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== Court Jurisdictions by Parish  ==
Before 1858 all of Huntingdonshire, with just a few exceptions, was under the primary probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]]. The exceptions were a few places and parishes considered [[P genealogical glossary terms|peculiars]] and their courts will be found in the jurisdiction lists through the links below. Click on a letter link for the name of a parish.
[[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A-D|A-D]] &nbsp; [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes E-G|E-G]] &nbsp; [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-O|H-O]] &nbsp; [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes P-S|P-S]] &nbsp; [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-Z|T-Z]] &nbsp;


== Huntingdonshire Probate Courts  ==
== Huntingdonshire Probate Courts  ==
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*[[High Court of Delegates]]
*[[High Court of Delegates]]


The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]&nbsp;also served as an appeals court.
The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]&nbsp;also served as an appeals court. <br>
 
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Huntingdonshire Probate Courts  ==
 
Before the Reformation the diocese of Lincoln included the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon. After the Reformation, the archdeaconry remained until the period 1837-1845. <ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: by author, 1974; page 66.</ref><br>
 
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish  ==
 
Before 1858 all of Huntingdonshire, with just a few exceptions, was under the primary probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon]]. The exceptions were a few places and parishes considered [[P genealogical glossary terms|peculiars]] and their courts will be found in the jurisdiction lists through the links below. Click on a letter link for the name of a parish.
 
[[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A-D|A-D]] &nbsp; [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes E-G|E-G]] &nbsp; [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-O|H-O]] &nbsp; [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes P-S|P-S]] &nbsp; [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-Z|T-Z]] &nbsp;


== Probate Indexes<br> ==
== Probate Indexes<br> ==
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*The Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of Ely and Court of the Archdeacon of Ely had jurisdiction only from 1837-1858 in Huntingdon Index of the probate records of the Consistory Court of Ely, 1449-1858,[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=737867&disp=Index+of+the+probate+records+of+the+Cons%20%20&columns=*,0,0] Index of the probate records of the Court of the Archdeacon of Ely, 1513-1857 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=249584&disp=Index+of+the+probate+records+of+the+Cour%20%20&columns=*,0,0]  
*The Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of Ely and Court of the Archdeacon of Ely had jurisdiction only from 1837-1858 in Huntingdon Index of the probate records of the Consistory Court of Ely, 1449-1858,[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=737867&disp=Index+of+the+probate+records+of+the+Cons%20%20&columns=*,0,0] Index of the probate records of the Court of the Archdeacon of Ely, 1513-1857 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=249584&disp=Index+of+the+probate+records+of+the+Cour%20%20&columns=*,0,0]  
*Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory) only included the parish of Washingley in Huntingdon Calendars of wills, administrations &amp; etc., for the Archdeaconry Court of Northamptonshire and the Consistory Court of Peterborough [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=677961&disp=Calendars+of+wills%2C+administrations+2++]
*Court of the Bishop of Peterborough (Episcopal Consistory) only included the parish of Washingley in Huntingdon Calendars of wills, administrations &amp; etc., for the Archdeaconry Court of Northamptonshire and the Consistory Court of Peterborough [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=677961&disp=Calendars+of+wills%2C+administrations+2++]
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Huntingdonshire Probate Courts  ==
Before the Reformation the diocese of Lincoln included the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon. After the Reformation, the archdeaconry remained until the period 1837-1845. <ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: by author, 1974; page 66.</ref><br>
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== Estate Duty Records<br> ==
== Estate Duty Records<br> ==
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