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== Huntingdonshire Probate Courts == | == Huntingdonshire Probate Courts == | ||
The following ecclesiastical courts had some probate jurisdiction over the county of Cumberland prior to 1858. Click on a court name to learn more about its records, indexes and finding a probate for your ancestor. To determine which court, go to the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cumberland_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below.<br> | The following ecclesiastical courts had some probate jurisdiction over the county of Cumberland prior to 1858. Click on a court name to learn more about its records, indexes and finding a probate for your ancestor. To determine which court, go to the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cumberland_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below.<br> | ||
*Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon | *Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon | ||
*Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory) | *Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
*Court of the Peculiar of Brampton | *Court of the Peculiar of Brampton | ||
*Court of the Peculiar of Buckden | *Court of the Peculiar of Buckden | ||
*Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Leighton Bromswold | *Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Leighton Bromswold | ||
*Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Stow Longa | *Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Stow Longa | ||
==== 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]] | |||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | |||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Huntingdonshire Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Huntingdonshire Probate Courts == | ||