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For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]].


''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, 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.  


Here is a list of parishes in Cambridgeshire beginning with the letters A-B. For other parishes in this county, click on a link:
Below is a list of Cambridgeshire towns and parishes beginning with the letter C and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order listed. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on a court name.


  [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A-B|A-B]]   [[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>  
For other places, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with: [[Cambridgeshire Probate Records|A]], [[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B|B]], [[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>


The courts listed for each parish are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858.<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 the records for the [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] if the record isn't found.<br>5. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].  
1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. The last court to search is the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].  


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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England Gotoarrow.png Cambridgeshire Gotoarrow.png Cambridgeshire Probate Records

For an explanation of probate records in England, click here.

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 C and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order listed. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on a court name.

For other places, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with: A, B, D-G, H-L, M-R, S-Z.

1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.
2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.
3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.
4. The last court to search is the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.

PARISH PRIMARY COURT SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Caldecote Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Cambridge City, all parishes Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Carlton cum Willingham Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Castle Camps Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Caxton Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Chatteris Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cherry Hinton Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Chesterton Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chettisham Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cheveley 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)

Childerley Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chippenham 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)

Coates Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Comberton Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Conington Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Coton Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cottenham Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Coveney Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Croxton Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Croydon cum Clapton Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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