Peculiar of the Court of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter

England Devon  Devonshire Probate Records

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Records
Virtually all records for this court were destroyed in 1942, but don't give up until you have searched the manuscript collections and all other possible courts. These include:


 * Court of the Bishop of Exeter (Episcopal Consistory)
 * Episcopal Principal Registry of Exeter
 * Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Copies of some post-1796 probates may have been deposited in the Estate Duty Registers.

Jurisdiction
This court had primary jurisdiction over the following parishes.