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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Huntingdonshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Records]] | |||
Here is a list of Huntingdonshire places and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. | |||
To see other Huntingdonshire parishes click on the letter that your parish begins with. | To see other Huntingdonshire parishes click on the letter that your parish begins with. | ||
[[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C-G|E | [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C-G|E-G]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-O|H-O]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes P-S|P-S]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-Z|T-Z]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| Barham | | Barham | ||
| Pre-1839 - | | Pre-1839 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Stow Longa]]; | ||
Post-1838 - | Post-1838 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| Pre-1839: | | Pre-1839: | ||
2 - | 2 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln]] | ||
4 - | 4 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
5 - | 5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
Post-1838: | Post-1838: | ||
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2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Bluntisham | | Bluntisham | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2/3 - | 2/3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Brampton | | Brampton | ||
| | | [[Court of the Peculiar of Brampton]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Leighton Bromswold]] | ||
4 - | 4 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
5 - | 5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Brington | | Brington | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2/3 - | 2/3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Broughton | | Broughton | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2/3 - | 2/3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Buckden | | Buckden | ||
| | | [[Court of the Peculiar of Buckden]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln]] | ||
4 - | 4 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
5 - | 5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Buckworth | | Buckworth | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2/3 - | 2/3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Bury | | Bury | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Pre-1837: | | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Bythorn | | Bythorn | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Pre-1837: | | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Caldecote | | Caldecote | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Pre-1837: | | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Catworth, Great | | Catworth, Great | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Pre-1837: | | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Catworth, Little | | Catworth, Little | ||
| Pre-1839 - | | Pre-1839 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Stow Longa]]; | ||
Post-1838 - | Post-1838 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| Pre-1839: | | Pre-1839: | ||
2 - | 2 - [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln]] | ||
4 - | 4 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
5 - | 5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
Post-1838: | Post-1838: | ||
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2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Chesterton | | Chesterton | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Pre-1837: | | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Colne | | Colne | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Pre-1837: | | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Conington | | Conington | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Pre-1837: | | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Covington | | Covington | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Pre-1837: | | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Denton | | Denton | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Pre-1837: | | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Diddington | | Diddington | ||
| | | [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]] | ||
| 2 - Pre-1837: | | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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=== Post-1857 Probate Records === | === Post-1857 Probate Records === | ||
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Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. The system consists of 11 district registry offices and 18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and the principal registry office located in London. The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service. To learn more, go to the [http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm HMCS website]. | Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. The system consists of 11 district registry offices and 18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and the principal registry office located in London. The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service. To learn more, go to the [http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm HMCS website]. | ||
A country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills. The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208102&disp=Calendar+of+the+grants+of+probate+and+le%20%20&columns=*,0,0 indexes] for 1858-1957 and the records for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.<br> | A country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills. The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208102&disp=Calendar+of+the+grants+of+probate+and+le%20%20&columns=*,0,0 indexes] for 1858-1957 and the records for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.<br> | ||
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