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=== Court Jurisdictions === | === Court Jurisdictions === | ||
Before 1858, the majority of the parishes in Bedfordshire were under the primary probate jurisdiction of the Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford. Six parishes were under the jurisdiction of the peculiar courts listed above. Here is a list of those parishes and the courts that jurisdiction over them. | Before 1858, the majority of the parishes in Bedfordshire were under the primary probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford]]. Six parishes were under the jurisdiction of the peculiar courts listed above. Here is a list of those parishes and the courts that jurisdiction over them. | ||
In the case of '[[ | In the case of '[[E genealogical glossary terms|extra parochial parishes]],' you would search the courts that had jurisdiction over their neighboring parishes. | ||
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| Biggleswade | | Biggleswade | ||
| Court of the Peculiar of Biggleswade | | [[Court of the Peculiar of Biggleswade]] | ||
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln | | 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln]] | ||
3 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln | 3 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] | ||
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury | 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury | ||