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These are the probate courts that had some jurisdiction over the county of Kent prior to 1858:  
These are the probate courts that had some jurisdiction over the county of Kent prior to 1858:  


*Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (BOC)
*Court of the Bishop (Episcopal consistory) of Canterbury (BOC)  
*Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury (AOC)
*Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury (AOC)  
*Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester (BAR)
*Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester (BAR)  
*Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham (ACS)
*Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham (ACS)  
*Court of the Peculiar of the Rector of Cliffe (PRC)
*Court of the Peculiar of the Rector of Cliffe (PRC)  
*Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham (EJW)
*Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham (EJW)  
*Court of the Prior and Chapter of Christ Church, Canterbury (CCC)
*Court of the Prior and Chapter of Christ Church, Canterbury (CCC)  
*Court of the Bishop of London (BOL)
*Court of the Bishop of London (BOL)  
*Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) (the highest court in the land which 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.)
*Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) (the highest court in the land which 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.)


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]].  


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