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'''Online Indexes''' Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Lancashire. Search these indexes first: | '''Online Indexes''' Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Lancashire. Search these indexes first: | ||
*[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will | *[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search - 1541-1837] | ||
*[http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/history/probate_index.php North Lancashire Will index] - partial | *[http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/history/probate_index.php North Lancashire Will index] - partial | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 Ancestry.com] - 1301-1752; some later years for various probate courts are included | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 Ancestry.com] - 1301-1752; some later years for various probate courts are included | ||
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Before 1858, every town and parish in Lancashire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and one or more secondary courts. To see a list of parishes (and chapelries) in Lancashire and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | Before 1858, every town and parish in Lancashire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and one or more secondary courts. To see a list of parishes (and chapelries) in Lancashire and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | ||
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| [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A|A]] | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A|A]] | ||
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*Visit the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library] or a [[Introduction to LDS 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 the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library] or a [[Introduction to LDS 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> | ||
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== Lancashire Probate Courts == | == Lancashire Probate Courts == | ||
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*PROBATE RECORDS, Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York | *PROBATE RECORDS, Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York | ||
== Explanatory Notes<br> == | == Explanatory Notes<br> == | ||
Probate records of Lancashire commence from as early as 1321 to 1857. The probate court jurisdictions listed below hold extensive probate record coverage not only for Lancashire but for Yorkshire, Cheshire, Durham, and Cumberland. There is only one peculiar or smaller court jurisdictions which pertain to Lancashire parishes. | Probate records of Lancashire commence from as early as 1321 to 1857. The probate court jurisdictions listed below hold extensive probate record coverage not only for Lancashire but for Yorkshire, Cheshire, Durham, and Cumberland. There is only one peculiar or smaller court jurisdictions which pertain to Lancashire parishes. | ||