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=== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish   ===
=== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish   ===


Before 1858, every town and parish in Sussex fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary or superior courts.  If you do not find reference to a probate record for your ancestor in general indexes, you should search a court-specific index, but to do that you must identify the courts that had jurisdiction over the place where your ancestor lived. Click on the letter the name of your place begins with, then follow the steps found there.  
Before 1858, every town and parish in Sussex fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary or superior courts.  If you do not find reference to a probate record for your ancestor in the above indexes, you should search a court-specific index, but to do that you must identify the courts that had jurisdiction over the place where your ancestor lived. Click on the letter the name of your place begins with, then follow the steps found there.  


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