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 == Getting Started  ==
-Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is&nbsp;distributed to his/her&nbsp;heirs.&nbsp;
+''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&nbsp;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?
+#Go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Lancashire_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>
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+#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br><br>
-A key date is 1858, when the governance over the probate&nbsp;process&nbsp;was&nbsp;handed&nbsp;from&nbsp;the numerous courts of the Church of England&nbsp;over to&nbsp;one central probate court system under&nbsp;the civil government.
-<br>If your ancestor died before 1858,&nbsp;probates and&nbsp;administrations&nbsp;would have been proven by one of several possible&nbsp; ecclesiastical (church) courts.
-==== To Start  ====
-*It is important to know your ancestor's place of residence or property, as that identifies which courts held jurisdiction and&nbsp; which you will need to search.
-*If you know where your ancestor lived before 1858, see the '''Court Jurisdictions'''&nbsp;section below&nbsp;to determine what courts to search and click on it to determine&nbsp;availability of records.
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-Beginning in 1858, probate authority was&nbsp;vested in&nbsp;the '''Principal Probate Registry''' system.&nbsp; For more information, scroll to the '''Post-1857 Probate Records''' section at the bottom of this page.
-Once you have answered the two questions and determined the courts, look for indexes first.&nbsp;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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 == Lancashire Probate Courts  ==