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*[[Consistory Court of London|Court of Husting]] | *[[Consistory Court of London|Court of Husting]] | ||
*[[Archdeaconry Court of London]] | *[[Archdeaconry Court of London]] | ||
*[[Commissary Court of London (London Division)]] | *[[Commissary Court of London (London Division)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
*[[Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)]] | *[[Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)]] | ||
*[[Deanery of the Arches (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)]] | *[[Deanery of the Arches (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)]] | ||
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Next, see the above links to each Middlesex probate court jurisdictions in order to obtain further information for researching in the prime probate court for a will. | Next, see the above links to each Middlesex probate court jurisdictions in order to obtain further information for researching in the prime probate court for a will. | ||
If a search in the most likely probate court jurisidiction proves unsuccessful, then search the next court as listed in ranked order, i.e. "no. 2", and etc. | If a search in the most likely probate court jurisidiction proves unsuccessful, then search the next court as listed in ranked order, i.e. "no. 2", and etc. | ||
== Starting Your Search in Indexes == | == Starting Your Search in Indexes == | ||
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==== Microfilmed Indexes at the Family History Library<br> ==== | ==== Microfilmed Indexes at the Family History Library<br> ==== | ||
The Family History Library has many will and admon (Administration) indexes and calendars which are available on microfilm at the Family History Library covering the years as above mentioned 1258-1858 and may be circulated to each of its satellite Family History Centers (see Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex), or go to this Family History Library Catalog page | The Family History Library has many will and admon (Administration) indexes and calendars which are available on microfilm at the Family History Library covering the years as above mentioned 1258-1858 and may be circulated to each of its satellite Family History Centers (see Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex), or go to this Family History Library Catalog page | ||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Middlesex Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Middlesex Courts == | ||
1. No single probate court jurisdiction holds coverage for the whole of London and Middlesex counties 2. The complexity of probate research in this most populous region of England resides in the fact that Greater London's layout is likewise complex, incorporating the whole of Middlesex and London counties, as well--portions of northwest Kent, northeast Surrey, parts of Essex and Hertfordshire. 3. Several courts held concurrent jurisdiction with one another thus requiring searching multiple probate courts. 4. Search or utilize the "Middlesex Probate Jurisdictions of Parishes" section in order to determine in which probate court jurisdiction a parish lay. | 1. No single probate court jurisdiction holds coverage for the whole of London and Middlesex counties 2. The complexity of probate research in this most populous region of England resides in the fact that Greater London's layout is likewise complex, incorporating the whole of Middlesex and London counties, as well--portions of northwest Kent, northeast Surrey, parts of Essex and Hertfordshire. 3. Several courts held concurrent jurisdiction with one another thus requiring searching multiple probate courts. 4. Search or utilize the "Middlesex Probate Jurisdictions of Parishes" section in order to determine in which probate court jurisdiction a parish lay. | ||
== Middlesex Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions == | == Middlesex Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions == | ||