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''[[Caribbean]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Jamaica_Genealogy|Jamaica]]'' | {{Jamaica-sidebar}} ''[[Caribbean]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''[[Jamaica_Genealogy|Jamaica]]''' | ||
While a part of the British Empire, many residents of Jamaica sent their wills to London, England or Edinburgh, Scotland to be proved. Most people's wills were proved locally on the island, and some were proved in courts on both sides of the Atlantic. | While a part of the British Empire, many residents of Jamaica sent their wills to London, England or Edinburgh, Scotland to be proved. Most people's wills were proved locally on the island, and some were proved in courts on both sides of the Atlantic. | ||
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Nearly 1500 Jamaican wills were proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in London. Approximate numbers by century:<ref>[http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp?WT.hp=Wills "The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Wills,"] accessed 22 November 2010. Some references refer to places named Jamaica in the British Isles, rather than the island in the Caribbean.</ref> | Nearly 1500 Jamaican wills were proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in London. Approximate numbers by century:<ref>[http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp?WT.hp=Wills "The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Wills,"] accessed 22 November 2010. Some references refer to places named Jamaica in the British Isles, rather than the island in the Caribbean.</ref> | ||
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