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 ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp;[[Suffolk]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp;[[Suffolk 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>
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 <br>Here is a list of Suffolk parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on the name of a court or return to [[Suffolk Probate Records]].
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+<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.
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