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== Berkshire Probate Courts == | == Berkshire Probate Courts == | ||
Most of Berkshire was under the jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Berkshire]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of this court and its superior courts, which were the [[Court of the Bishop of Salisbury (Episcopal Consistory)]] until 1836 and the combined [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Oxford]] from that time on. | Most of Berkshire was under the jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Berkshire]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of this court and its superior courts, which were the [[Court of the Bishop of Salisbury (Episcopal Consistory)]] until 1836 and the combined [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Oxford]] from that time on. The courts should be searched in that order. | ||
However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 probate jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. | However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 probate jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. | ||
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*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Windsor]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Windsor]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Canons of Windsor in Wantage]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Canons of Windsor in Wantage]] | ||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England, particularly in cases of wealthy individuals, people who owned property in more than one county or court's jurisdiction, people who lived or owned property outside of England, and military and Naval personnel. | |||
=== 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]] | |||
The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | |||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Berkshire Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Berkshire Probate Courts == | ||