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In the diocese of Canterbury, the Commissary-General exercised probate jurisdiction within the diocese. He also exercised the Archbishop’s prerogative throughout the diocese, and prerogative probate records exist from 1397 to about 1759 in the records of the Court of the Episcopal Consistory of Canterbury.<br>The Court of the Provost of the College of Wingham was closed in 1547. After that date wills of residents living in the parishes of this jurisdiction are found in the records of the Court of the Episcopal Consistory of Canterbury.  
In the diocese of Canterbury, the Commissary-General exercised probate jurisdiction within the diocese. He also exercised the Archbishop’s prerogative throughout the diocese, and prerogative probate records exist from 1397 to about 1759 in the records of the Court of the Episcopal Consistory of Canterbury.<br>The Court of the Provost of the College of Wingham was closed in 1547. After that date wills of residents living in the parishes of this jurisdiction are found in the records of the Court of the Episcopal Consistory of Canterbury.  
=== Kent Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions <br> ===
To see a list of Kent parishes and the courts with primary probate jurisdiction over them, click on the letter the parish name begins with.
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=== Probate Indexes:  ===
=== Probate Indexes:  ===


==== '''Will indexes on the Internet:''' ====
==== '''Will indexes on the Internet:''' ====


There are [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mrawson/probate.html indexes for Kent '''will indexes'''] on the Internet for the county of Kent.
There are [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mrawson/probate.html indexes for Kent '''will indexes'''] on the Internet for the county of Kent.  
 
&nbsp;Once you know the court that has jurisdiction over the parish where your ancestor died, look for&nbsp;the indexes on the Internet. If the indexes on the Internet do not produce possible wills,&nbsp;look in the '''published indexes '''listed here:<br>


&nbsp;Once you know the court that has jurisdiction over the parish where your ancestor died, look for&nbsp;the indexes on the Internet. If the indexes on the Internet do not produce possible wills,&nbsp;look in the '''published indexes '''listed here:


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=== Kent Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions  ===
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To see a list of Kent parishes and the courts with primary probate jurisdiction over them, click on the letter the parish name begins with.
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