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| For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | | For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. |
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| | == Getting Started == |
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| | Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his/her heirs. |
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| | In order to find a probate record for your ancestor, you must answer two questions: |
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| | #When did your ancestor die? |
| | #Where did your ancestor live or own property? |
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| | A key date is 1858, when probate authority was taken from the ecclesiatical courts of the Church of England and given to the civil government. |
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| | *If your ancestor died before 1858, his/her probate would have been proven by an ecclesiatical court and it is important to know where he/she lived, as that will determine which courts had jurisdiction. |
| | *If you know where your ancestor lived before 1858, you should go to the '''Court Jurisdictions''' section below to determine what courts had jurisdiction over your ancestor's place of residence. |
| | *Beginning in 1858, probate authority was vested in the '''Principal Probate Registry''' system. For more information, scroll to the '''Post-1857 Probate Records''' section at the bottom of the page. |
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| | Once you have answered the two questions and determined the courts, look for indexes. Indexes will be found on the individual court pages (when you click on a court name) or in the '''Probate Indexes''' section below.<br><br> |
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| == Shropshire Probate Courts == | | == Shropshire Probate Courts == |
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| Before 1858, every town and parish in Shropshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and several secondary ecclesiastical courts. Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. To find indexes, click on a court name link. | | Before 1858, every town and parish in Shropshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and several secondary ecclesiastical courts. Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. To find indexes, click on a court name link. |
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| Here is a list of Shropshire places beginning with A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other places, click on a letter link: [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B through E|B-E]], [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdicitions Parishes F through P|F-P]], [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdicitions Parishes Q through Z|Q-Z]].
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| | Abdon
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Acton Burnell
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Acton Round
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Acton Scott
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Adderley
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Alberbury
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Albrighton (near Shiffnal)
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| | [[Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Albrighton (near Shrewsbury)
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| | [[Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury]]
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| | Alveley
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| | [[Court of the Royal Peculiar of Bridgnorth]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Ash
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Ashford Bowdler
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Ashford Carbonell
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| | [[Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of the Choir of the Cathedral in Little Hereford and Ashford Carbonell]]
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| | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford]] (Epsicopal Consistory)
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| | Astley
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| | [[Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Astley Abbots
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Aston Botterell
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Aston Eyre
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Atcham
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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