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| ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | | ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== |
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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. |
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| 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: | | 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: |
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| == Buckinghamshire Probate Courts == | | == Buckinghamshire Probate Courts == |
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| Most of Buckinghamshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham]]. However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. | | Most of Buckinghamshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham]]. However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. |
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| *[[Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans]] | | *[[Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans]] |