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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. This article is about probate records in Sussex. For a general description of England probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[W_genealogical_glossary_terms|wills]] and [[A_genealogical_glossary_terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in Sussex. For a general description of England probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
=== 1858 to the Present === | === 1858 to the Present === | ||
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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 [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here | 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 [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | ||
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
The gazetteer will either tell you: | |||
*A place is a parish, or | |||
*What parish it is a part of, or | |||
*What place it is near. | |||
If the latter, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish. | |||
Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''. | Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''. | ||