Staffordshire Probate Records: Difference between revisions

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The following probate courts had some jurisdiction over the county of Staffordshire prior to 1858; note that most of Staffordshire was covered by its largest court jurisdiction, called--the [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)]], but the county also had numerous concurrent smaller jurisdictions called "peculiars" courts as well (see the "Staffordshire Court Jurisdictions By Parish" section below to determine the correct court jurisdiction for the parish in which you may be searching for a will):  
The following probate courts had some jurisdiction over the county of Staffordshire prior to 1858; note that most of Staffordshire was covered by its largest court jurisdiction, called--the [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)]], but the county also had numerous concurrent smaller jurisdictions called "peculiars" courts as well (see the "Staffordshire Court Jurisdictions By Parish" section below to determine the correct court jurisdiction for the parish in which you may be searching for a will):  


*[[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)]]  
*[[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)]] - most parishes in Staffordshire, Shropshire and Derbyshire
*[[Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]  
*[[Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]  
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Lichfield]]  
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Lichfield]]  
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