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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. Here is a link to the [http://archive.org/details/imperialgazettee02wils 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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If the latter, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish.  
If the latter, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish.  


Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''.  
Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''.


==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish  ====
==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish  ====