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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire Probate Records|Lancashire Probate Records]]'' | ||
== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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*[http://www.origins.net/NationalWills/Users/NWIUserHome.aspx Britishorigins.net National Wills Index Covering Western Deaneries of Lancashire indexed 1457-1812] | *[http://www.origins.net/NationalWills/Users/NWIUserHome.aspx Britishorigins.net National Wills Index Covering Western Deaneries of Lancashire indexed 1457-1812] | ||
*[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search - 1541-1837] | *[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search - 1541-1837] | ||
*[http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/history/probate_index.php North Lancashire Will index] - partial Web links not working on April 21, 2013. | *[http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/history/probate_index.php North Lancashire Will index] - partial Web links not working on April 21, 2013. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 Ancestry.com] - 1301-1752; some later years for various probate courts are included | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 Ancestry.com] - 1301-1752; some later years for various probate courts are included | ||
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/DeathDutyStartSearchServlet Estate Duty Registers] (wills) - indexes from 1796 to 1903 | *[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/DeathDutyStartSearchServlet Estate Duty Registers] (wills) - indexes from 1796 to 1903 | ||
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Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society Series. | Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society Series. | ||
Vol 2 (1545-1620), Vol 4 (1621-1650), 1651-1659 see Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Vol 15 (1660-1680), Vol 18 (1681-1700), Vol 20 (1701-1720), Vol 22 (1721-1740), Vol 25 (1741-1760), Vol 37-38 (1761-1780), Vol 44-45 (1781-1800), Vol 62-63 (1801-1810), Vol 78-79 (1811-1820), Vol 107 (1821-1825), Vol 113 (1826-1830), Vol 118 (1831-1833), Vol 120 (1834-1837) | Vol 2 (1545-1620), Vol 4 (1621-1650), 1651-1659 see Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Vol 15 (1660-1680), Vol 18 (1681-1700), Vol 20 (1701-1720), Vol 22 (1721-1740), Vol 25 (1741-1760), Vol 37-38 (1761-1780), Vol 44-45 (1781-1800), Vol 62-63 (1801-1810), Vol 78-79 (1811-1820), Vol 107 (1821-1825), Vol 113 (1826-1830), Vol 118 (1831-1833), Vol 120 (1834-1837) | ||
==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ||
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*Visit the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library] or a [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history center]] and obtain a copy of the record on microfilm. For more information, click on a court name below. <br> | *Visit the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library] or a [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history center]] and obtain a copy of the record on microfilm. For more information, click on a court name below. <br> | ||
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== Lancashire Probate Courts == | == Lancashire Probate Courts == | ||
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*PROBATE RECORDS, Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York | *PROBATE RECORDS, Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York | ||
== Explanatory Notes<br> == | == Explanatory Notes<br> == | ||
Probate records of Lancashire commence from as early as 1321 to 1857. The probate court jurisdictions listed below hold extensive probate record coverage not only for Lancashire but for Yorkshire, Cheshire, Durham, and Cumberland. There is only one peculiar or smaller court jurisdictions which pertain to Lancashire parishes. | Probate records of Lancashire commence from as early as 1321 to 1857. The probate court jurisdictions listed below hold extensive probate record coverage not only for Lancashire but for Yorkshire, Cheshire, Durham, and Cumberland. There is only one peculiar or smaller court jurisdictions which pertain to Lancashire parishes. | ||
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=== Useful Resources === | === Useful Resources === | ||
Raymond, Stuart A. ''Lancashire: a genealogical bibliography'', vol. 2. ''Registers, inscriptions and wills''. Birmingham [England]: Federation of Family History Societies, c 1996-1997. | Raymond, Stuart A. ''Lancashire: a genealogical bibliography'', vol. 2. ''Registers, inscriptions and wills''. Birmingham [England]: Federation of Family History Societies, c 1996-1997. {{Lancashire}} | ||
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[[Category:Lancashire]] [[Category:Probate_records_in_Lancashire]] | [[Category:Lancashire]] [[Category:Probate_records_in_Lancashire]] | ||