Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C: Difference between revisions

[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cambridgeshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cambridgeshire Probate Records]]  

''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. <br>

Here is a list of parishes in Cambridgeshire beginning with the letters A-B. For other parishes in this county, click on a link:  

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A-B|A-B]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D-G|D-G]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-L|H-L]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes M-R|M-R]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes S-Z|S-Z]] <br>

The courts listed for each parish are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858.<br> 1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search the records for the [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] if the record isn't found.<br>5. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].

 

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2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory)  

2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory)