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| When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on the court name links above '''<soon to be added>''' | | When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on the court name links above '''<soon to be added>''' |
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| Here is a list of Rutland parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.
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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. | | The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps. |
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| If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one. Go back to [[Rutland Probate Records]]. <br> | | If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one. Go back to [[Rutland Probate Records]]. <br> |
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| For other places in Rutland, click on a link:<br> | | For a list of Rutland parishes and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link:<br> |
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Peterborough]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| 2 - [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton]]
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| 3 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| 2 - [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton]]
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| | [[Court of the Bishop of Peterborough]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| 3 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| 2 - [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton]]
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| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| == Probate Indexes Online == | | == Probate Indexes Online == |