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 ==== Step 1. Search Indexes  ====
-There are currently no known&nbsp;online indexes, or indexes covering the county as a whole, for probate records that include individuals who lived in Worcestershire, with the exception of the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp?WT.hp=Wills Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury], which was the highest court in&nbsp;England.&nbsp;
+Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Worcestershire. Search these indexes first:
 *Fry, Edward Alexander. ''Calendar of Wills and Administrations in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester '''1451-1600'''.'' London: The British Record Society, Limited, 1904. Free online version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=ny8EAAAAIAAJ Google Books]
 *Fry, Edward Alexander. ''A Calendar of Wills and Administrations Preserved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester, Volume II, Part I: '''1601-1614'''.'' London: The British Record Society, Limited, 1907. Free online version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=yjoEAAAAIAAJ Google Books]
 *Fry, Edward Alexander. ''A Calendar of Wills and Administrations Preserved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester, Volume II, Part II: '''1614-1625'''.'' London: The British Record Society, Limited, 1907. Free online version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Mz8EAAAAIAAJ Google Books]
+*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp?WT.hp=Wills Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury] '''1384-1858,''' which was the highest court in&nbsp;England
-Information on indexes to the records of specific courts will be found on their Wiki pages. Go to '''Step 2''' to proceed.
+Did you find a reference to a probate record?
+*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below.
+*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below.
 ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died  ====