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| link5=[[Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C|Parishes C]] | |||
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''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> | |||
Here is a list of parishes in Cambridgeshire beginning with the letters A-B. For other parishes in this county, click on a link: | |||
|- | [[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> | ||
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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]]. | |||
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br> | |||
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| | | Caldecote | ||
| | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Cambridge | | Cambridge City, all parishes | ||
| | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely]] | ||
| 2 - | | 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]] | |||
| 2 - | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Castle Camps | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Caxton | | Caxton | ||
| | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Chatteris | | Chatteris | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Cherry Hinton | | Cherry Hinton | ||
| | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Chesterton | | Chesterton | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Chettisham | | Chettisham | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Cheveley | | Cheveley | ||
| | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury]] | ||
| 2 - Pre-1837: | | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Consistory of Norwich]] | ||
2 - Post-1836: | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Childerley | | Childerley | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Chippenham | | Chippenham | ||
| | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury]] | ||
| 2 - Pre-1837: | | 2 - Pre-1837: [[Court of the Consistory of Norwich]] | ||
2 - Post-1836: | 2 - Post-1836: [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Coates | | Coates | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Comberton | | Comberton | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Conington | | Conington | ||
| | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Coton | | Coton | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Cottenham | | Cottenham | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Coveney | | Coveney | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Croxton | | Croxton | ||
| | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Croydon cum Clapton | | Croydon cum Clapton | ||
| | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
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[[Category:Cambridgeshire Probate Records]] | |||