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The following courts had some jurisdiction over Buckinghamshire before 1858: | The following courts had some jurisdiction over Buckinghamshire before 1858: | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln|Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) -- Archdeaconry of Buckingham | *[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln|Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) -- Archdeaconry of Buckingham | ||
*Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) -- Archdeaconry of St. Albans | *Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) -- Archdeaconry of St. Albans | ||
*Courts of the Bishop and Archdeaconry of Oxford (Episcopal Consistory) | *Courts of the Bishop and Archdeaconry of Oxford (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln|Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln|Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln]] | ||
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=== Post-1857 Probate Records === | |||
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. The system consists of 11 district registry offices and 18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and the principal registry office located in London. The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service. To learn more, go to the [http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm HMCS website]. | |||
A country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills. The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208102&disp=Calendar+of+the+grants+of+probate+and+le%20%20&columns=*,0,0 indexes] for 1858-1957 and the records for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.<br> | |||
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