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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Worcestershire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Worcestershire Probate Records]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Worcestershire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Worcestershire Probate Records]]'' | ||
<br>''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. <br> | |||
Here is a list of Worcestershire parishes beginning with the letter B and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other parishes, click on a letter link: | Here is a list of Worcestershire parishes beginning with the letter B and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other parishes, click on a letter link: | ||
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| [[ | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]] | ||
| [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] | ||
| [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] | | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] | ||
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1. | <br>1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | ||
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br> | <br>If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br> | ||
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