Court of the Prebend of Prees or Pipe Minor
Step By Step[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Online Indexes[edit | edit source]
Printed and Published Indexes[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Archives Location[edit | edit source]
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
Archive Records[edit | edit source]
Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.
- Original Wills 1697-1858
FamilySearch Library Records[edit | edit source]
Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]
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.