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== Probate Records == | == Probate Records == | ||
''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in | ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in Hampshire See [[England Probate Records]] for a general description of probate records in England. | ||
=== 1858 to the Present === | === 1858 to the Present === | ||
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<br>Before looking for a will, you should search an index. | <br>Before looking for a will, you should search an index. | ||
An index to the wills is available via '''[http://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives/hals-collections/wills.htm Hampshire Archives and Local Studies' Online Catalogue]''' at the Hampshire Record Office. | An index to the wills is available via '''[http://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives/hals-collections/wills.htm Hampshire Archives and Local Studies' Online Catalogue]''' at the Hampshire Record Office. Their online searches provide access not only to Hampshire wills, but to all probate records as well as several other record types dating from the 15th to 20th centuries. Write to the Hampshire Archives for copies to be made of a will or administration. | ||
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*Archdeaconry of Winchester card index of wills, 1660-1857 (A-Cabanac) | *Archdeaconry of Winchester card index of wills, 1660-1857 (A-Cabanac) | ||
*Archdeaconry of Winchester card index of wills, 1660-1857 (Cabanac-Z) | *Archdeaconry of Winchester card index of wills, 1660-1857 (Cabanac-Z) | ||
*Original index to the archdeaconry wills (WI-1-5) {{FSC|175819|title-id|disp=1502-1792, 1742-1857}} | *Original index to the archdeaconry wills (WI-1-5) {{FSC|175819|title-id|disp=1502-1792, 1742-1857}} | ||
*{{FSC|957373|title-id|disp=Extracts from registered and original wills}} in the Consistory Court of Winchester, 1492-1652, and the Archdeaconry Court of Winchester, 1501-1653. Lists the testator, executor and anyone else for whom some relationship was stated, witnesses names and relationship, place of residence, occupation, date of probate, etc. Extracts are not arranged in either alphabetical or chronological order. The FamilySearch Library also has an listing at the British Reference Counter of these extracts. | *{{FSC|957373|title-id|disp=Extracts from registered and original wills}} in the Consistory Court of Winchester, 1492-1652, and the Archdeaconry Court of Winchester, 1501-1653. Lists the testator, executor and anyone else for whom some relationship was stated, witnesses names and relationship, place of residence, occupation, date of probate, etc. Extracts are not arranged in either alphabetical or chronological order. The FamilySearch Library also has an listing at the British Reference Counter of these extracts. | ||
*Hampshire will index, Consistory Court of Winchester, {{FSC|656757|title-id|disp=1840-1858}}Complete extracts | *Hampshire will index, Consistory Court of Winchester, {{FSC|656757|title-id|disp=1840-1858}}Complete extracts | ||
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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 is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' 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 is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' 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 | 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 Hampshire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with. | ||
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| | | [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A|A]] | ||
| | | [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with B|B]] | ||
| | | [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with C|C]] | ||
| | | [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D through G|D-G]] | ||
| | | [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with H|H]] | ||
| | | [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes I through N|I-N]] | ||
| | | [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes O through R|O-R]] | ||
| | | [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with S|S]] | ||
| | | [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes T through U|T-U]] | ||
| | | [[Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes V through Z|V-Z]] | ||
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==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ||
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The major probate court for Hampshire was called the [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester]] which held jurisdiction over most of the county prior to 1858. | The major probate court for Hampshire was called the [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester]] which held jurisdiction over most of the county prior to 1858. | ||
Hampshire | Hampshire also had numerous concurrent smaller jurisdictions called "peculiars" courts as well (see the "Hampshire Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section below to determine the correct court jurisdiction for the parish you want to search). There were close to seventy parishes lying within 43 smaller, Peculiar Court jurisdictions. | ||
To search for an administration (when a person died intestate or, that is, without naming an executor to the estate) in one of the peculiar courts, a search must be conducted in the above Episcopal Consistory Court. | To search for an administration (when a person died intestate or, that is, without naming an executor to the estate) in one of the peculiar courts, a search must be conducted in the above Episcopal Consistory Court. | ||
Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. | Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. | ||
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