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{{FHL|237243|title-id|disp=Calendar of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall proved in the Consistory court of the Bishop of Exeter, 1532-1800}}<br>Some country-wide indexes are available. See the Manuscript Records subheading in [[Devonshire Probate Records]]. | |||
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Revision as of 01:32, 7 January 2011
England 
Devon Devonshire Probate Records
For a general explanation about England probate records, click here.
Step By Step[edit | edit source]
Follow these steps to look for a probate record before 1858:
1. Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived.
2. Go to the Court Jurisdictions section below.
3. Click a letter or span of letters for your place. This opens an article showing a table of places and the courts that had jurisdiction over them.
4. Follow the steps at the top of the table to search for a will.
Indexes[edit | edit source]
Online Indexes[edit | edit source]
Printed and Published Indexes[edit | edit source]
Calendar of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall proved in the Consistory court of the Bishop of Exeter, 1532-1800
Some country-wide indexes are available. See the Manuscript Records subheading in Devonshire Probate Records.
Records[edit | edit source]
Archive Location[edit | edit source]
Virtually all records for this court were destroyed in 1942, but don't give up until you have searched the manuscript collections and the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. In addition, copies of some post-1796 probates may have been deposited in the Estate Duty Registers.
Archive Records[edit | edit source]
Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.
Family and Church History Records[edit | edit source]
Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]
Jurisdiction was limited to probate matters within the Diocese of Exeter.