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== Middlesex Probate Courts == | == Middlesex Probate Courts == | ||
The following ecclesiastical courts had some probate jurisdiction over the county of Middlesex prior to 1858. Click on a court name to learn more about the records available and how to find the probate of your ancestor in the court's records. <br> | |||
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*[[Consistory Court of London|Court of Husting]] | *[[Consistory Court of London|Court of Husting]] | ||
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*[[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)]] | *[[Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral]] | ||
*[[Royal Peculiar Court of St Katherine's by the Tower]] | *[[Royal Peculiar Court of St Katherine's by the Tower]] | ||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England. Wealthier individuals, people who owned property in more than one county or lower court's jurisdiction, and Naval personnel often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court. | |||
=== Appeals Courts === | === Appeals Courts === | ||
Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts: | Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts: | ||
*[[Court of Arches]] | *[[Court of Arches]] | ||