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== Northumberland Probate Courts == | == Northumberland Probate Courts == | ||
The following courts had some probate jurisdiction over the towns and parishes of Northumberland before 1858: | |||
*[[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Durham]] | |||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of York in Hexhamshire]] | |||
*[[Court of the Predendary of Thockrington]] | |||
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 court's 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 on the Northumberland Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Northumberland Probate Courts == | ||