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''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><br>Here is a list of Lancashire towns and parishes that begin with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other places, click on a link: | ''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><br>Here is a list of Lancashire towns and parishes that begin with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other places, click on a link: | ||
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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]]. <br>If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><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>If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br> | ||
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! | ! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="15%" | PLACE | ||
! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT | |||
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| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | | [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
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| Pre-1541 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] Post-1540 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | | Pre-1541 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] Post-1540 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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| '''Ainsworth''' [or sometimes known as Cockey-Moor; a chapelry in Middleton Parish] <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1262631359547_948" /> | | '''Ainsworth''' [or sometimes known as Cockey-Moor; a chapelry in Middleton Parish] <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1262631359547_948" /> | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | | [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| Pre-1541 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] Post-1540 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | | Pre-1541 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] Post-1540 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] 4 - [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries]] - Amounderness 5 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | | 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] 4 - [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries]] - Amounderness 5 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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