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== Court Jurisdictions  ==
== Court Jurisdictions  ==


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.
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.  


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,  
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:  [[Cambridgeshire_Probate_Jurisdictions,_Parishes_A-B|A-B]], C, D-G, H-L, M-R, S-Z.


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== Post-1858 Probate Records ==
== Post-1858 Probate Records ==
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