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For published indexes see each court jurisdiction (listed below). The latest years of these indexes go only to the year 1807. | For published indexes see each court jurisdiction (listed below). The latest years of these indexes go only to the year 1807. | ||
For later than 1807, see the Estate Duty Registers' indexes | For later than 1807, see the Estate Duty Registers' indexes (see above link pr view microfilms available at the FamilySearch Library). These original indexes were created by the Estate Duty Office (Inland Revenue) for all wills and administrations, which exacted Death Duties (from all probate courts in the country). | ||
<br>Did you find a reference to a probate record? | <br>Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
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==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ||
Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. | Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. | ||
Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Or use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions, 1851 ]to find it | Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Or use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions, 1851 ]to find it on a map, along with information about it. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | ||
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
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==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | ||
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. Before 1858 every town and parish in Lancashire came | 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. Before 1858 every town and parish in Lancashire came under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with to identify which pre-1858 courts had probate jurisdiction over it''':''' | ||
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| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A|A]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with B|B]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C|C]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D and E|D-E]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes F through G|F-G]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with H|H]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes I through L|I-L]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with M and N|M-N]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes O through R|O-R]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with S|S]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with T and U|T-U]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with Wal-Wav|Wal-Wav]] | ||
| | | [[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with We-Z|We-Z]] | ||
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== Explanatory Notes<br> == | == Explanatory Notes<br> == | ||
Probate records of Lancashire commence from as early as 1321 | 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 is only one peculiar or smaller court jurisdictions which pertain to Lancashire parishes. | ||
=== Useful Resources === | === Useful Resources === | ||
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