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== Buckinghamshire Probate Courts  ==
== Buckinghamshire Probate Courts  ==


The following courts had some jurisdiction over Buckinghamshire before 1858:
Most of Buckinghamshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of this court and its superior courts. However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes.


*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham]]
*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans]]  
*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans]]  
*Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)
*[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]]
*[[Court of the Bishop of London]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
*[[Court of the Bishop of London]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
*[[Courts of the Bishop and Archdeaconry of Oxford]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
*[[Courts of the Bishop and Archdeaconry of Oxford]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
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