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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 S and the&nbsp;pre-1858 ecclesiastical probate courts that had jurisdiction over each.<br>
<br>Here is a list of the places of Kent beginning with the letter S and the&nbsp;pre-1858 ecclesiastical probate courts that had jurisdiction over each.


Once you have identified the courts with jurisdiction over your place of interest, search indexes.&nbsp; For indexes, click on a court name or return [[Kent, England Probate|Kent Probate Records]].<br>  
For other places, click on a letter link:<br>


For other places, click on a letter link:<br>
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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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| Saltwood  
| Saltwood  
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| Seal  
| Seal  
| 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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| Sevenoaks  
| Sevenoaks  
| 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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| Sevenoaks Weald  
| Sevenoaks Weald  
| 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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| Shipbourne  
| Shipbourne  
| 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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| Shoreham  
| Shoreham  
| 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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| Sidcup St John  
| Sidcup St John  
| 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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| Southborough St Peter  
| Southborough St Peter  
| 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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| Speldhurst  
| Speldhurst  
| 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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| [[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| St Mary Cray
| St Mary Cray  
| Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; Post-1844 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  
| Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; Post-1844 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  
| Pre-1845 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| Pre-1845 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| St Mary Hoo
| St Mary Hoo  
| [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]  
| [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]  
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| St Mary in the Marsh  
| St Mary in the Marsh  
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| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes  
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes  
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| .
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| St Paul's Cray
| St Paul's Cray  
| Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; Post-1844 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  
| Pre-1845 - [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester]]; Post-1844 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  
| Pre-1845 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| Pre-1845 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| St Peter in Thanet  
| St Peter in Thanet  
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| Stansted  
| Stansted  
| 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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| Sundridge  
| Sundridge  
| 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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| Sutton at Hone  
| Sutton at Hone  
| 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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