Nottinghamshire Probate Records: Difference between revisions

changed PCC paragraph
(Updated Getting Started)
(changed PCC paragraph)
Line 46: Line 46:
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Southwell]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Southwell]]


In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England, particularly in cases of:
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br>


*Wealthy individuals  
*Wealthy individuals.
*People who owned property in more than one county or court's jurisdiction
*Interregnum, 1649-1660, because the Prerogative Court was the only court.
*Military and Naval personnel
*Property in more than one diocese in the Province of Canterbury.
*People who lived or owned property outside of England
*Property in both the Province of Canterbury and Province of York.
*People who died outside England, including British citizens and others who held property in England.


=== Appeals Courts  ===
=== Appeals Courts  ===
Line 60: Line 61:
*[[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 Nottinghamshire Probate Courts  ==
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Nottinghamshire Probate Courts  ==
3,662

edits