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== Hampshire Probate Courts == | == Hampshire Probate Courts == | ||
The Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester held jurisdiction over most | The major Hampshire court, called the Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester held jurisdiction over most of the county of Hampshire prior to 1858. But the county also had numerous concurrent smaller 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 you want to search). When a person died intestate (without writing a will) in one of the peculiar courts, a search for an administration often called an admon must be conducted in the above Episcopal Consistory and Archdeaconry Court. | ||
When looking up a parish in the Hampshire Courts and Their Jurisdictions section below, be certain to search the records of each court jurisdictions as presented in the order indicated for each parish: | |||
*[[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester]] | *[[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester]] | ||