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The major probate court for Hampshire was called the [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester]] which held jurisdiction over most of the county prior to 1858. | The major probate court for Hampshire was called the [[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester]] which held jurisdiction over most of the county prior to 1858. | ||
Hampshire also had numerous concurrent smaller jurisdictions called "peculiars" courts as well (see the "Hampshire Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section below to determine the correct court jurisdiction for the parish you want to search). There were close to seventy parishes lying within | Hampshire also had numerous concurrent smaller jurisdictions called "peculiars" courts as well (see the "Hampshire Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section below to determine the correct court jurisdiction for the parish you want to search). There were close to seventy parishes lying within 43 smaller, Peculiar Court jurisdictions. | ||
To search for an administration (when a person died intestate or, that is, without naming an executor to the estate) in one of the peculiar courts, a search must be conducted in the above Episcopal Consistory Court. | To search for an administration (when a person died intestate or, that is, without naming an executor to the estate) in one of the peculiar courts, a search must be conducted in the above Episcopal Consistory Court. | ||