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Staffordshire Probate Records (view source)
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The following probate courts had some jurisdiction over the county of Staffordshire prior to 1858; note that most of Staffordshire was covered by its largest court jurisdiction, called--the Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory), but the county also had numerous concurrent smaller jurisdictions called "peculiars" courts as well (see the "Staffordshire Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section below to determine the correct court jurisdiction for the parish in which you may be searching): | The following probate courts had some jurisdiction over the county of Staffordshire prior to 1858; note that most of Staffordshire was covered by its largest court jurisdiction, called--the Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory), but the county also had numerous concurrent smaller jurisdictions called "peculiars" courts as well (see the "Staffordshire Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section below to determine the correct court jurisdiction for the parish in which you may be searching): | ||
*[[Episcopal Consistory Court of Lichfield]] | *[[Episcopal Consistory Court of Lichfield]] | ||
*[[Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]] | *[[Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]] | ||
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*[[Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton]] | ||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br> | In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br> | ||
*Wealthy individuals<br> | *Wealthy individuals<br> | ||
*People who owned property in more than one county<br> | *People who owned property in more than one county<br> | ||
*Military and naval personnel<br> | *Military and naval personnel<br> | ||
*People who lived or owned property outside England<br> | *People who lived or owned property outside England<br> | ||