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 == Court Jurisdictions  ==
-Before 1858, every town and parish in Warwickshire came under the&nbsp;jurisdiction of a&nbsp;probate court, and&nbsp;under&nbsp; concurrent&nbsp;&nbsp;jurisdiction of&nbsp;one or more additional&nbsp;courts.&nbsp;When looking for the will of an ancestor in Warwickshire, search the courts in the order given in the Parishes listings below (click on first letter of the parish).&nbsp;Be certain to always search indexes first, when available.&nbsp; For indexes to probates, click on the link for a probate court named above.
+Before 1858, every town and parish in Warwickshire came under the&nbsp;jurisdiction of a&nbsp;probate court, and&nbsp;under&nbsp; concurrent&nbsp;&nbsp;jurisdiction of&nbsp;one or more additional&nbsp;courts.&nbsp;When looking for the will of an ancestor in Warwickshire, you need to determine what courts had jurisdiction over the place where your ancestor died or had property.&nbsp; Click on a link below for the letter your parish of interest begins with and follow the instructions given on the next page.&nbsp;
-Here is a list of Warwickshire towns and parishes by beginning&nbsp;letter, i. e.&nbsp;"A" and the names of pre-1858 probate courts that held&nbsp;jurisdiction over them.&nbsp; To find the probate court&nbsp;records to search,&nbsp;first&nbsp;locate or learn&nbsp;the '''parish''' name in which the ancestor died or resided in just prior to death. Then click on the beginning letter of the parish link below to locate the appropriate probate court and its records accessibility:&nbsp;
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 | &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with T through Z|T-Z]].
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+If you do not know a parish, start with the largest courts listed above.
 == Estate Duty Records<br> ==