Sub-series
Probate accounts
Catalogue reference: AH19
What’s it about?
This record is about the Probate accounts dating from 1597-c.1825.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Huntingdonshire Archives.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at Huntingdonshire Archives.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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AH19
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Title (The name of the record)
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Probate accounts
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Date (When the record was created)
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1597-c.1825
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Description (What the record is about)
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Probate accounts, also known as compoti, were created by the administrator or executor of a will after completion of the property valuation. The accounts are a summary of the value of the estate after all debts had been paid. As a result the files usually include detail descriptions of the testator's property.
The records were created as part of the process of proving the value of the property and are thus held separately to the actual grants of probate. The charge referred to in the file descriptions is the total value put on 'all and singular the goodes, rights, credits and chattels' of the testator. This is usually recorded on the first page of the account. Where a clear note of the occupation of the testator is recorded this has also been added to the description after their name.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Huntingdonshire Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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341 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The papers were received at Huntingdonshire Record Office from the Archdeaconry Library via the executors of S. Inskip Ladds, and do not appear in Ladds and W.M. Noble's list of 1921.
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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The accounts were originally listed as part of a project conducted for the University of Cambridge.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/0002d95d-adcc-4200-b263-338d930dcc9e/
Series information
AH15-21
PROBATE RECORDS
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Huntingdonshire Archives
Within the fonds: AH
Archdeaconry of Huntingdon
Within the series: AH15-21
PROBATE RECORDS
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Probate accounts