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#Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table.<br> | #Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table.<br> | ||
#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | #Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | |||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Warwickshire came under the jurisdiction of a primary probate court and one or more secondary courts. When looking for the pre-1858 will of an ancestor in Warwickshire, you need to determine what courts had jurisdiction over the place where your ancestor died or had property. Click on a link below for the letter your parish of interest begins with and follow the instructions given on the next page. | |||
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| [[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]] | |||
| [[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] | |||
| [[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] | |||
| [[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D through L|D-L]] | |||
| [[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M through P|M-P]] | |||
| [[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Q through S|Q-S]] | |||
| [[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through Z|T-Z]] | |||
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== Warwickshire Probate Courts == | == Warwickshire Probate Courts == | ||
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== Probate Indexes == | == Probate Indexes == | ||
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Here is an [[Index of Probate from January-March 1660-1 for the Bishop of Worcester Original Wills]] | Here is an [[Index of Probate from January-March 1660-1 for the Bishop of Worcester Original Wills]] | ||
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== Some Explanatory Notes on Warwickshire Probate Courts == | |||
*From 1837, the whole of the Warwickshire's parishes came under the probate court jurisdiction of the Bishop of Worcester | |||
*In pre-1837 the north, east and northwestern Warwickshire parishes came under the authority and jurisdiction of the Bishop of Lichfield. | |||
*The rest of the of Warwickshire (south-west portion) in pre-1837 came under the Diocese of the Bishop of Worcester. | |||
Here's the [[List of Warwickshire Parishes|'''List of Warwickshire Parishes''']] which in pre-1837, came under the court jurisdiction of the Diocese of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory).<br> | |||
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