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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. | ||
To see an alphabetical list of Cambridgeshire parishes with the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with: [[ | To see an alphabetical list of Cambridgeshire parishes with the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with: [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A-B|A-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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== Post-1858 Probate Records == | == Post-1858 Probate Records == | ||
Revision as of 20:34, 1 April 2009
For an explanation of probate records in England, click here.
Cambridgeshire Probate Courts[edit | edit source]
Here is a list of the courts that had some probate jurisdiction over the parishes of Cambridgeshire:
- Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely (Diocese of Ely)
- Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk (Diocese of Norwich)
- Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury (Diocese of Norwich)
- Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
- Court of the Bishop of Norwich (Episcopal Consistory)
- Prerogative Court of the Archibishop of Canterbury
Some Explanatory Notes on the Cambridgeshire Courts[edit | edit source]
Court Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]
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.
To see an alphabetical list of Cambridgeshire parishes with the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with: A-B, C, D-G, H-L, M-R, S-Z.