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 *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=6&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&query=*&queryType=1| Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)]
-See also indexes on the individual court pages.
+See also indexes on the individual court pages. Did you find a reference to a probate record?
-Did you find a reference to a probate record?
 *If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below.
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 *[[Court of the Manor of Sibford|Court of the Manor of Sibford]]
 *[[Court of the Chancellor of the University of Oxford|Court of the Chancellor of the University of Oxford]]
+*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
-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.
-=== Appeals Courts  ===
-Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts:
-*[[Court of Arches]]
-*[[High Court of Delegates]]
-The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.
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