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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Surrey]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Surrey]]'' | ||
The following article is about probate records in the county of Surrey. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | The following article is about probate records in the county of Surrey. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]].<br> | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | #Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | ||
<br> | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | ||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Surrey was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary eccelsiastical court and one or more secondary courts. In order to find the will of a deceased person, you need to know what courts had jurisdiction over the place where he/she lived. <br> | |||
To see a list of Surrey places and the courts that had jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | |||
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| [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]] | |||
| [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with B|B]] | |||
| [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with C|C]] | |||
| [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D through F|D-F]] | |||
| [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes G through K|G-K]] | |||
| [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes L through N|L-N]] | |||
| [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes O through R|O-R]] | |||
| [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes S through U|S-U]] | |||
| [[Surrey Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes V through Z|V-Z]] | |||
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<br>Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes covering more than one court, see below. For court-specific indexes, click on the name of a court above. <br> | |||
If you do not know where your ancestor lived or owned property, search the indexes to each court if necessary. Lastly, search the index to the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. <br><br> | |||
== Surrey Probate Courts == | == Surrey Probate Courts == | ||
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The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.<br><br> | The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.<br><br> | ||
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== Probate Indexes Online == | == Probate Indexes Online == | ||