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Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Sussex. Search these indexes first: | Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Sussex. Search these indexes first: | ||
*[http://www.sfhg.org.uk/index.html http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SussexFHGprobate.shtml] | *[http://www.sfhg.org.uk/index.html http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SussexFHGprobate.shtml] -- compiled by the Sussex Family History Group which has transcribed the names of 12,300 individuals found in Sussex wills, including testators, executors, beneficiaries or witnesses. The information recorded includes name, date and place. | ||
*The [https://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/ Sussex Record Society] has | *The [https://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/ Sussex Record Society] has published four volumes of indexes to Sussex wills, and these can be viewed on their [https://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/?s=Wills+index Website]. They are arranged by parish then by surname. | ||
*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12122 Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858)]. | *[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12122 Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858)]. | ||
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==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ||
Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. | 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 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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| | | [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'C'|C]] | ||
| | | [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'D-F'|D-F]] | ||
| | | [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'G'|G]] | ||
| | | [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'H-K'|H-K]] | ||
| | | [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'L-M'|L-M]] | ||
| | | [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'N-P'|N-P]] | ||
| | | [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'Q-R'|Q-R]] | ||
| | | [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'S'|S]] | ||
| | | [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'T-Z'|T-Z]] | ||
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