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 == Court Jurisdictions  ==
-Before 1858, every town and parish in Bedfordshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts.&nbsp; The court that had primary jurisdiction over most of Bedfordshire, with a few exceptions, was the [[Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford]].&nbsp; For is a list of the Bedfordshire parishes that were exceptions, and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click [[Bedfordshire_Probate_Court_Jurisdictions|here]].
+Before 1858, every town and parish in Bedfordshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts.&nbsp; The court that had primary jurisdiction over most of Bedfordshire, with just a few exceptions, was the [[Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford]].&nbsp;
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+The secondary courts over most of Bedfordshire were the [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]] before 1837, and the [[Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)]] starting in 1837.&nbsp; The courts should be searched in order of primary court first and secondary court second.&nbsp; The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] (and the appeals courts if necessary) should be searched last.
+For a list of the Bedfordshire parishes that were exceptions to this, and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click [[Bedfordshire Probate Court Jurisdictions|here]]. <br>
 == Post-1857 Probate Records  ==