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==== Step 1. Search Indexes ==== | ==== Step 1. Search Indexes ==== | ||
Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Devon. Search these indexes first: | Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Devon. Search these indexes first:<br> | ||
*[http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DevonWillsProject/ Devon Wills Project] -- | *[http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DevonWillsProject/ Devon Wills Project] -- provides an online consolidated index of Devon wills, administrations and inventories, covering (and distinguishing between) original documents, probate copies, transcripts and abstracts. The project involves systematically transcribing information obtained from various "sources", i.e. indexes, calendars, catalogues, etc. The period covered is up to 1857, and wills, etc., are taken as related to Devon if the testator is identified to be or can be assumed as being of Devon, even if the will was proved elsewhere. (The index covers only testators, not other named individuals, and is initially just provided separately for each source.) | ||
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*Pre-1858 for CHARDSTOCK and UFFCULME parishes, and a few wills from other parishes for the diocese of Salisbury that used to cover not only Wiltshire but also part of Berkshire, Dorset and Devon. | |||
*Devon Names in the Calendars of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1383-1700 | *Devon Names in the Calendars of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1383-1700 | ||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=6&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1 Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)] This was the highest court in England which generally probated the estates of more wealthy individuals. | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=6&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1 Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)] This was the highest court in England which generally probated the estates of more wealthy individuals. | ||
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*{{FHL|235196|title-id|disp=Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall : proved in the Court of the principal registry of the Bishop of Exeter, 1559-1799; and of Devon only, proved in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Exeter,1540-1799.}} | |||
*{{FHL|251593|title-id|disp=Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the counties of Devon and Cornwall: 1532-1800}} | |||
*{{FHL|251598|title-id|disp=Index of testamentary material in records of the principal registry of Bishop of Exeter}} | |||
*{{FHL|289964|title-id|disp=Transcripts of Devonshire wills, 1600-1800}} | |||
*{{FHL|351796|title-id|disp=Oswyn Murray collection of wills, abt. 1600-1800}} | |||
*{{FHL|575287|title-id|disp=}}, 1200-1900's] | |||
*{{FHL|264158|title-id|disp=Devonshire wills...}} | |||
*{{FHL|246385|title-id|disp=A calendar of inquisitiones post mortem for Cornwall and Devon, from Henry III to Charles I (1216-1649)}} | |||
*{{FHL|278481|title-id|disp=An alphabetical register of divers persons, who by their last wills & grants have given towards the relief of the poor of the county of Devon}} | |||
*{{FHL|279949|title-id|disp=Abstracts of wills of the Drew Family, proved in the Court of the Archdeacon of Exeter and other courts, 1550-1891}} | |||
*{{FHL|15644|title-id|disp=Death duty registers, Exeter, 1796-1811}} | |||
*{{FHL|573927|title-id|disp=Wills for the Diocese of Exeter (County of Devon), 1812-1857}} The copies were made for the Legacy Duty Department of the Stamp Duty Office, and from 1848 on to its successor, The Estate Duty Office of the Inland Revenue Office. They consist of wills proved in the Principal Registry and Consistory Court of the Bishop of Exeter, and in the various Archdeaconry Courts. | *{{FHL|573927|title-id|disp=Wills for the Diocese of Exeter (County of Devon), 1812-1857}} The copies were made for the Legacy Duty Department of the Stamp Duty Office, and from 1848 on to its successor, The Estate Duty Office of the Inland Revenue Office. They consist of wills proved in the Principal Registry and Consistory Court of the Bishop of Exeter, and in the various Archdeaconry Courts. | ||
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Did you find a reference to a probate record? | <br> | ||
Did you find a reference to a probate record? | |||
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*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below. | |||
*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below. | *If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below. | ||