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 Determine ''when'' your ancestor died.&nbsp;If you aren't sure, use an approximate date.&nbsp;
-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 (topographical dictionary). Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online:&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
+Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know&nbsp;the parish where your ancestor lived or died. To learn the parish for the place where your ancestor died, look&nbsp;the place&nbsp;up in a gazetteer (topographical dictionary). Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online:&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
 The gazetteer will either tell you:
 *A place is a parish, or if not--
-*What parish it is a part of
+*What parish it is in
-If the former, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish.
+&nbsp;
 Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''.
 ==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish  ====