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| ''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Bedfordshire Genealogy|Bedfordshire]]'' | | ''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Bedfordshire Genealogy|Bedfordshire]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Bedfordshire Probate Records |
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| == Getting Started == | | == Getting Started == |
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| Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''. | | Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''. |
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| ==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== | | ==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ==== |
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| ==== Majority of the County ==== | | ==== Majority of the County ==== |
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| ==== Exceptions ==== | | ==== Exceptions ==== |
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| There were six Bedfordshire parishes that were exceptions to this--Biggleswade, Billington, Eggington, Heath and Rich, Leighton Buzzard, and Stanbridge. To see the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over these parishes, click [[Bedfordshire Probate Court Jurisdictions|here]]. <br> | | There were six Bedfordshire parishes that were exceptions to this--Biggleswade, Billington, Eggington, Heath and Rich, Leighton Buzzard, and Stanbridge. To see the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over these parishes, click [[Bedfordshire Probate Court Jurisdictions|here]]. <br> |
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| ==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | | ==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== |
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| *Visit the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library] or a [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history center]] and obtain a copy of the record on microfilm. For more information, click on a court name below. <br> | | *Visit the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library] or a [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history center]] and obtain a copy of the record on microfilm. For more information, click on a court name below. <br> |
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| == Bedfordshire Probate Courts == | | == Bedfordshire Probate Courts == |
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| *[[Court of the Peculiar of Leighton Buzzard|Court of the Peculiar of Leighton Buzzard]]<br> | | *[[Court of the Peculiar of Leighton Buzzard|Court of the Peculiar of Leighton Buzzard]]<br> |
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| {{Place|Bedfordshire|Probate}} | | {{Place|Bedfordshire|Probate}} {{England Probate Records}} |
| {{England Probate Records}} | |