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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> | ''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> | ||
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Here is a list of parishes in Cambridgeshire beginning with the letters A-B. For other parishes in this county, click on a link: | 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> | |||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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! width="15%" style="background: rgb(255, 222, 173) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | PARISH | ! width="15%" style="background: rgb(255, 222, 173) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | PARISH | ||
! width="40%" style="background: rgb(255, 222, 173) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | FIRST COURT TO SEARCH<br> | ! width="40%" style="background: rgb(255, 222, 173) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | FIRST COURT TO SEARCH<br> | ||
! width="40%" style="background: rgb(255, 222, 173) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | | ! width="40%" style="background: rgb(255, 222, 173) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | NEXT COURTS TO SEARCH | ||
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[[Category:Cambridgeshire]] | [[Category:Cambridgeshire Probate Records]] | ||