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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent, England Probate|Kent Probate Records]]. | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent, England Probate|Kent Probate Records]]. | ||
<br> Here is a list of the places of Kent beginning with the letter E and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical probate courts that had jurisdiction over each. | <br>Here is a list of the places of Kent beginning with the letter E and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical probate courts that had jurisdiction over each. | ||
For other parishes, click on the letter the parish name begins with.<br> | |||
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| [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions|A]] | | [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions|A]] | ||
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The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps. | |||
1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. If the record still isn't found, search the records for the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | |||
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br> | |||
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! | ! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="15%" | PARISH | ||
! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT | |||
! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER | |||
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| East Barming | | East Barming | ||
| Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; | | Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; | ||
Post-1844 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | Post-1844 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
| Pre-1845 | | Pre-1845 | ||
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| East Farleigh | | East Farleigh | ||
| Pre-1845 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham]]; | | Pre-1845 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham]]; | ||
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes | Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| East Greenwich, Christ Church | | East Greenwich, Christ Church | ||
| Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; | | Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; | ||
Post-1844 - [[Court of the Bishop of London]] (Episcopal Consistory) | Post-1844 - [[Court of the Bishop of London]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury]] | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury]] | ||
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury]] (Episcopal Consistory) | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| East Malling | | East Malling | ||
| Pre-1845 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham]]; | | Pre-1845 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham]]; | ||
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes | Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| East Peckham | | East Peckham | ||
| Pre-1845 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham]]; | | Pre-1845 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham]]; | ||
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes | Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| East Peckham, Holy Trinity | | East Peckham, Holy Trinity | ||
| Pre-1845 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham]]; | | Pre-1845 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham]]; | ||
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes | Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| East Wickham | | East Wickham | ||
| Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; | | Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; | ||
Post-1844 - [[Court of the Bishop of London]] (Episcopal Consistory) | Post-1844 - [[Court of the Bishop of London]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| Edenbridge | | Edenbridge | ||
| Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; | | Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; | ||
Post-1844 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | Post-1844 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
| Pre-1845 | | Pre-1845 | ||
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| Eltham [St John the Baptist] | | Eltham [St John the Baptist] | ||
| Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; | | Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; | ||
Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) | Post-1844 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| Erith | | Erith | ||
| Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; | | Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; | ||
Post-1844 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | Post-1844 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
| Pre-1845 | | Pre-1845 | ||
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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| Eynsford | | Eynsford | ||
| Pre-1845 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham]]; | | Pre-1845 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham]]; | ||
Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes | Post-1844 - Search the courts of surrounding parishes | ||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] |
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