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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, Warwickshire - Probate records|subject|subject-id=62281204|disp=Warwickshire 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. | ||
== Warwickshire Probate Courts == | == Warwickshire Probate Courts == | ||
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*From 1837, the whole of the Warwickshire's parishes came under the probate court jurisdiction of the Bishop of Worcester | *From 1837, the whole of the Warwickshire's parishes came under the probate court jurisdiction of the Bishop of Worcester | ||
*In pre-1837 the north, east and northwestern Warwickshire parishes | *In pre-1837 the north, east and northwestern Warwickshire parishes came under the authority and jurisdiction of the Bishop of Lichfield. | ||
*The rest of the | *The rest of the of Warwickshire (south-west portion) in pre-1837 came under the Diocese of the Bishop of Worcester. | ||
Here's the [[ | Here's the [[Warwickshire, England Parishes|List of Warwickshire Parishes]] which in pre-1837, came under the court jurisdiction of the Diocese of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory).<br> | ||
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[[Category:Warwickshire Probate Records|Probate]] | [[Category:Warwickshire Probate Records|Probate]] | ||
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