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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]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes E-G|E-G]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes H-O|H-O]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes P-S|P-S]] [[Huntingdonshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes T-Z|T-Z]] | |||
== Huntingdonshire Probate Courts == | == Huntingdonshire Probate Courts == | ||
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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. <br> | ||
== 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 & 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 & 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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