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== Determining the Pre-1858 Court Jurisdiction == | == Determining the Pre-1858 Court Jurisdiction == | ||
There are several probate courts having jurisidiction in an English county. Articles in this Wiki will tell you how to discover the names of the courts having jurisdiction over your place, and details about the records. To find one of these articles, type the | There are several probate courts having jurisidiction in an English county. Articles in this Wiki will tell you how to discover the names of the courts having jurisdiction over your place, and details about the records. To find one of these articles, type the [Name of the County] Probate Records in the search box. For example, if you want to learn about probates in Cumberland, search for the title Cumberland Probate Records. | ||
Call numbers for the records in the Family History Library can be found in the library's catalog. For a current listing of probate records and indexes, follow these instructions. | Call numbers for the records in the Family History Library can be found in the library's catalog. For a current listing of probate records and indexes, follow these instructions. | ||
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Ecclesiastical jurisdictions, which help determine the court, are given in Samuel Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary of England (see the [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] article) and Frank Smith’s ''A Genealogical Gazetteer of England''. | Ecclesiastical jurisdictions, which help determine the court, are given in Samuel Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary of England (see the [[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]] article) and Frank Smith’s ''A Genealogical Gazetteer of England''. | ||
For more information, see sections below: Indexes; and Finding Records in the Family History Library. | For more information, see sections below: Indexes; and Finding Records in the Family History Library. | ||
== Post-1857 Probate Courts == | == Post-1857 Probate Courts == | ||