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== Derbyshire Probate Courts == | == Derbyshire Probate Courts == | ||
Before 1858, probate of estates of deceased persons was handled by ecclesiastical courts of the Church of England. The following ecclesiastical courts had some probate jurisdiction over Derbyshire before 1858:<br> | Before 1858, probate of estates of deceased persons was handled by ecclesiastical courts of the Church of England. The following ecclesiastical courts had some probate jurisdiction over Derbyshire before 1858:<br> | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
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*[[Court of the Peculiar of Sawley]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of Sawley]] | ||
*Wealthy individuals<br> | |||
*Interregnum, 1649-1660, because the Prerogative Court was the only court. | |||
*Property in more than one diocese in the Province of Canterbury. | |||
* | *Property in both the Province of Canterbury and Province of York. | ||
* | *People who died outside England, including British citizens and others who held property in England. | ||
*People who | |||
==== Appeals Courts ==== | ==== Appeals Courts ==== | ||