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==== Online Records ==== | ==== Online Records ==== | ||
*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at | *'''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 | ||
=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
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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, Surrey - Probate records|subject|subject-id=1033394909|disp=Surrey 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. | ||
== Surrey Probate Courts == | == Surrey Probate Courts == | ||
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