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For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
== London Probate Courts == | == London Probate Courts == | ||
Return to the [[London Probate Records|London Probate Records]] page. | Return to the [[London Probate Records|London Probate Records]] page. | ||
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*[[Consistory Court of London|Court of Husting]] | *[[Consistory Court of London|Court of Husting]] | ||
*[[Archdeaconry Court of London]] | *[[Archdeaconry Court of London]] | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
*[[Deanery of the Arches (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)]] | *[[Deanery of the Arches (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)]] | ||
*[[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]] | *[[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)]] | ||
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*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral]] | ||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
== Historical Background == | |||
Probate records of the City of London commence from as early as 1258 up to 1857. There are several probate court jurisdictions for the City of London, some of which hold extensive probate record coverage for the city and there are a few smaller court jurisdictions which only pertain to a small handful of parishes. | |||
If you know in which parish your ancestor may have died or lived, go to the "Middlesex Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section (below) and search by parish name in order to determine the correct or most likely probate court to search, first. | |||
Next, see the above links to each Middlesex probate court jurisdictions in order to obtain further information for researching in the prime probate court for a will. | |||
If a search in the most likely probate court jurisidiction proves unsuccessful, then search the next court as listed in ranked order, i.e. "no. 2", and etc. | |||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the London Court == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the London Court == | ||