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


Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Sussex fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins  
Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Sussex fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins Before 1858, every town and parish in Hertfordshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and one or more secondary ecclesiastical courts.  
Before 1858, every town and parish in Hertfordshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and one or more secondary ecclesiastical courts.  


To see a list of Hertfordshire places and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link:  
To see a list of Hertfordshire places and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link:  
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Other printed indexes may be found listed on the court pages. '''Click on the court name links above.'''  
Other printed indexes may be found listed on the court pages. '''Click on the court name links above.'''  
== Estate Duty Records<br> ==
Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere.&nbsp; Estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].<br>
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== Probates After 1857  ==
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. For more information, go to Principal Probate Registry.


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