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| link1=[[England Genealogy|England]] | |||
| link2=[[Shropshire, England Genealogy|Shropshire]] | |||
| link3=[[Shropshire Probate Records|Shropshire Probate Records]] | |||
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| link5=[[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|Parishes A]] | |||
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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> | |||
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]] | |||
| [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B through E|B-E]] | |||
| [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through P|F-L]] | |||
| [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes M through P|M-P]] | |||
| [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes Q through Z|Q-Z]] | |||
|} | |||
<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><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 | |||
! 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 | |||
! 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 | |||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Acton | |||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Acton Round | |||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Acton Scott | |||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Adderley | |||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Alberbury | |||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Albrighton (near Shiffnal) | |||
| [[Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Albrighton (near Shrewsbury) | |||
| [[Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Alveley | |||
| [[Court of the Royal Peculiar of Bridgnorth]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Ash | |||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Ashford Bowdler | |||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Ashford Carbonell | |||
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of the Choir of the Cathedral in Little Hereford and Ashford Carbonell]] | |||
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Epsicopal Consistory) | |||
|- | |||
| Astley | |||
| [[Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Astley Abbots | |||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Aston Botterell | |||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Aston Eyre | |||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|- | |||
| Atcham | |||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
|} | |||
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[[Category:Shropshire Probate Records|Probate A]] |