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Ecclesiastical jurisdictions, which help determine the court, are given in Samuel Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary of England (see the [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] article) and Frank Smith’s ''A Genealogical Gazetteer of England''. | Ecclesiastical jurisdictions, which help determine the court, are given in Samuel Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary of England (see the [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] article) and Frank Smith’s ''A Genealogical Gazetteer of England''. | ||
For more information, see sections below: Indexes; and Finding Records in the Family History Library. | ==== Indexes ==== | ||
Indexes to testators have been published for most probate jurisdictions in England. The [[Family History Library]] and [[Society of Genealogists Library]] have most published indexes in their collections. Many of these books are available online. | |||
At this time, only a small percentage of England's wills have everyname or beneficiaries indexes. For a list of those available, see [[England Everyname Probate Indexes]]. | |||
For more information, see sections below: Indexes; and Finding Records in the Family History Library. | |||
== Principal Probate Registry == | == Principal Probate Registry == | ||