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==Step By Step==
==Step By Step==


1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.<br>2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.<br>3. Contact or visit the Record Office or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.<br>4. Visit The Family History Library or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admons also on microfilm via any centers near you.  
1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.<br>2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.<br>3. Contact or visit the Record Office or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.<br>4. Visit The FamilySearch Library or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admons also on microfilm via any centers near you.  


==Indexes==
==Indexes==
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====Printed and Published Indexes====
====Printed and Published Indexes====


Indexes from 1660-1857 were compiled by the British Record Society (vol. 85) and are available at major academic and research institutions in the UK and U.S.A., including the Family History Library. <br>  
Indexes from 1660-1857 were compiled by the British Record Society (vol. 85) and are available at major academic and research institutions in the UK and U.S.A., including the FamilySearch Library. <br>  


The Family History Library has an ''Index of cases in the records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, from 1660-1913'' are on {{FSC|248463|title-id|disp=microfiche #6066891}}  
The FamilySearch Library has an ''Index of cases in the records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, from 1660-1913'' are on {{FSC|248463|title-id|disp=microfiche #6066891}}  


==Records==
==Records==
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====Family History Library Records====
====FamilySearch Library Records====


The Family History Library has the following records on film. Films can be viewed in the library or in [[Introduction to Family History Centers|family history centers]].  
The FamilySearch Library has the following records on film. Films can be viewed in the library or in [[Introduction to Family History Centers|family history centers]].  


*{{FSC|379246|title-id|disp=Records of the Court of Arches, 1660-1913 (microfiche series)}}<br>
*{{FSC|379246|title-id|disp=Records of the Court of Arches, 1660-1913 (microfiche series)}}<br>