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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire Parishes]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire Parishes|Lancashire Probate]]'' | ||
== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
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Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. | 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. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | 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 [http://maps.familysearch.org 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: | ||
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
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Before 1858, every town and parish in Lancashire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and one or more secondary courts. To see a list of parishes (and chapelries) in Lancashire and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | Before 1858, every town and parish in Lancashire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and one or more secondary courts. To see a list of parishes (and chapelries) in Lancashire and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | ||
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