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| The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | | The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. |
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| == Court Jurisdictions by Parish<br> == | | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish<br> == |
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| Before 1858, probate of the estates of deceased persons was handled by eccelesiastical courts of the Church of England. Every parish was under the jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. | | Before 1858, probate of the estates of deceased persons was handled by eccelesiastical courts of the Church of England. Every parish was under the jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. |
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| Below is a list of Cambridgeshire towns and parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them. For other places, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with:
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| [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B| B]] [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C|C]] [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D-G|D-G]] [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-L|H-L]] [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes M-R|M-R]] [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes S-Z|S-Z]].
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| <br>1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. The last court to search is the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].
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| If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br>
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| | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury]]
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| | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Consistory of Norwich]]
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| 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory)
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