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 == Getting Started  ==
-''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858. Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. The Probates Ater 1857 section below contains links to additional information about the records of this court.
+Follow these steps to look for a probate record before 1858:<br>
-To look for a probate record before 1858:<br>
 #Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. <br>
-#Go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cumberland_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below.<br>
+#Go to the Court Jurisdictions section below.<br>
-#Click a letter or span of letters for your place. This opens a jurisdictions table.<br>
+#Click a letter or span of letters for your place. This opens an article showing a table of places and the courts that had jurisdiction over them.<br>
-#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br>
+#Follow the steps at the top of the table to search for a will.<br><br>
 == Court Jurisdictions by Parish  ==