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== Sussex Probate Courts == | == Sussex Probate Courts == | ||
Most of Sussex was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Chichester]] or the [[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of these courts and their 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 Peculiar of the Exempt Jurisdiction of the Deanery of Battle]] | |||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deaneries of Pagham and Tarring|Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deaneries of Pagham and Tarring]] | |||
*[[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester]] | |||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deanery of South Malling]] | |||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Chichester]] | |||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Sussex Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Sussex Probate Courts == | ||