0
edits
no edit summary
(add cat) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
Probate records of Lancashire commence from as early as 1321 to 1857. | 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 are but few peculiar or smaller court jurisdictions which pertain to Lancashire parishes. | ||
If you know in which parish your ancestor may have died or lived, go to the "Lancashire Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section ( | If you know in which parish your ancestor may have died or lived, go to the "Lancashire Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section (below--or under whatever county you are searching) and search by parish name in order to determine the correct or most likely probate court to search, first. | ||
Next, see the above links to each Lancashire probate court jurisdictions in order to obtain further information for researching in the prime probate court for a will. | Next, see the above links to each Lancashire probate court jurisdictions in order to obtain further information for researching in the prime probate court for a will. | ||