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| == Sussex Probate Courts == | | == Sussex Probate Courts == |
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| Here is a comprehensive list of the courts that had pre-1858 jurisdiction in Sussex with links to information about their records and indexes.
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| *West Sussex: [[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Chichester]]
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| *East Sussex: [[Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes]].
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| The majority of probate searches will be in the records of the above courts and their superior courts. However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county.
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| *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Exempt Jurisdiction of the Deanery of Battle]]
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| *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deaneries of Pagham and Tarring|Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deaneries of Pagham and Tarring]]
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| *[[Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester]]
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| *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deanery of South Malling]]
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| *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Chichester]]
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| In addition, the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] had jurisdiction over the whole of England.
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| === Appeals Courts === | | === Appeals Courts === |