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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Warwickshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Warwickshire Probate Records]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Warwickshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire towns and parishes and the pre-1858 courts that held jurisdiction over them. For other places, click on a letter link: | Here is a list of Warwickshire towns and parishes and the pre-1858 courts that held jurisdiction over them. For other places, click on a letter link: | ||
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<br>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 probate (will or administration) is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br> | <br>If no probate (will or administration) is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br> | ||
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