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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[ | ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in Sussex. For a general description of England probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
=== 1858 to the Present === | === 1858 to the Present === | ||
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*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
The gazetteer will either tell you: | The gazetteer will either tell you: | ||
*A place is a parish, or | *A place is a parish, or | ||
*What parish it is a part of, or | *What parish it is a part of, or | ||
*What place it is near. | *What place it is near. | ||
If the latter, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish. | If the latter, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish. | ||
Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''. | Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''. | ||