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For information on post-1857 probate records, scroll down to that section below. | For information on post-1857 probate records, scroll down to that section below. | ||
== Pre-1858 Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | == Pre-1858 Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | ||
Most of the county was under the primary jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] and the secondary jurisdiction of the [[Prerogative Court of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]], which also was the highest court in the country. However there were exceptions. | Most of the county was under the primary jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] and the secondary jurisdiction of the [[Prerogative Court of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]], which also was the highest court in the country. However there were exceptions. | ||
Click [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions|here]] for an alphabetical list of the parishes of Derbyshire that were exceptions to the norm. If you do not find your place in the list of exceptions, then click below on the courts mentioned above.<br> | Click [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions|<u>here</u>]] for an alphabetical list of the parishes of Derbyshire that were exceptions to the norm. If you do not find your place in the list of exceptions, then click below on the courts mentioned above.<br> | ||
== Derbyshire Probate Courts == | == Derbyshire Probate Courts == | ||