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=== Some explanatory notes on the courts in Kent | === Some explanatory notes on the courts in Kent<br> === | ||
The Court of the Archdeacon of Canterbury, the Court of the Episcopal consistory of Canterbury, and the Court of the Bishop and the Archdeacon of Rochester technically did not have jurisdiction over the Peculiar of Wingham, the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Episcopal Consistory and Archdeaconry of Rochester, but as the larger courts of original jurisdiction in the county they will often contain probate records of persons who resided in the other jurisdictions.<br>In 1846 the diocese of Rochester was reduced in area. Some parishes were transferred to the diocese of Canterbury and others to the diocese of London. | The Court of the Archdeacon of Canterbury, the Court of the Episcopal consistory of Canterbury, and the Court of the Bishop and the Archdeacon of Rochester technically did not have jurisdiction over the Peculiar of Wingham, the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Episcopal Consistory and Archdeaconry of Rochester, but as the larger courts of original jurisdiction in the county they will often contain probate records of persons who resided in the other jurisdictions.<br>In 1846 the diocese of Rochester was reduced in area. Some parishes were transferred to the diocese of Canterbury and others to the diocese of London. | ||
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=== Kent Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions <br> === | === Kent Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions <br> === | ||
To see a list of Kent parishes and the courts with | To see a list of Kent parishes and the courts with probate jurisdiction over them, click on the letter the parish name begins with. | ||
{| | {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="615" border="0" | ||
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| [[Kent, | | [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions|A]] | ||
| [[Kent, | | [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] | ||
| [[Kent, | | [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] | ||
| [[Kent, | | [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]] | ||
| E | | E | ||
| F | | F | ||
| G | | G | ||
| H | | H | ||
| I | | I | ||
| J-K | | J-K | ||
| L | | L | ||
| M | | M | ||
| N | | N | ||
| O | | O | ||
| P | | P | ||
| Q | | Q | ||
| R | | R | ||
| S | | S | ||
| T | | T | ||
| U | | U | ||
| V | | V | ||
| W | | W | ||
| X-Z | | X-Z | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== Probate Indexes | === Probate Indexes === | ||
==== '''Indexes on the Internet''' ==== | |||
Here is a list of [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mrawson/probate.html indexes] on the Internet for the county of Kent. | |||
==== Printed Indexes ==== | |||
If the indexes on the Internet do not produce possible wills, look in the '''published indexes '''listed here:<br> | |||
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