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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Sussex]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Sussex Probate Records]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Sussex]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Sussex 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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<br>Below is a list of Sussex parishes beginning with the letter 'A' and the courts with pre-1858 probate jurisdiction over them. To see a list of other Sussex parishes, click on the letter the parish name begins with. | <br>Below is a list of Sussex parishes beginning with the letter 'A' and the courts with pre-1858 probate jurisdiction over them. To see a list of other Sussex parishes, click on the letter the parish name begins with. | ||
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<br> | < <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]]. br> | ||
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If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br> | <br>If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br> | ||
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