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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
Probate records of Cheshire, incorporating Cheshire and Lancashire commence from as early as 1474 up to 1857. | Probate records of Cheshire, incorporating Cheshire and Lancashire commence from as early as 1474 up to 1857. Cheshire has one central probate court jurisdiction, which holds extensive probate record coverage for the county. There are no smaller or peculiar court jurisdictions in the county. There are several higher probate court jurisdictions which hold concurrent jurisdiction over Chesire. To identify these courts, see the "Probates Courts of Cheshire" section. | ||
Go to the "Cheshire Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section (below) to determine what kinds of probate records exist and search them. | |||
Next, see the above links to each Cheshire probate court jurisdictions in order to obtain further information for researching in the prime probate court for a will. | Next, see the above links to each Cheshire probate court jurisdictions in order to obtain further information for researching in the prime probate court for a will. | ||
If a search in the most likely probate court jurisidiction proves unsuccessful, then search the next court as listed in ranked order, i.e. "no. 2", and etc. | If a search in the most likely probate court jurisidiction proves unsuccessful, then search the next court as listed in ranked order, i.e. "no. 2", and etc. | ||
== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||