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The following article is about probate records in the county of Kent. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. <br> | The following article is about probate records in the county of Kent. For general information about English probate records, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. <br> | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
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#Go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Yorkshire_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below. | #Go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Yorkshire_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Court Jurisdictions] section below. | ||
#Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table. | #Click a letter or span of letters for your place name. This opens a jurisdictions table. | ||
#Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br><br> | #Follow the instructions on the jurisdictions table page.<br> | ||
== Court Jurisdictions by Parish == | |||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Kent was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. To find the will of your ancestor who lived or owned property in Kent, see a list of Kent parishes with the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over each. Click on the letter for a parish of interest. <br><br> | |||
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| [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions|A]] | |||
| [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]] | |||
| [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]] | |||
| [[Kent, England Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]] | |||
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E|E]] | |||
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with F and G|F-G]] | |||
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|H]] | |||
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I through K|I-K]] | |||
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]] | |||
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M and N|M-N]] | |||
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through R|O-R]] | |||
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]] | |||
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through V|T-V]] | |||
| [[Kent Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W through Z|W-Z]] | |||
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<br>Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes covering more than one court, see below. For court-specific indexes, click on the name of a court above. <br><br>If you do not know where in Kent your ancestor lived or owned property, search the indexes to each court if necessary. Lastly, search the index to the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | |||
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== Kent Probate Courts == | == Kent Probate Courts == | ||
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*Military and naval personnel<br> | *Military and naval personnel<br> | ||
*People who lived or owned property outside England<br> | *People who lived or owned property outside England<br> | ||
=== Appeals Courts === | === Appeals Courts === | ||
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The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] was also an appeals court. | The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] was also an appeals court. | ||
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*To access an English county archive, go to [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/advanced-search.aspx?tab=1 Access to Archives] or to [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/#common GENUKI] and search for the archives for Kent or another county of interest. | *To access an English county archive, go to [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/advanced-search.aspx?tab=1 Access to Archives] or to [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/#common GENUKI] and search for the archives for Kent or another county of interest. | ||
*For printed indexes that are available through the Family History Library, click on the name of a court above. <br> | *For printed indexes that are available through the Family History Library, click on the name of a court above. <br> | ||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Courts in Kent == | |||
The Court of the Archdeacon of Canterbury, the Court of the Episcopal consistory of Canterbury, and the Court of the Bishop and the Archdeacon of Rochester technically did not have jurisdiction over the Peculiar of Wingham, the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Episcopal Consistory and Archdeaconry of Rochester, but as the larger courts of original jurisdiction in the county, they will often contain probate records of persons who resided in the other jurisdictions. | |||
The Commissary-General of the Archbishop of <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1240932743969_161" />Canterbury was the judge of the Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Canterbury. He exercised probate jurisdiction within the diocese of Canterbury, and he also exercised the Archbishop’s prerogative throughout the diocese. Therefore, records of probate that would have normally gone through the Archbishop's court, will be found in the records of the Court of the Bishop of Canterbury, particularly before 1759.<br><br> | |||
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== Estate Duty Records<br> == | == Estate Duty Records<br> == | ||