7,699
edits
Leicestershire Probate Records: Difference between revisions
→Leicestershire Probate Courts
(Updated Getting Started) |
|||
| Line 39: | Line 39: | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lincoln]] | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England and specifically in the following cases.<br> | |||
*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. | |||
== Probate Indexes == | == Probate Indexes == | ||