Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes E Through G

Here is a list of Dorset places beginning with letters E through G and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on a court name or return to Dorset Probate Records.

For other places, click on a letter link:

A, B, C-D, H-K, L-M, N-R, S-U, V-Z

1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.
2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.
3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.
4. The last court to search is the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.

PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Edmondsham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Evershot	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Farnham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Fifehead Magdalen	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Fifehead Neville	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Fleet	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Folke	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Fontmell Magna	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Fordington	Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Fordington	2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
Fordington, West	Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Fordington	2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
Frampton	Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton	2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset 3 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Frome St Quintin	Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton	2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset 3 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Frome Vauchurch	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Gillingham	Court of the Peculiar of Gillingham	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Godmanstone	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Gorewood	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Gussage All Saints	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Gussage St Michael	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division