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Before 1858, every town and parish in Bedfordshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. The court that had primary jurisdiction over most of Bedfordshire, with just six exceptions (see below), was the [[Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford|Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford]]. Here's a list of further possible probate court jurisdictions: | Before 1858, every town and parish in Bedfordshire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. The court that had primary jurisdiction over most of Bedfordshire, with just six exceptions (see below), was the [[Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford|Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford]]. Here's a list of further possible probate court jurisdictions: | ||
*Index of Bedfordshire probate records, 1484-1858 This includes {{FHL|703748|title-id|disp=indexes}} for the Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford, the Peculiar Court of Biggleswade and the Peculiar Court of Leighton Buzzard. Digital version at [http://www.origins.net/NWIWelcome.aspx National Wills Index] ($) | *Index of Bedfordshire probate records, 1484-1858 This includes {{FHL|703748|title-id|disp=indexes}} for the Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford, the Peculiar Court of Biggleswade and the Peculiar Court of Leighton Buzzard. Digital version at [http://www.origins.net/NWIWelcome.aspx National Wills Index] ($) | ||
*Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedfordshire. FHL films {{FHL|221664|title-id|disp=88007-88009}} | *Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedfordshire. FHL films {{FHL|221664|title-id|disp=88007-88009}} | ||
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*Bedfordshire wills {{FHL|132268|title-id|disp=1601-1652}} at probate registry Lincoln, England, all name index | *Bedfordshire wills {{FHL|132268|title-id|disp=1601-1652}} at probate registry Lincoln, England, all name index | ||
*Everton and Swineshead parishes have some references in the following court record Probate records for the Commissary Court of Lincoln for the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon, {{FHL|374857|title-id|disp=1559-1857, 1559-1857 }}<br> | *Everton and Swineshead parishes have some references in the following court record Probate records for the Commissary Court of Lincoln for the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon, {{FHL|374857|title-id|disp=1559-1857, 1559-1857 }}<br> | ||
*[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)] | |||
==== Exceptions ==== | ==== Exceptions ==== | ||