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If you do not know a parish, search the [[Court of the Archdeacon of Leicester|Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester]]. | If you do not know a parish, search the [[Court of the Archdeacon of Leicester|Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester]]. | ||
== Leicestershire Probate Courts == | ==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ||
Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | |||
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. step | |||
*Visit the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] or a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center] and obtain a copy of the record on microfilm. For more information, click on a court name below. <br> | |||
== Leicestershire Probate Courts == | |||
Most of Leicestershire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeacon of Leicester|Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of this court and its superior courts. However, the following smaller courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. | Most of Leicestershire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeacon of Leicester|Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of this court and its superior courts. However, the following smaller courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. | ||
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*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln]] | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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=== Some Explanatory Notes About the Leicestershire Probate Courts === | === Some Explanatory Notes About the Leicestershire Probate Courts === | ||
The Archdeaconry of Leicester is not technically a superior jurisdiction of the other courts, but as the largest court of original jurisdiction in the county it will often contain probate records of persons who resided in the other jurisdictions. | The Archdeaconry of Leicester is not technically a superior jurisdiction of the other courts, but as the largest court of original jurisdiction in the county it will often contain probate records of persons who resided in the other jurisdictions. | ||
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[[Category:Leicestershire]] | [[Category:Leicestershire]] | ||