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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Shropshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Shropshire Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Staffordshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Staffordshire Probate Records]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Shropshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Shropshire Probate Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Staffordshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Staffordshire Probate Records]] | ||
''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. <br> | |||
Here are links to Shropshire's parishes and the respective probate courts holding jurisdiction over them. Click on a link with the first letter of the parish name you want to search: | Here are links to Shropshire's parishes and the respective probate courts holding jurisdiction over them. Click on a link with the first letter of the parish name you want to search: | ||
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| [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B through E|B-E]] | | [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B through E|B-E]] | ||
| [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through P|F-L]] | | [[Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through P|F-L]] | ||
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1. | <br>1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | ||
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br> | <br>If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br> | ||
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