Court of the Prebend of Prees or Pipe Minor

Shropshire Probate Records

Step By Step

1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.
2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court. Also see "Probate Records of This Court in The FamilySearch Library".
3. Contact or visit Shropshire Record Office or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.
4. Visit The FamilySearch Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite FamilySearch centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search the original wills and admons available online at a local FamilySearch center or affiliate library near you.

Indexes

Printed and Published Indexes

Manuscript Indexes

Index 1697-1858

Indexes at the FamilySearch Library

• "Calendar of Shropshire wills and administrations deposited in the Shrewsbury District Probate Registry, 1630-1857"
• Index to Grants 1600-1858

Records

Archives Location

The surviving original records are deposited at:

Shropshire Archives
Shropshire Council
Community Services, Castle Gates
Shrewsbury
Shropshire SY1 2AQ

ENGLAND

Tel 44+ (0)1743 255350
Email: archives@shropshire.gov.uk

Website

Archive Records

Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.

• Original Wills 1697-1858

FamilySearch Library Records

• Original Wills, Administrations and inventories 1510-1858
• Wills & Index to grants 1600-1858

Jurisdiction

This peculiar (smaller) probate court held jurisdiction over the parish of Prees or otherwise known as Pipe Minor, Shropshire and over Tipton and Stafford St Chad parishes in Staffordshire.