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==== Online Records ==== | ==== Online Records ==== | ||
*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | |||
*'''1858-1995''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1904/ England and Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995] at Ancestry ($) index | *'''1858-1995''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1904/ England and Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995] at Ancestry ($) index | ||
*'''1858-2018''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales-government-probate-death-index-1858-2019 England and Wales Government Probate Death Index, 1858-2018] at Findmypast ($) index | *'''1858-2018''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales-government-probate-death-index-1858-2019 England and Wales Government Probate Death Index, 1858-2018] at Findmypast ($) index | ||
=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
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* [https://wills.kentarchives.org.uk/ Canterbury Probate Records, 1396-1858] at the Kent County Council | * [https://wills.kentarchives.org.uk/ Canterbury Probate Records, 1396-1858] at the Kent County Council | ||
Here is a list of indexes on [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/probate-and-wills findmypast.co.uk ] | Here is a list of indexes on [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/probate-and-wills findmypast.co.uk ] available online for the county of Kent. None of the indexes are comprehensive, but they will be added to over time. | ||
FamilySearch also provides an online collection for Kent County: [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records|England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> | FamilySearch also provides an online collection for Kent County: [[England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records|England, Kent, Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> | ||
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Printed indexes to probate records may be available in many locations including English county archives and other record repositories, libraries, and the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. | Printed indexes to probate records may be available in many locations including English county archives and other record repositories, libraries, and the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. | ||
*To access an English county archive, go | *To access an English county archive, go to [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/#common GENUKI] and search for the archives for Kent or another county of interest. | ||
*For printed indexes that are available through the FamilySearch Library, click on the name of a court above. <br> | *For printed indexes that are available through the FamilySearch Library, click on the name of a court above. <br> | ||
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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: | ||
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/expertsearch Vision of Britain] | ||
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: | ||
*{{FSC| | *{{FSC|England, Kent - Probate records|subject|subject-id=2031520921|disp=Kent 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 or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | *Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | ||
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