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Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Oxfordshire. Search these indexes first: | Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Oxfordshire. Search these indexes first: | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/oxfordshire-wills-index-1516-1857?_ga=1.208941586.141134231.1415381737 Oxfordshire Wills Index 1516-1857] at | *[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/oxfordshire-wills-index-1516-1857?_ga=1.208941586.141134231.1415381737 Oxfordshire Wills Index 1516-1857] at Findmypast (£) | ||
*[http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ Oxfordshire Transcribed Wills] by the Oxfordshire Family History Society | |||
Also check: | Also check: | ||
*[ | *[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-or-administrations-before-1858/%7C Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)] | ||
See also indexes on the individual court pages. Did you find a reference to a probate record? | See also indexes on the individual court pages. Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
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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. 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. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | ||
*[ | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp 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|England, Oxfordshire - Probate records|subject|subject-id=43556980|disp=Oxfordshire 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. | ||
== Oxfordshire Probate Courts == | == Oxfordshire Probate Courts == | ||
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