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 ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Norfolk]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Norfolk Probate Records]]''
+''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>
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 Here is a list of Norfolk places beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.
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 [[Norfolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]], [[Norfolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C through F|C-F]], [[Norfolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes G through H|G-H]], [[Norfolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes I through N|I-N]], [[Norfolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes O through S|O-S]], [[Norfolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes T through Z|T-Z]] <br><br>
-. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. The last court to search is the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].
+<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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