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 === Determining the Court  ===
-To determine the court for pre-1858 records, the Family History Library has a series of probate keys, (FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+S2ha+ 942 S2ha Volumes 1–40]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=423223&disp=Hand+list+of+English+probate+jurisdictio++ films 599217–222]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=423223&disp=Hand+list+of+English+probate+jurisdictio++ 6026312, 90 fiche]).
+There are several probate courts having jurisidiction in an English county. Articles in this Wiki will tell you how to discover the names of the courts having jurisdiction over your place, and details about the records. To find one of these articles, type the title (name of the county) Probate Records in the search box. For example, if you want to learn about probates in Cumberland, search for the title Cumberland Probate Records.&nbsp;
-Each probate key has two parts. The first is a research paper containing a color-coded map showing courts having jurisdiction over each area. The maps on the film and fiche copy of the probate keys are black and white, so it is not possible to use them to determine a court. It is necessary to use the paper copy of the maps. Many Family History Centers have paper copies of the maps (if a paper copy is not available, use other sources as indicated in the paragraphs that follow). At the Family History Library, use the book copy of the probate keys.
+Call numbers for the records in the Family History Library can be found in the library's catalog.&nbsp; For a current listing of probate records and indexes, follow these instructions.
-The second part of the probate key is a list of library call numbers for that county’s records. Many of the probate keys do not list recently acquired material. For a current listing of probate records and indexes, look in the&nbsp;Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
+Go to the catalog.
-ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS
+Click Place Search.
+Type the name of the county in the top box and England in the bottom box.
+Click the locality
+Scroll down and click the topics Probate Records or Probate Records-Indexes.
+Click a title to find the call number.
+<br>
 A court may also be determined by using the sources listed under the heading "Records Not at the Family History Library" in this section. From 1796 to 1858, Estate Duty Indexes can be used to determine the court (see the heading, "Indexes" that follows for more information).
 Ecclesiastical jurisdictions, which help determine the court, are given in Samuel Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary of England (see the "[[England Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" section of this outline) and Frank Smith’s ''A Genealogical Gazetteer of England''.
 For more information, see&nbsp;'Indexes' and&nbsp;'Finding Records in the Family History Library' below.
 == Post-1857 Probate Courts  ==