Kent Probate Records: Difference between revisions

Before 1858, every town and parish in Kent was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts.&nbsp; To find the will of your ancestor who lived&nbsp;or owned property in&nbsp;Kent,&nbsp;see a&nbsp;list of Kent parishes&nbsp;with the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over each.&nbsp; Click on the letter for a parish of interest.&nbsp; Search the courts in the order given.&nbsp; Search indexes first.&nbsp; For indexes, see below.<br>

 

 

 

If you do not know where in Kent your ancestor lived or owned property, search the indexes to&nbsp;each court.&nbsp; Lastly, search the index to the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.