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==== Step 1. Search indexes ====
==== Step 1. Search indexes ====


==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ====
==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ====


Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date.
Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date.  


Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a parish. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here are links to gazetteers online. <br>
Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a parish. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here are links to gazetteers online. <br>


#Go to the 'Pre-1858 Court Jurisdictions by Parish' section below to learn what courts had jurisdiction over the place, and follow the instructions.<br>
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For information on post-1857 probate records, scroll down to that section below.
Once you identified the parish, go to Step 3.


== Pre-1858 Court Jurisdictions by Parish  ==
== Pre-1858 Court Jurisdictions by Parish  ==
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