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 == Court&nbsp;Jurisdictions  ==
-Below is a list of Buckinghamshire parishes beginning with the letter A, and the courts that had jurisdiction over them. In every case, there was a primary court that should be searched first, then secondary courts that should be searched second, third, and so on.
+Before 1858, every town and parish in Buckinghamshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts.&nbsp; If you are looking for the probate or will of an ancestor in Buckinghamshire, look for the name of the&nbsp;parish in which your ancestor lived or owned property.&nbsp; Search the courts in the order given.&nbsp; Search indexes first.&nbsp; To see a list of indexes, click on a court name.
-Once you have identified a court, you should search an index first. Click on the links for the courts above to see indexes.
+Below is a list of Buckinghamshire parishes beginning with the letter A, and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them.&nbsp; See also places beginning with:&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Buckinghamshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B-C|B-C]],&nbsp;[[Buckingham Probate, Parishes D-J|D-J]],&nbsp;[[Buckingham Probate, Parishes K-P|K-P]],&nbsp;[[Buckingham Probate, Parishes Q-W|Q-W]].
-See also parishes [[Buckinghamshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B-C|B-C]],&nbsp;[[Buckingham Probate, Parishes D-J|D-J]],&nbsp;[[Buckingham Probate, Parishes K-P|K-P]], and&nbsp;[[Buckingham Probate, Parishes Q-W|Q-W]].
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