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For other parishes, click on a letter link: | For other parishes, click on a letter link: | ||
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| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]] | | [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]] | ||
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<br>The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. Follow these steps. | <br>The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. Follow these steps. | ||
1. 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. If the record still isn't found, search the records | 1. 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. If the record still isn't found, search the records of the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | ||
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><br> | ||
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! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH | ! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH | ||
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| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | ||
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| Cherry Bourton | | Cherry Bourton |
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