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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
Probate records of Middlesex, | Probate records of Middlesex, incorporating Greater London and the whole of the ancient county of Middlesex commence from as early as 1258 up to 1857. There are several Middlesex County probate court jurisdictions, some of which hold extensive probate record coverage for the greater metropolis and there are a few smaller court jurisdictions which only pertain to a small handful of parishes. | ||
If a search in the most likely probate court jurisidiction proves unsuccessful, then search the next court | See the above links to Middlesex probate court jurisdictions in order to obtain an accurate idea as to the prime courts in which to search for a will, first. If you know in which parish your ancestor may have died or lived but do not know which probate court jurisdiction in which to search first for a will, go to the "Middlesex Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section and search by parish name in order to determine the correct or most likely probate court to search, first. | ||
If a search in the most likely probate court jurisidiction proves unsuccessful, then search the next court as listed in ranked order, i.e. "no. 2", etc. | |||
== Starting Your Search in Indexes == | == Starting Your Search in Indexes == |
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