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== Surrey Probate Courts == | == Surrey Probate Courts == | ||
These courts had some probate jurisdiction over Surrey before 1858. Click on a court name to learn more about records and indexes.<br> | These courts had some probate jurisdiction over Surrey before 1858. Click on a court name to learn more about records and indexes.<br> | ||
* | *[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]<br> | ||
*Court of the | *[[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Winchester in the Archdeaconry of Surrey]]<br> | ||
*Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)<br> | *[[Court of the Bishop of Winchester]] (Episcopal Consistory)<br> | ||
*Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)<br> | *[[Court of the Bishop of London]] (Episcopal Consistory)<br> | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Canterbury]] (Episcopal Consistory)<br> | |||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of Arches, Croydon, and Shoreham]]<br> | |||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England. Wealthier individuals, people who owned property in more than one county or lower court's jurisdiction, people who died outside of the country but had property in England, and Naval personnel often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court. | |||
=== Appeals Courts === | |||
Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts: | |||
*[[Court of Arches]] | |||
*[[High Court of Delegates]] | |||
The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | |||
== Some Explanatory Notes About the Surrey Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes About the Surrey Courts == | ||