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 == Getting Started  ==
-''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858. Beginning in 1858, authority over probate matters was taken from ecclesiastical courts and put under the civil authority of the Principal Probate Registry. The Probates After 1857 section below contains links to additional information about the records of this court.
 To look for a probate record before 1858:<br>
 #Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived.
 #Go to Court Jurisdictions section below.
 #Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table.
 #Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br>