Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions: Difference between revisions

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Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Kent fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with.  
Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Kent fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with.  


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''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. <br>
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Here is the list of Kent places beginning with the letter A,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the pre-1858&nbsp;courts that had probate jurisdiction over each.  
Here is the list of Kent places beginning with the letter A,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the pre-1858&nbsp;courts that had probate jurisdiction over each.  
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