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== Rutland Probate Courts == | == Rutland Probate Courts == | ||
The courts | Most of Rutlandshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of either the [[Court of the Bishop of Peterborough]] (Episcopal Consistory). The majority of probate searches will be in the records of this court and their superior courts. However, the following smaller courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Caldecote]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Caldecote]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Empingham]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Empingham]] | ||