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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 == | ||
Revision as of 16:57, 27 March 2009
For an explanation of probate records in England, click here.
Cambridgeshire Probate Courts[edit | edit source]
Some Explanatory Notes on the Cambridgeshire Courts[edit | edit source]
Court Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]
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, C, D-G, H-L, M-R, S-Z.