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The Archdeaconry court could not grant probate administrations and these had to be taken to the Commissary Court of the Bishop of Surrey or the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. | The Archdeaconry court could not grant probate administrations and these had to be taken to the Commissary Court of the Bishop of Surrey or the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. | ||
== Finding the Records == | == Finding the Records == | ||
Original Records | ==== Original Records ==== | ||
The original records | The original records of the Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey for 1480-1858 are found at: | ||
The London Metropolitan Archives | [http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Records_and_archives/ The London Metropolitan Archives]<br>City of London, <br>Guildhall, <br>PO Box 270, <br>London EC2P 2EJ <br>UK <br>Tel: (0)20 7606 3030 <br>Email: pro@cityoflondon.gov.uk<br> | ||
The records include probate and administration act books, original wills and registered wills. | |||
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== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||
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