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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. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. | Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. The on-line will index at http://nrocat.norfolk.gov.uk/Dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=128.60.0.31&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Search.tcl is very helpful in finding wills in Norfolk for pre-1858 wills. It is not always necessary to know where or when an ancestor died using the nrocat. Since spelling of names was not consistent, entering only the surname of your ancestor will generate the most posibilities of identifying your ancestor.- | ||
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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To see a list of Norfolk places and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | To see a list of Norfolk places and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | ||
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==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record ==== | ||
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== Norfolk Probate Courts == | == Norfolk Probate Courts == | ||
These courts had some pre-1858 jurisdiction over the county of Norfolk. Click on a court name for more information. See also the Indexes section below. Click on a court name to learn more about the records available and how to find the probate of your ancestor in the court's records. <br> | These courts had some pre-1858 jurisdiction over the county of Norfolk. Click on a court name for more information. See also the Indexes section below. Click on a court name to learn more about the records available and how to find the probate of your ancestor in the court's records. <br> | ||
*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk]] | *[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk]] | ||
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*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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[[Category:Norfolk]] | [[Category:Norfolk]] | ||