |||
=== Estate Duty Wills === | |||
Many probate records from the counties of Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall were destroyed during World War II. For these counties, abstracts (1796–1812) or copies (1812–1850) of all wills on which an estate duty was paid are available at the Family History Library. In the Family History Library Catalog, do a Place search for England and select the topic of Probate Records | |||
Estate Duty abstracts (1796–1852) and indexes (1796–1903) for the whole country are on microfilm. A typescript register of these film numbers, titled England and Wales Estate Duty Office: Death Duty Registers, is available only at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers may also be found in the Place search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Estate Duty abstracts (1796–1852) and indexes (1796–1903) for the whole country are on microfilm. A typescript register of these film numbers, titled England and Wales Estate Duty Office: Death Duty Registers, is available only at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers may also be found in the Place search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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ENGLAND - PROBATE RECORDS | ENGLAND - PROBATE RECORDS | ||
Records of the Court of Arches, the major appeals court, start in 1660. Many of this court’s records are available on microfiche and are indexed in The Index Library. (FHL book 942 B4b, v. 85.) <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | Records of the Court of Arches, the major appeals court, start in 1660. Many of this court’s records are available on microfiche and are indexed in The Index Library. (FHL book 942 B4b, v. 85.) <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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