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 To look for a probate record before 1858:<br>
-#Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived.
+#Go to the 'Cheshire Probate Courts' section below and click on&nbsp;a court link&nbsp;to learn about the records.
-#Go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cheshire_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below.
+#Go to the 'Probate Indexes' section below and learn about indexes.&nbsp;Search the indexes.
-#Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table.
+#<br>
-#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br>
+The whole of Cheshire was under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory).
 == Cheshire Probate Courts  ==