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== Post-1857 Probate Courts == | == Post-1857 Probate Courts == | ||
On 11 January 1858, a network of courts called the Principal Probate Registry replaced all ecclesiastical probate courts. All wills and administrations were then probated at district courts or at a central court in London called the Principal Registry. Online indexes available 1861-1941 for both wills and administrations at ancestry.com under search Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Will and Administration Searching]. | On 11 January 1858, a network of courts called the Principal Probate Registry replaced all ecclesiastical probate courts. All wills and administrations were then probated at district courts or at a central court in London called the Principal Registry. Online indexes available 1861-1941 for both wills and administrations at ancestry.com under search Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Will and Administration Searching].<br> | ||
=== Estate Duty Wills and Administrations === | === Estate Duty Wills and Administrations === | ||
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Beginning in 1796 a tax was levied on probates of estates valued over £10. Copies of the probate documents were filed with the Estate Duty Office in London when the tax was paid. Over the years various exceptions to the laws could have exempted the tax from being paid and a will from being filed.<br> | Beginning in 1796 a tax was levied on probates of estates valued over £10. Copies of the probate documents were filed with the Estate Duty Office in London when the tax was paid. Over the years various exceptions to the laws could have exempted the tax from being paid and a will from being filed.<br> | ||
=== Locating Probate Records === | === Locating Probate Records === | ||
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After 1857 it is not necessary to determine the court before searching for a probate record. To determine the court for pre-1858 probates, use one of the following publications:<br> | After 1857 it is not necessary to determine the court before searching for a probate record. To determine the court for pre-1858 probates, use one of the following publications:<br> | ||
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*''Handlist of Probate Records Pertaining to the Diocese of St. David’s'', ''St. Asaph, Bangor, and Llandaff, Wales and of the Peculiar and Exempt Court of Hawarden, Flint County.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1970. (Family History Library {{FHL|405695|title-id|disp=book 942.9 S2w; fiche 6054481}}.) This work contains color-coded maps to help determine the courts in which an estate would be proved. It also lists call numbers for indexes, wills, and administrations that apply to each court. | *''Handlist of Probate Records Pertaining to the Diocese of St. David’s'', ''St. Asaph, Bangor, and Llandaff, Wales and of the Peculiar and Exempt Court of Hawarden, Flint County.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1970. (Family History Library {{FHL|405695|title-id|disp=book 942.9 S2w; fiche 6054481}}.) This work contains color-coded maps to help determine the courts in which an estate would be proved. It also lists call numbers for indexes, wills, and administrations that apply to each court. | ||
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'''Welsh Probate Indexes Pre-1858.''' An index to probate records for the various courts in Wales before 1858 has been compiled by The National Library of Wales. The indexes include references to wills, administration bonds, grants of administration, inventories, and other types of probate documents. | <br> | ||
'''Welsh Probate Indexes Pre-1858.''' An index to probate records for the various courts in Wales before 1858 has been compiled by The National Library of Wales. The indexes include references to wills, administration bonds, grants of administration, inventories, and other types of probate documents. | |||
<br>The index lists the name of the person who left the will (testator), the parish and abode, the occupation, and the references needed to go directly to the correct page in the wills. | <br> | ||
<br>The index lists the name of the person who left the will (testator), the parish and abode, the occupation, and the references needed to go directly to the correct page in the wills. | |||
The index is listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | The index is listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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'''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS ''' | '''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS ''' | ||
==== '''DIGITAL, ONLINE AND INDEXED PRE-1858''' <u>'''FOR FREE'''</u> ==== | |||
<br>[http://cat.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?skin=profeb&lng=en National Library of Wales] | <br>[http://cat.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?skin=profeb&lng=en National Library of Wales] | ||
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'''Abstracts of Welsh Wills Pre-1858.''' An important collection of Welsh probates are the abstracts (summaries) and indexes to the abstracts of the wills that are on microfiche at the Family History Library. The abstracts and indexes are by diocese; however, there is a separate set for the Arch deaconry of Brecon and the peculiar of Hawarden. The abstracts are arranged by year and contain the name of every person mentioned in the will, including the witnesses. There are separate indexes for each year for the:<br> | '''Abstracts of Welsh Wills Pre-1858.''' An important collection of Welsh probates are the abstracts (summaries) and indexes to the abstracts of the wills that are on microfiche at the Family History Library. The abstracts and indexes are by diocese; however, there is a separate set for the Arch deaconry of Brecon and the peculiar of Hawarden. The abstracts are arranged by year and contain the name of every person mentioned in the will, including the witnesses. There are separate indexes for each year for the:<br> | ||
*Testator’s residence | *Testator’s residence | ||
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<br>'''Principal Probate Registry.'''From 1858, all the wills and administrations that were proved in any of the district courts in Wales were indexed in the ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration'' made in the Principal Registry (see England and Wales Principal Probate Registry Including: General Index 1858–1957 Principal Registry 1858–1925 District Courts 1858–1925 in this section). The indexes include an abstract of the probate document with the date proved and the name of the court in which it was proved. These indexes are available online for the years 1861-1941 (with gaps, see site for details) for both wills and administrations at ancestry.com under search Tax, Criminal, Land, and Wills records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Will and Administration Searching]. | <br> | ||
'''Principal Probate Registry.'''From 1858, all the wills and administrations that were proved in any of the district courts in Wales were indexed in the ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration'' made in the Principal Registry (see England and Wales Principal Probate Registry Including: General Index 1858–1957 Principal Registry 1858–1925 District Courts 1858–1925 in this section). The indexes include an abstract of the probate document with the date proved and the name of the court in which it was proved. These indexes are available online for the years 1861-1941 (with gaps, see site for details) for both wills and administrations at ancestry.com under search Tax, Criminal, Land, and Wills records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Will and Administration Searching]. | |||
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To find call numbers for the probate records, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | To find call numbers for the probate records, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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The following helpful books are available at the Family History Library: | The following helpful books are available at the Family History Library: | ||
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The original pre-1858 probate records are held by the [[National Library of Wales]] at Aberystwyth. However, the records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and the Estate Duty Registers are deposited at The National Archives in London, England. | The original pre-1858 probate records are held by the [[National Library of Wales]] at Aberystwyth. However, the records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and the Estate Duty Registers are deposited at The National Archives in London, England. | ||
For copies of wills or administrations after 1857 you can write to:<br> | For copies of wills or administrations after 1857 you can write to:<br> | ||
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You may have difficulty locating a probate record because:<br> | You may have difficulty locating a probate record because:<br> | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||