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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire Probate Records]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Derbyshire Probate Records]]'' | ||
<br>''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> | <br>''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> | ||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Derbyshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and one or more secondary ecclesiastical courts. Most of the county was under the primary jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)]] and the secondary jurisdiction of the [[Prerogative Court of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]], which also was the highest court in the country. However there were some exceptions. | Before 1858, every town and parish in Derbyshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and one or more secondary ecclesiastical courts. Most of the county was under the primary jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)]] and the secondary jurisdiction of the [[Prerogative Court of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]], which also was the highest court in the country. However there were some exceptions. | ||
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Here is a list of the parishes of Derbyshire that were exceptions to the above, with the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on a court name or return to [[Derbyshire Probate Records]]. | Here is a list of the parishes of Derbyshire that were exceptions to the above, with the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on a court name or return to [[Derbyshire Probate Records]]. | ||
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br> | If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br> | ||
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| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]; [[Court of the Peculiar of Peak Forest]] | | [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]; [[Court of the Peculiar of Peak Forest]] | ||
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]] | | [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]] | ||
[[Court of the Peculiar of Peak Forest]] 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]] | [[Court of the Peculiar of Peak Forest]] 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]] | ||
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| [[Court of the Peculiar of Sawley]] | | [[Court of the Peculiar of Sawley]] | ||
| 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]] | | 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]] | ||
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| [[Court of the Peculiar of Sawley]] | |||
| 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]] | |||
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| Winster | |||
| [[Court of the Peculiar of Hartington]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
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| Wormhill | |||
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]] | |||
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | |||
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[[Category:Derbyshire|Probate Jurisdictions Parishes]] [[Category:Probate_records_in_Derbyshire|A]] | [[Category:Derbyshire|Probate Jurisdictions Parishes]] [[Category:Probate_records_in_Derbyshire|A]] | ||