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Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Essex. Search these indexes first: | Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Essex. Search these indexes first: | ||
County-wide | County-wide general will indexes for Essex County are now available online, making Essex County one of the foremost in facilitating probate research in England. | ||
The following sites index significant portions of | The following sites index significant portions of Essex wills: | ||
*Essex County Record Office's outstanding wills index from [http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/default.asp early to 1857] | *Essex County Record Office's outstanding wills index from [http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/default.asp early to 1857] consolidates into one single index, the county's wills. Images have been uploaded up to 1720.<ref>'Where there's a will: major update to Essex Ancestors,' ''Essex Record Office Blog,'' 30 October 2014, http://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/where-theres-a-will-major-update-to-essex-ancestors/.</ref> | ||
*[http://www.origins.net/help/aboutNWI-procoll.aspx Wills Proved at Chelmsford 1400-1858]. Part of the National Wills Index. | *[http://www.origins.net/help/aboutNWI-procoll.aspx Wills Proved at Chelmsford 1400-1858]. Part of the National Wills Index. | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/essex-wills-beneficiaries-index-1505-1916?sourceID=13&utm_source=msix_affiliate&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_uk&awc=2114_1430241214_e5d46bb785b09f6e8fb12219b7e81518 Essex Wills Beneficiaries Index online at findmypast]: 1505-1916 | *[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/essex-wills-beneficiaries-index-1505-1916?sourceID=13&utm_source=msix_affiliate&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_uk&awc=2114_1430241214_e5d46bb785b09f6e8fb12219b7e81518 Essex Wills Beneficiaries Index online at findmypast]: 1505-1916 | ||
The Essex County Record Office previously compiled and published a complete name index covering wills and administrations from | The Essex County Record Office previously compiled and published a complete name index covering wills and administrations from the '''''first eight'' '''Essex County probate court jurisdictions listed above (through the Liberty of Sokens). The index is available in three volumes online through the National Wills Index and in book form at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City: | ||
*Emmison, F. G., ed. | *Emmison, F. G., ed. ''[Index to] Wills at Chelmsford 1400-1858''. 3 vols. London: s.n., 1961, by the British Record Society. Digital versions online at [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ National Wills Index] ($); {{FHL|247479|title-id|disp=FHL Book 942 B4b v. 78, 79, 84; microfilms 0962739 and 0962740; microfiche 6073796, 6073797, and 6073802}}. | ||
*Transcriptions of Essex wills from various probate court jurisdictions at <br>[http://linux02.lib.cam.ac.uk/earlscolne/probate/index.htm http://linux02.lib.cam.ac.uk/earlscolne/probate/index.htm]. | *Transcriptions of Essex wills from various probate court jurisdictions at <br>[http://linux02.lib.cam.ac.uk/earlscolne/probate/index.htm http://linux02.lib.cam.ac.uk/earlscolne/probate/index.htm]. | ||
Always re-visit these websites as | Always re-visit these websites as new, updated data may periodically be posted online. | ||
If the indexes on the Internet do not produce possible wills for your ancestors, | If the indexes on the Internet do not produce possible wills for your ancestors, look in the '''published indexes '''listed here. | ||
Other printed indexes | Other printed indexes are found listed on the court pages. '''Click on the court name links above.''' | ||
Did you find a reference to a probate record? | Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
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==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ||
Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. | Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. | ||
Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here are two outstanding topographical dictionaries online: | Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here are two outstanding topographical dictionaries online: | ||
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==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ||
Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it. Then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Sussex fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. | Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it. Then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Sussex fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Here are links to an alphabetical list of Essex parishes containing a prioritized list of courts with jurisdiction over each. To see which courts to search for probates of persons living in or owning property in particular parish, click on the letter the parish name begins with. | ||
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| | | [[Essex Probate Jurisdictions|A]] | ||
| | | [[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, 'B' Parishes|B ]] | ||
| | | [[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, 'C' Parishes|C]] | ||
| | | [[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D-F|D-F]] | ||
| | | [[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, 'G' Parishes|G ]] | ||
| | | [[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-K|H-K]] | ||
| | | [[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, 'L' Parishes|L]] | ||
| | | [[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes M-N|M-N]] | ||
| | | [[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes O-R|O-R]] | ||
| | | [[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, 'S' Parishes|S]] | ||
| | | [[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-V|T-V]] | ||
| | | [[Essex Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes W-Z|W-Z]] | ||
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== Essex Probate Courts == | == Essex Probate Courts == | ||
The following | The following ecclesiastical courts had some probate jurisdiction over the county of Essex prior to 1858. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. | ||
*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex]] | *[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex]] | ||
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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts in Essex<br> == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts in Essex<br> == | ||
Probate records for the | Probate records for the first eight courts listed above are located at the [https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate Essex Record Office]. The additional four courts' records are located in Greater London-based record offices (click links to view). | ||
Records and indexes for each court are also available in the collection of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. | Records and indexes for each court are also available in the collection of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog ]for the title of the court or the court as an author. <br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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