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| 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: | 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 B through E|B-E]] | ||
| [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through P|F-L]] | | [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through P|F-L]] | ||
| [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes M through P|M-P]] | | [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes M through P|M-P]] | ||
| [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes Q through Z|Q-Z]] | | [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes Q through Z|Q-Z]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
1. | <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]]. | ||
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br> | <br>If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br> | ||
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| Abdon | | Abdon | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford | | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Acton | | Acton | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] | | [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Acton Round | | Acton Round | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford | | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Acton Scott | | Acton Scott | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford | | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| Alberbury | | Alberbury | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford | | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| Ash | | Ash | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford | | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Ashford Bowdler | | Ashford Bowdler | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford | | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Ashford Carbonell | | Ashford Carbonell | ||
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of the Choir of the Cathedral in Little Hereford and 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 | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Epsicopal Consistory) | ||
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| Astley | | Astley | ||
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| Astley Abbots | | Astley Abbots | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford | | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Aston Botterell | | Aston Botterell | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford | | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| Atcham | | Atcham | ||
| [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford | | [[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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[[Category:Shropshire]] | [[Category:Shropshire Probate Records|Probate A]] |