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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Middlesex]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Middlesex]]'' | ||
The following article is about probate records in the county of Middlesex. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | The following article is about probate records in the county of Middlesex. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858. Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. The | ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858. Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. The Probates After 1857 section below contains links to additional information about the records of this court. | ||
To look for a probate record before 1858:<br> | To look for a probate record before 1858:<br> | ||
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*[[Royal Peculiar Court of St Katherine's by the Tower]] | *[[Royal Peculiar Court of St Katherine's by the Tower]] | ||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br> | In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br> | ||
*Wealthy individuals<br><br>*People who owned property in more than one county<br><br>*Military and naval personnel<br><br>*People who lived or owned property outside England<br> | *Wealthy individuals<br><br>*People who owned property in more than one county<br><br>*Military and naval personnel<br><br>*People who lived or owned property outside England<br> | ||
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If a search in the most likely probate court jurisidiction proves unsuccessful, then search the next court as listed in ranked order, i.e. "no. 2", and etc. <br> | If a search in the most likely probate court jurisidiction proves unsuccessful, then search the next court as listed in ranked order, i.e. "no. 2", and etc. <br> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | ||
Before 1858, every parish was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. For an alphabetical list of Middlesex parishes and the courts that had jurisdiction over them, click on the link for the letter that a parish name begins with. This list does not include London city parishes. For those, go to ''[[London Probate Records|London Probate Records]]''. | Before 1858, every parish was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. For an alphabetical list of Middlesex parishes and the courts that had jurisdiction over them, click on the link for the letter that a parish name begins with. This list does not include London city parishes. For those, go to ''[[London Probate Records|London Probate Records]]''. | ||
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Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. For more information, go to [[Principal Probate Registry]].<br> | Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. For more information, go to [[Principal Probate Registry]].<br> | ||
[[Category:Middlesex]] | [[Category:Middlesex]] | ||