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== Rutland Probate Courts == | == Rutland Probate Courts == | ||
Most of Rutlandshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of either the | Most of Rutlandshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of either the r 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 Archdeaconry of Northampton]] | |||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Peterborough]] (Episcopal Consistory) | |||
*[[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]] | ||
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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Rutland Probate Courts<br> == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Rutland Probate Courts<br> == | ||
The county of Rutland formed part of the Archdeaconry of Northampton in the Diocese of Lincoln before 1541 when it passed with the Archdeaconry to the Diocese of Peterborough. No probate records are deposited withing the county.<ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: by the author, page 113.</ref> | The county of Rutland formed part of the Archdeaconry of Northampton in the Diocese of Lincoln before 1541 when it passed with the Archdeaconry to the Diocese of Peterborough. No probate records are deposited withing the county.<ref>Camp, Anthony J. Wills and Their Whereabouts. London: by the author, page 113.</ref> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | == Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | ||