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 *[http://www.norfolksources.norfolk.gov.uk/ http://www.norfolksources.norfolk.gov.uk/]&nbsp;&nbsp;
 Probate Indexes at the Family History Library:
 *Index to Norfolk (England) wills, 1838-1858 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=198646&disp=Index+to+Norfolk+%28England%29+wills%2C+%20%20&columns=*,0,0]
 *Norfolk peculiar jurisdictions, Index to probate records, 1416-1857 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=226098&disp=Norfolk+peculiar+jurisdictions%20%20&columns=*,0,0]
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 *[[Court of the Peculiar of Great Cressingham]]
 *[[Court of the City of Norwich]]
+*[[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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