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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Berkshire Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Berkshire Probate Courts == | ||
Most of Berkshire was under the jurisdiction of the Archdeaconry of Berkshire, hence the majority of genealogical searches should be in the records of this court and its superiors. The Archdeaconry was part of the Diocese of Salisbury (Sarum) until 1836 and in the Diocese of Oxford from that time on. These two diocesan courts would be the superior courts to search along with the Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury which would be the highest court. The few exceptions to the Archdeaconry search would be the peculiar courts listed above. | |||
== Court Jurisdictions == | == Court Jurisdictions == | ||