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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
Probate records of the City of London commence from as early as | Probate records of the City of London commence from as early as 1374 up to 1857. There are several probate court jurisdictions for the City of London, some of which hold extensive probate record coverage for the city and there are a few smaller court jurisdictions which only pertain to a small handful of parishes. | ||
If you know in which parish your ancestor may have died or lived, go to the "Middlesex Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section (below) and search by parish name in order to determine the correct or most likely probate court to search, first. | If you know in which parish your ancestor may have died or lived, go to the "Middlesex Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section (below) and search by parish name in order to determine the correct or most likely probate court to search, first. | ||
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Next, see the above links to each Middlesex probate court jurisdictions in order to obtain further information for researching in the prime probate court for a will. | Next, see the above links to each Middlesex probate court jurisdictions in order to obtain further information for researching in the prime probate court for a will. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
== Starting Your Search in Indexes == | == Starting Your Search in Indexes == | ||