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| ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. <br>
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| Here are links to Shropshire's parishes and the respective probate courts holding jurisdiction over them. Click on a link with the first letter of the parish name you want to search:
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| | [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]]
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| | [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B through E|B-E]]
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| | [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through P|F-L]]
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| | [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes M through P|M-P]]
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| | [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes Q through Z|Q-Z]]
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| <br>1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].
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| <br>If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br>
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| ! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="15%" | PLACES
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| ! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT
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| ! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
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| | Abdon
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Acton
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Acton Round
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Acton Scott
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Adderley
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Alberbury
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Albrighton (near Shiffnal)
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| | [[Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Albrighton (near Shrewsbury)
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| | [[Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Alveley
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| | [[Court of the Royal Peculiar of Bridgnorth]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Ash
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Ashford Bowdler
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Ashford Carbonell
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| | [[Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of the Choir of the Cathedral in Little Hereford and Ashford Carbonell]]
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| | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Epsicopal Consistory)
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| | Astley
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| | [[Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Astley Abbots
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Aston Botterell
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| | Aston Eyre
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| | Atcham
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| [[Category:Shropshire Probate Records|Probate A]]
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