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== Bedfordshire Probate Courts == | == Bedfordshire Probate Courts == | ||
Most of Bedfordshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford|Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of this court and its superior courts. However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. | Most of Bedfordshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford|Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of this court and its superior courts, which were the [[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)]] before 1837, and the [[Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)]] starting in 1837. The courts should be searched in that order. The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] (and the appeals courts if necessary) should be searched last. | ||
However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes. | |||
*[[Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford|Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford]] | *[[Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford|Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford]] | ||