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|  | |Locality1=Shropshire
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|  | Guide to '''Dodington, Shropshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. 
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|  | {{England Parish Infobox
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|  | | Place = Dodington
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|  | | Type = [[Ecclesiastical Parish]]
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|  | | County = Shropshire
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|  | | Hundred = North Bradford
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|  | | Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/WhitchurchSalop/ Whitchurch Incorp]
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|  | | Registration District = Wem
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|  | | PRbegin = None
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|  | | BTbegin = None
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|  | | Province = Canterbury
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|  | | Diocese = Lichfield
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|  | | Archdeaconry = 
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|  | | Archdeaconries = 
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|  | | Rural Deanery = Market Drayton
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|  | | Parish = 
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|  | | Peculiar = 
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|  | | Chapelry = 
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|  | | Probate Court = Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)
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|  | | Archdeaconry Court = 
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|  | | Bishops Court = 
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|  | | Prerogative Court = 
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|  | | Archive = [[Shropshire Record Office]]
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|  | == Parish History ==
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|  | DODINGTON, a '''township '''and a '''chapelry '''in '''Whitchurch parish''', Shropshire, within a half mile of Whitchuch. The church was a chapel of ease, dedicated to St Catherine's and was constructed in 1836.<ref>John Marius Wilson, ''[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=809880 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]''[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=809880] (1870-72). Adapted. Accessed: 4 Feb 2013.</ref> <ref>[http://www.discovershropshire.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20070228143651 Discover Shropshire website]. Accessed 4 Feb 2013.</ref> 
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|  | == Resources ==
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|  | === Find Neighboring Parishes ===
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|  | Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
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|  | ::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
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|  | ::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
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|  | ::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
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|  | ::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
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|  | === Civil Registration ===
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|  | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
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|  | *''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>Registration Districts covering this area of Shropshire, included: 
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|  | === Church Records ===
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|  | ''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
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|  | ''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
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|  | ==== Church of England ====
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|  | <font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
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|  | *<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
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|  | *Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
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|  | '''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
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|  | | bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Dodington Online Parish Records'''
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|  | | bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Shropshire
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CShropshire 1500s-1900s]</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CShropshire 1500s-1900s]</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CShropshire 1500s-1900s]</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Shropshire
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|3155854|1500s-1900s}}</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|3155854|1500s-1900s}}</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|3155854|1500s-1900s}}</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Shropshire ($)
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/shropshire-baptisms 1500s-1900s]</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/shropshire-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/shropshire-burials 1500s-1900s] </center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"|Findmypast Banns-Shropshire ($)
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/shropshire-banns 1700s-1800s]</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Shropshire ($)
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61516/ 1500s-1800s] </center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61516/ 1500s-1800s]</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61516/ 1500s-1800s] </center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> 
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
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|  | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center> 
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|  | '''''Other Websites'''''
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|  | These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
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|  | *[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Shropshire/ Joiner Marriage Index - Shropshire] ($)
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|  | *[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/shropshire-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Shropshire] ($)
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|  | *[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
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|  | *[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
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|  | ====Nonconformist Records====
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|  | "Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>
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|  | *'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
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|  | === Census Records ===
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|  | Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
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|  | == Maps and Gazetteers  ==
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|  | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> 
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|  | *[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851] 
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|  | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
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|  | ==== <br>Poor Law Unions ====
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|  | === Probate Records  ===
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|  | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Shropshire Probate Records|Shropshire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. 
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|  | == Websites  ==
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|  | == References  ==
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|  | [[Category:Shropshire Parishes]]
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