Court of Probate Act 1857
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| Citation | \20 & 21 Vict. c. 77 |
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| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Commencement | January 1858 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Court of Probate Act 1857 transferred responsibility for the granting of probate, and letters of administration, from the ecclesiastical courts of England and Wales to a new civil Court of Probate. It created a Principal Probate Registry in London (Somerset House)[1] and a number of district probate registries. The act came into force in January 1858.
Sources
- Herber, Mark (2004). Ancestral Trails: The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History, p. 214. Sutton Publishing.
References
- ^ "Somerset House: Court of Probate. Elevation of New Principal Registry". National Archives. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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