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*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Exempt Jurisdiction of the Deanery of Battle]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Exempt Jurisdiction of the Deanery of Battle]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deaneries of Pagham and Tarring|Court of the Peculiar of the | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deaneries of Pagham and Tarring|Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deaneries of Pagham and Tarring]] | ||
*[[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester]] | *[[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deanery of South Malling]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deanery of South Malling]] | ||
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*[[High Court of Delegates]] | *[[High Court of Delegates]] | ||
The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | ||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Sussex Probate Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Sussex Probate Courts == | ||
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Here are links to an alphabetical list of Sussex parishes containing a prioritized list of courts with pre-1858 jurisdiction over each. To see which courts to search for probates of persons living in or owning property in particular parish, click on the letter the parish name begins with. | Here are links to an alphabetical list of Sussex parishes containing a prioritized list of courts with pre-1858 jurisdiction over each. To see which courts to search for probates of persons living in or owning property in particular parish, click on the letter the parish name begins with. | ||
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| [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'A'|A]] | | [[Sussex Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with 'A'|A]] | ||
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== Probate Indexes Online == | == Probate Indexes Online == | ||
Before looking for a will, you should search the following index: | Before looking for a will, you should search the following index: | ||
[http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SussexFHGprobate.shtml http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SussexFHGprobate.shtml] | [http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SussexFHGprobate.shtml http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SussexFHGprobate.shtml] | ||
Here is an index compiled by the Sussex Family History Group which has transcribed 12,300 individuals as found in Sussex Wills, including Testators, Executors, Beneficiaries or Witnesses. The following information is recorded. | Here is an index compiled by the Sussex Family History Group which has transcribed 12,300 individuals as found in Sussex Wills, including Testators, Executors, Beneficiaries or Witnesses. The following information is recorded. | ||
*Name – Forenames and surname of individual mentioned in the will | *Name – Forenames and surname of individual mentioned in the will | ||
*Town location | *Town location | ||
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The Sussex Records Society has done a great job in putting up many of their index listings including probate. The following is the link to their publications on probate indexes. [n] <br>Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858) [n] | |||
The Sussex Records Society has done a great job in putting up many of their index listings including probate. The following is the link to their publications on probate indexes. [n] <br>Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858) [n] | |||
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