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== Finding Probate Records at the Family History Library  ==
== Finding Probate Records at the Family History Library  ==


The Family History Library has a large collection of probate records. Follow these instructions to find them. <br>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Go to [http://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org]
The Family History Library has a large collection of probate records. Follow these instructions to find them.


2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Click the '''Library''' tab.  
1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Go to&nbsp;the&nbsp;'''Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Catalog]'''.  


3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Click '''Family History Library Catalog'''.  
4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Click on&nbsp;'''Place Search'''.  


4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Click '''Place Search'''.  
5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In the first box type&nbsp;'''England''' or the name of a county and click '''Search'''.  


5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Type '''England''' or the name of a county, and click '''Search'''.  
6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Click on the link for the locality&nbsp;you want.  


6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Click the locality that you want.
7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Scroll down the list of topics, and click on&nbsp;'''Probate records'''.  
 
7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Scroll down the list of topics, and click '''Probate records'''.  


8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Click on an appropriate title.  
8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Click on an appropriate title.  


Click '''View Film Notes''' to see the film numbers.
Read the record information and make note of the library call number.&nbsp; If it is on film, click on&nbsp;'''View Film Notes''' to see the film numbers.  
 
Post-1857 probate records are on microfilm. The library has microfilm copies of indexes from 1858 to 1955, wills from 1858 to 1925, and some administrations.  


Many probate records from the counties of Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall were destroyed during World War II. For these counties, abstracts (1796–1812) or copies (1812–1850) of all wills on which an estate duty was paid are available at the Family History Library. These records may be found in the&nbsp;Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
Many probate records from the counties of Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall were destroyed during World War II. For these counties, abstracts (1796–1812) or copies (1812–1850) of all wills on which an estate duty was paid are available at the Family History Library. These records may be found in the&nbsp;Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
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ENGLAND - PROBATE RECORDS  
ENGLAND - PROBATE RECORDS  


Records of the Court of Arches, the major appeals court, start in 1660. Many of this court’s records are available on microfiche and are indexed in The Index Library. (FHL book 942 B4b, v. 85.) <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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