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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent Probate Records]]''. | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kent 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> | |||
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Here is the list of Kent places beginning with the letter A, and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over each. | Here is the list of Kent places beginning with the letter A, and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over each. | ||
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To go to another letter, click on a link: [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E|E]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with F and G|F-G]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|H]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I through K|I-K]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M and N|M-N]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through R|O-R]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through V|T-V]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W through Z|W-Z]] | To go to another letter, click on a link: [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E|E]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with F and G|F-G]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|H]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I through K|I-K]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M and N|M-N]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through R|O-R]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through V|T-V]] [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W through Z|W-Z]] | ||
The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps. | The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps. <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 last 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> | If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br> | ||