Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions: Difference between revisions

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Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term probate refers to a collection of documents, including wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books.

Here is the list of Kent places beginning with the letter A, and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over each.

To go to another letter, click on a link: B C D E F-G H I-K L M-N O-R S T-V W-Z

The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps.
1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column.
2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.
3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.
4. Search last the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.

PLACE	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Acrise	Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury	2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
Addington	Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury	Pre-1845 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1844 2 - Same
Adisham	Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aldington	Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alkham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury	2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
Allhallows	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Allington	Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury	Pre-1845 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1844 2 - Same
Appledore	Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury	2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
Ash (near Ridley)	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ash (near Sandwich)	Pre-1547 - Court of the Exempt Jurisdiction of Wingham; Post-1546 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashford	Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury	2 - Court of the Bishop of Canterbury (Episcopal Consistory)
Ashurst	Pre-1845 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester; Post-1844 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury	Pre-1845 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1844 2 - Same
Aylesford	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Rochester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

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+''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. <br>
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 Here is the list of Kent places beginning with the letter A,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the pre-1858&nbsp;courts that had probate jurisdiction over each.
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 To go to another letter, click on a link: &nbsp;[[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E|E]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with F and G|F-G]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|H]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I through K|I-K]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M and N|M-N]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through R|O-R]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through V|T-V]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W through Z|W-Z]]
-The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps.
+The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps. <br>1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].
-. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. If the record still isn't found, search the records for the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].
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 If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br>