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 == Some Explanatory Notes on the Cheshire Courts  ==
-. No single probate court jurisdiction holds coverage for the whole of the county of Cheshire 2. The complexity of probate research in this most populous region of England resides in the fact that Cheshire's layout is semi-complex, incorporating portions of Lancashire and other parts of the north midlands. 3. Several courts held concurrent jurisdiction with one another thus requiring searching multiple probate courts. 4. Search or utilize the "Cheshire Probate Jurisdictions of Parishes" section in order to determine in which probate court jurisdiction a parish lay.
+.&nbsp;Probate research has become more simplified in recent years with the availability of wonderful indexes covering most of Cheshire's probate records.&nbsp;
+. Only&nbsp;four probate courts&nbsp;held concurrent jurisdiction with one another over Cheshire's parishes. The single largest and most likely one to search first is the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Chester.
+. The Consistory Court of the Bishop of Chester is sub-divided into basically two courts--a higher or what is termed, a "Supra" court and, a lower or "Infra" court. A majority of&nbsp;Cheshire wills and admons were probated in the "Infra" court.
+. To identify the names of&nbsp;all&nbsp;courts holding jurisdiction over the whole of Cheshire, see&nbsp;the "[[Cheshire Probate Jurisdictions of Parishes]]" section in order to determine in which probate court jurisdiction to search.
 == Cheshire Parishes and Their Probate&nbsp;Jurisdictions  ==