Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:15, 27 February 2009

Here is a list of the parishes of Kent and the primary probate courts that had jurisdiction over each.

There were also secondary courts with jurisdiction. They will be added at a later time.

The highest court in the land was the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and it would have had final jurisdiction when necessary, such as in the case of a wealthier person who owned property in more than one area or county, or when a will was appealed. Most wills were proved in the courts of primary jurisdiction.

For more information about probate records, go to that Wiki article.

Here is the list of Kent parishes beginning with the letter A. To go to the list for another letter, scroll to the bottom of this page.

PARISH	PRIMARY PROBATE COURT
Acrise	Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
Addington	Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Adisham	Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
Aldington	Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
Alkham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
Allhallows	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester
Allington	Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Appledore	Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
Ash (near Ridley)	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester
Ash (near Sandwich)	Pre-1547 - Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham; Post-1546 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
Ashford	Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
Ashurst	Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aylesford	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester

Go to parishes beginning with:

B C D E F G H I J-K L M N O P Q R S T U V X-Z

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 There were also secondary courts with jurisdiction.&nbsp; They will be added at a later time.&nbsp;
-The highest court in the land was the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and it would have had final jurisdiction&nbsp;when necessary, such as in the case of a wealthier person who owned property in more than one area or county, or when a will was disputed.&nbsp; Most wills were proved in the courts of primary jurisdiction.&nbsp;
+The highest court in the land was the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and it would have had final jurisdiction&nbsp;when necessary, such as in the case of a wealthier person who owned property in more than one area or county, or when a will was appealed.&nbsp; Most wills were proved in the courts of primary jurisdiction.&nbsp;
-For more information about probate records, go to that Wiki [[England_Probate_Records|article]].
+For more information about probate records, go to that Wiki [[England Probate Records|article]].
 Here is the list of Kent parishes beginning with the letter A.&nbsp;&nbsp;To go to the list for another letter,&nbsp;scroll to the bottom of this page.
 {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="613" border="1"