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==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | |||
Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | |||
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | |||
*Visit the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] or a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center] and obtain a copy of the record on microfilm. For more information, click on a court name below. <br> | |||
== Somerset Probate Courts == | == Somerset Probate Courts == | ||
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*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Fordington and Writhlington]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Fordington and Writhlington]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Yatton & Kenn]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Yatton & Kenn]] | ||
*[[Court of the Royal Peculiar of Ilminster]] | *[[Court of the Royal Peculiar of Ilminster]] | ||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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== Estate Duty Records == | == Estate Duty Records == | ||
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, especially in Somerset where many of the original records were destroyed. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]]. | 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, especially in Somerset where many of the original records were destroyed. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]]. | ||
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{{Place|Somerset}} | {{Place|Somerset}} | ||
[[Category:Somerset]] | [[Category:Somerset]] | ||