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== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
*'''1457-1858''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/lancashire-wills-and-probate-1457-1858 Lancashire Wills & Probate 1457-1858] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) — index | *'''1457-1858''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/lancashire-wills-and-probate-1457-1858 Lancashire Wills & Probate 1457-1858] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) — index & images | ||
*'''1600-1858''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62474/ Lancashire, England, Index of Wills and Probates Proved at Richmond and Chester, 1600-1858] at Ancestry - index ($) | *'''1600-1858''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62474/ Lancashire, England, Index of Wills and Probates Proved at Richmond and Chester, 1600-1858] at Ancestry - index ($) | ||
*'''1796-1903''' [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records/index-to-death-duty-registers-1796-1903 Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) — index | *'''1796-1903''' [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records/index-to-death-duty-registers-1796-1903 Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) — index & images | ||
*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | *'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | ||
*[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search | *'''1541-1837''' [http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search] | ||
== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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==== Online Records ==== | ==== Online Records ==== | ||
*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
* '''1858-1995''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1904/ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995] at Ancestry($); index | |||
* '''1858-2019''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales-government-probate-death-index-1858-2019 England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019] at Findmypast($); index | |||
=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
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*[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search - 1541-1837] | *[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search - 1541-1837] | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/lancashire-wills-and-probate-1457-1858 Lancashire Wills & Probate 1457-1858] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) — index | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/lancashire-wills-and-probate-1457-1858 Lancashire Wills & Probate 1457-1858] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) — index & images | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records/index-to-death-duty-registers-1796-1903 Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) — index | *[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records/index-to-death-duty-registers-1796-1903 Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) — index & images | ||
For published indexes see each court jurisdiction (listed below). The latest years of these indexes go only to the year 1807. | For published indexes see each court jurisdiction (listed below). The latest years of these indexes go only to the year 1807. | ||
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Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Or use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions, 1851 ]to find it on a map, along with information about it. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Or use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions, 1851 ]to find it on a map, along with information about it. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | ||
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ Vision of Britain] | ||
The gazetteer will either tell you: | The gazetteer will either tell you: | ||
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Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | ||
*{{FSC| | *{{FSC|England, Lancashire - Probate records|subject|subject-id=948170519|disp=Lancashire England Probate Records}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - some images may only be available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library.]<br> | ||
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | *Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | ||
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