Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions

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

• Court of the Bishop (Episcopal consistory) of Canterbury (BOC)
• Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury (AOC)
• 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 Rector of Cliffe (PRC)
• Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham (EJW)
• Court of the Prior and Chapter of Christ Church, Canterbury (CCC)
• 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.)

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Jurisdictions

Here is the list of Kent parishes beginning with the letter A, with the probate courts that had jurisdiction over each, arranged from the lowest (1st) to the highest using the court's initials listed above.

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PARISH	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Acrise	AOC	PCC
Addington	Pre-1845 - BAR; Post-1844 - PCC	PCC
Adisham	BOC	PCC
Aldington	BOC	BCC
Alkham	AOC	BOC	PCC
Allhallows	BAR	PCC
Allington	Pre-1845 - BAR; Post-1844 - PCC	PCC
Appledore	AOC	BOC	PCC
Ash (near Ridley)	BAR	PCC
Ash (near Sandwich)	Pre-1547 - EJW; Post-1546 - BOC	PCC
Ashford	AOC	BOC	PCC
Ashurst	Pre-1845 - BAR; Post-1844 - PCC	PCC
Aylesford	BAR	PCC

 

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