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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.
 
Below is a&nbsp;list of Cambridgeshire towns and parishes beginning with the letter B and the&nbsp;pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them.&nbsp; For other places, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with:&nbsp; [[Cambridgeshire Probate Records|A]], [[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]]. <br><br>
 
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|-
! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
|-
| Babraham
| Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Balsham
| Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Barrington
| Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bartlow
| Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Barton
| Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bassingbourn
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Benwick
| Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bottisham
| Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bourn
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Boxworth
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Brinkley
| Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bumpstead, Helion
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Burrough Green
| Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Burwell
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury
| 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich
2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
 
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|}
 
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Revision as of 19:45, 1 April 2009

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.

Below is a list of Cambridgeshire towns and parishes beginning with the letter B and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them.  For other places, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with:  A, C, D-G, H-L, M-R, S-Z.

PARISH PRIMARY COURT SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Babraham Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Balsham Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barrington Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bartlow Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barton Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bassingbourn Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Benwick Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bottisham Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bourn Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Boxworth Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Brinkley Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bumpstead, Helion Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burrough Green Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burwell Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich

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

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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