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 The following text has information about probate records in the county of Westmoreland. To read general information English probate records click [[England Probate Records|here]].
-== Getting Started in Probate Records<br> ==
+== Getting Started  ==
-Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his/her heirs. Church of England ecclesiatical courts Probates were Beginning in 1858,&nbsp; authority over probate matters was taken from the ecclesiastical courts of the Church of England and given to the civil government probate authority and vested in the Principal Probate Registry system. For more information, scroll to the Post-1857 Probate Records section at the bottom of this page.
+''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858. 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.
-In order to find a probate record for your ancestor, you must answer two questions:
+To look for a probate record before 1858:<br>
-#When did your ancestor die?
+#Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. <br>
-#Where did your ancestor live or own property?<br>
+#Go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Westmorland_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below.<br>
+#Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table.<br>
-Once you have answered the two questions, determined the courts that had jurisdiction over the places. It's important to start you search by look for indexes. Click the links in the Post-1857 section at the end of this article to find the Family History Library films containing the indexes. Indexes will be found on the individual court pages (when you click on a court name) or in the Probate Indexes section below.
+#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br>
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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. To locate which court, see the Court Jurisdictions section below to determine which courts had jurisdiction over your ancestor's place of residence.<br>
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