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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><br>Here is a list of Lancashire parishes that begin with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other places, click on a link: | ''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><br>Here is a list of Lancashire parishes that begin with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other places, click on a link: | ||
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| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with B|B]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C|C]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D and E|D-E]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes F through G|F-G]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with H|H]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes I through L|I-L]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with M and N|M-N]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes O through R|O-R]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with S|S]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with T and U|T-U]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with Wal-Wav|Wal-Wav]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with We-Z|We-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]]. <br>If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one. | <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]]. <br>If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one. | ||
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| '''Accrington''' | | '''Accrington''' | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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| '''Ainsworth''' [or sometimes known as Cockey-Moor; a chapelry in Middleton Parish] <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1262631359547_948" /> | | '''Ainsworth''' [or sometimes known as Cockey-Moor; a chapelry in Middleton Parish] <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1262631359547_948" /> | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | | [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | 3 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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| '''Ashton under Lyne Christ Church''' [a chapelry in Ashton under Lyne St Michael Parish] | | '''Ashton under Lyne Christ Church''' [a chapelry in Ashton under Lyne St Michael Parish] | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | | [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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| '''Ashton under Lyne St Peter''' [a chapelry in Ashton under Lyne St Michael Parish] | | '''Ashton under Lyne St Peter''' [a chapelry in Ashton under Lyne St Michael Parish] | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | | [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | | [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
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Pre-1541 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1262633565278_848" /> | Pre-1541 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1262633565278_848" /> | ||
Post-1540 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | Post-1540 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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4 - [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries]] - Amounderness | 4 - [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries]] - Amounderness | ||
5 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | 5 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
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[[Category:Lancashire]] | [[Category:Lancashire]] |
Revision as of 11:36, 26 May 2010
England Lancashire
Lancashire Probate Records
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 wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books.
Here is a list of Lancashire parishes that begin with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other places, click on a link:
A | B | C | D-E | F-G | H | I-L | M-N | O-R | S | T-U | Wal-Wav | We-Z |
1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column.
2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.
3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.
4. Search last the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.