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 To look for a probate record before 1858:<br>
-#Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. <br>
+. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. The last court to search is the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].
-#Go to Court Jurisdictions section below.<br>
-#Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table.<br>
-#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br>
+If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br>
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