Buckinghamshire Probate Records: Difference between revisions

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*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of Eton]]  
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of Eton]]  
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Buckingham]]  
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Buckingham]]  
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England. Wealthier individuals, people who owned property in more than one county or lower courts' jurisdiction, and naval personnel often had their estates proven through the Archibishop's court. 
 
=== Appeals Courts ===
 
Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could go to these high appeals courts:
 
*[[Court of Arches]]
*[[High Court of Delegates]]


== Some Explanatory Notes About Buckinghamshire Probate Courts  ==
== Some Explanatory Notes About Buckinghamshire Probate Courts  ==
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