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 == Hampshire Probate Courts  ==
-The Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester following probate courts&nbsp;held jurisdiction over most of the parishes in the county of Hampshire prior to 1858; note that most of Hampshire was covered by&nbsp;its largest court jurisdiction, called--the Court of the Bishop of Winchester (Episcopal Consistory), but&nbsp;the county also had numerous concurrent smaller&nbsp;jurisdictions called "peculiars" courts as well (see the "Staffordshire Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section below to determine the correct court jurisdiction for the parish in which you may be searching):
+The Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester&nbsp;held jurisdiction over most&nbsp;parishes in the county of Hampshire prior to 1858.&nbsp; But&nbsp;the county also had numerous concurrent smaller&nbsp;jurisdictions called "peculiars" courts as well (see the "Hampshire Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" section below to determine the correct court jurisdiction for the parish in which you may be searching). When looking up a parish, be certain to search the court jurisdictions in the order presented:
 *[[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester]]