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For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | ||
== Cambridgeshire Probate Courts == | == Cambridgeshire Probate Courts == | ||
Here is a list of the courts that had some probate jurisdiction over the parishes of Cambridgeshire: | |||
*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely]] (Diocese of Ely) | |||
*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk]] (Diocese of Norwich) | |||
*[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury]] (Diocese of Norwich) | |||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Ely]] | |||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Norwich]] | |||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archibishop of Canterbury]] | |||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Cambridgeshire Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Cambridgeshire Courts == | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 1 April 2009
For an explanation of probate records in England, click here.
Cambridgeshire Probate Courts[edit | edit source]
Here is a list of the courts that had some probate jurisdiction over the parishes of Cambridgeshire:
- Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely (Diocese of Ely)
- Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk (Diocese of Norwich)
- Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury (Diocese of Norwich)
- Court of the Bishop of Ely
- Court of the Bishop of Norwich
- Prerogative Court of the Archibishop of Canterbury
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.