Cambridgeshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B: Difference between revisions

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Below is a list of Cambridgeshire towns and parishes beginning with the letter B and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order listed. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on a court name.

For other places, click on the link for the letter a parish name begins with: A, C, D-G, H-L, M-R, S-Z.

1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.
2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.
3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.
4. The last court to search is the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.

PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Babraham	Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Balsham	Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barrington	Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bartlow	Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barton	Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bassingbourn	Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely	2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Benwick	Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bottisham	Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bourn	Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely	2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Boxworth	Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely	2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Brinkley	Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bumpstead, Helion	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burrough Green	Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burwell	Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)

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-Before 1858, probate of the estates of deceased persons was handled by eccelesiastical courts of the Church of England.&nbsp; Every parish was under the jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts.
 Below is a&nbsp;list of Cambridgeshire towns and parishes beginning with the letter B and the&nbsp;pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them.&nbsp; Search the courts in the order listed.&nbsp; Search indexes first.&nbsp; For indexes, click on a court name.