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Before 1858, probate of the estates of deceased persons was handled by eccelesiastical courts of the Church of England. Every parish was under the jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. | Before 1858, probate of the estates of deceased persons was handled by eccelesiastical courts of the Church of England. Every parish was under the jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. | ||
Below is a list of Cambridgeshire towns and parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them. For other places, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with: [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A-B|B]], [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C|C]], [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D-G|D-G]], [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-L|H-L]], [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes M-R|M-R]], [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes S-Z|S-Z]]. | |||
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! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH | |||
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT | |||
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER | |||
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| Abington Pigotts | |||
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely | |||
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | |||
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury | |||
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| Abington, Great | |||
| Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | |||
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury | |||
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| Abington, Little | |||
| Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | |||
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury | |||
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| Arrington | |||
| Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | |||
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury | |||
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| Ashley with Silverley | |||
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury | |||
| 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich | |||
2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) | |||
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury | |||
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== Post-1858 Probate Records == | == Post-1858 Probate Records == | ||