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| Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | | Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: |
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| *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] |
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| The gazetteer will either tell you: | | The gazetteer will either tell you: |
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| Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | | Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: |
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| *Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | | *{{FSC|England, Rutland - Probate records|subject|subject-id=741356653|disp=Rutland England Probate Records}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - some images may only be available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library.]<br> |
| *Visit the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Library] or a [[Introduction to Family History Centers|family history center]] and obtain a copy of the record on microfilm. For more information, click on a court name below. <br> | | *Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. |
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| == Rutland Probate Courts == | | == Rutland Probate Courts == |