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| == Some Explanatory Notes on the Cambridgeshire Courts == | | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Cambridgeshire Courts == |
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| == Court Jurisdictions == | | == Court Jurisdictions == |
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| Here is a list of Cambridgeshire parishes beginning with letter
| | Before 1858, probate of the estates of deceased persons was handled by eccelesiastical courts of the Church of England. Every parish was under the jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. |
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| ! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH
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| ! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
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| | Abington Pigotts
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| | Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely
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| | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| | Abington, Great
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| | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| | Abington, Little
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| | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| | Arrington
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| | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| | Ashley with Silverley
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| | Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury
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| | 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich
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| 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| | Babraham
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| | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| | Balsham
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| | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Barrington
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| | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Bartlow
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| | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Barton
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| | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Bassingbourn
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| | Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely
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| | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Benwick
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| | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Bottisham
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| | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Bourn
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| | Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely
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| | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Boxworth
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| | Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely
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| | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Brinkley
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| | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Bumpstead, Helion
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| | Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
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| | Burrough Green
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| | Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| | Burwell
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| | Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury
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| | 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich
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| 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
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| 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| | To see an alphabetical list of Cambridgeshire parishes with the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with: A-B, |
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| == Post-1858 Probate Records == | | == Post-1858 Probate Records == |