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In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases. | In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases. | ||
#Wealthy individuals | |||
#People who owned property in more than one county | |||
#Military and naval personnel | |||
#People who lived or owned property outside England | |||
==== Appeals Courts ==== | ==== Appeals Courts ==== | ||
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*Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. | *Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury. | ||
== Court Jurisdictions<br> | == Court Jurisdictions<br> == | ||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Yorkshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When searching for the will of an ancestor, find the name of the town or parish where he/she lived in the jurisdictions list. Go to the list of places by clicking on a letter or series of letters below.<br> | Before 1858, every town and parish in Yorkshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When searching for the will of an ancestor, find the name of the town or parish where he/she lived in the jurisdictions list. Go to the list of places by clicking on a letter or series of letters below.<br> | ||
A [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E and F|E-F]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with G|G]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|H]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I through K|I-K]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M and N|M-N]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through P|O-P]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Q and R|Q-R]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T and U|T-U]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W|W]] [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Y|Y]]. | |||
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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Yorkshire Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Yorkshire Probate Courts == | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | |||
== | Before 1858, every town and parish in Yorkshire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. For an authoritative treatise on each Yorkshire probate court and the parishes comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's publication, ''Wills and Their Whereabouts,'' also available at the Family History Library, FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=413992&disp=Wills+and+their+whereabouts%20%20&columns=*,0,0 #942 S2wa]. | ||
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 [soon to be constructed]. | |||
Here is a list of Yorkshire parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other parishes, click on a letter to link to the another table. | |||
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== Probate Indexes Online == | |||
Before looking for a will, you should search a probate index.<br> | |||
[http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/history/probate_index.php Probate Index] related to documents covering Lancashire north of the Ribble, and parts of Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire, 1748-1858. | [http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/history/probate_index.php Probate Index] related to documents covering Lancashire north of the Ribble, and parts of Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire, 1748-1858. | ||