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#Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. <br> | #Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. <br> | ||
#Go to a list of courts that had authority over a place. It's called a jurisdictions table.<br> | #Go to a list of courts that had authority over a place. It's called a jurisdictions table.<br> | ||
#Click a letter or span of letters to see the table. The letters are below in the section called Court Jurisdictions.<br> | #Click a letter or span of letters to see the table. The letters are below in the section called '''Court Jurisdictions'''.<br> | ||
#Start a search in the court named in the first column, labeled Primary Court. | #Start a search in the court named in the first column, labeled Primary Court. | ||
#Click on the name of a court to learn more about finding and using its records. | #Click on the name of a court to learn more about finding and using its records. | ||
Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. The Post-1857 Probate Records section below contains links to additional information about the records of this court. <br> | Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. '''The Post-1857 Probate Records '''section below contains links to additional information about the records of this court. <br> | ||
== Cumberland Probate Courts == | == Cumberland Probate Courts == | ||