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[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/leicestershire-wills-and-probate-records-1500-1939 Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records, 1500-1939] at findmypast. | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/leicestershire-wills-and-probate-records-1500-1939 Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records, 1500-1939] at findmypast. | ||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=Jj8EAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2 Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the county of Leicester], proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Leicester, 1495-1649 | [http://books.google.com/books?id=Jj8EAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=2 Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the county of Leicester], proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Leicester, 1495-1649 : and in the Peculiars of St. Margaret Leicester, Rothley, Groby, Evington, and the unproved wills, etc., previous to 1801. | ||
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Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Leicestershire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with. | Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Leicestershire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with. | ||
[[Leicestershire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]] [[Leicestershire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B through F|B-F]] | [[Leicestershire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]] [[Leicestershire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B through F|B-F]] [[Leicestershire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes G through M|G-M]] [[Leicestershire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes N through Z|N-Z]] | ||
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]]. | ||
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