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| title = England, Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate, 1521-1860
| title = England, Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate, 1521-1860
| location = Staffordshire (England)
| location = Staffordshire (England)
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| LOC_01 = Staffordshire
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=== Image Visibility ===
=== Image Visibility ===
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=== To Browse This Collection ===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  
The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Name of the Individual
*Name of the individual
*Age and/or Birthdate
*Age and/or birthdate
*Gender
*Gender
*Residence  
*Residence  
*Occupation  
*Occupation  
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*Marital Status
*Marital atatus
*Spouse's name
*Spouse's name
*Children's names
*Children's names
*Name and Address of Beneficiary
*Name and address of beneficiary
*Name of Executor of the Will
*Name of executor
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== Collection Content ==  
== Collection Content ==  
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*Approximate date of the event
*Approximate date of the event
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Titles may be clues to property ownership, occupations, rank, or status within the community
*Add any new information to your records
*Continue to search the images and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives
*If available, check the image for additional information
*Use the age and death date to estimate a birth year.  Search for a birth record
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
*If the name of a spouse is found, look for a marriage record
*Use the names of relatives to find the family in censuses
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*Be aware that errors (such as name spelling) still may have occurred in the documents, especially if the document was not written by the testator
*Try searching by surname only
*Check for variant spellings of the names
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
*Search the records of nearby localities
*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Durham]].
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[Staffordshire, England Genealogy|Durham]].
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