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== Sussex Probate Courts == | == Sussex Probate Courts == | ||
Here is a comprehensive list of the courts that had pre-1858 jurisdiction in Sussex with links to information about their records and indexes. | Here is a comprehensive list of the courts that had pre-1858 jurisdiction in Sussex with links to information about their records and indexes. | ||
*West Sussex: [[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Chichester]] | *West Sussex: [[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Chichester]] | ||
*East Sussex: [[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes]]. | *East Sussex: [[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes]]. | ||
The majority of probate searches will be in the records of the above courts and their superior courts. However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. | The majority of probate searches will be in the records of the above courts and their superior courts. However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Exempt Jurisdiction of the Deanery of Battle]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Exempt Jurisdiction of the Deanery of Battle]] | ||
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*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Chichester]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Chichester]] | ||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England | In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England. | ||
=== Appeals Courts === | === Appeals Courts === | ||