Episcopal Consistory Court of Exeter
England 
Devon Devon Probate Records Cornwall Probate Records
The Court of the Bishop of Exeter (Episcopal Consistory) had jurisdiction over the whole of the diocese when there was not "bona notabilia' within two or more subordinate courts, and 22 Cornish parishes which were peculiars of the Bishop. Virtually all the records of this court were destroyed in 1942.
Step By Step
1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.
2. Proceed to the "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.
3. Contact or visit the Cornwall County 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
Online Indexes
Printed and Published Indexes
Index to early Exeter wills 1286-1400
Calendars of wills and administrations of Devon and Cornwall : 1532-1800
Calendar of wills, administrations and accounts 1569-1799
Cornish probate records at Cornwall Record Office, 1800-1857
Records
Archives Location
Devon Record Office Great Moor House
Bittern Road
Sowton
EXETER
Devon
EX2 7NL
Tel: +44 (0)1392 384253
+44 (0)1392 384256
devrec@devon.gov.uk
Website
Archive Records
Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.
Abstracts of Testamentary, Administrations and Accounts of Administrators 1532-1857
Probate Inventories & Administration Papers 16th to 19th Century
Inventories 1531-1699 in Devon And Cornwall Record Society New Series vol 11
FamilySearch Library Records
Wills and probate records, 1578-1700
Temerary (deceased estates) administrations, 1715-1838
Legacy causes, 1725-1829, 1693-1845
Original Wills, Administrations & Inventories 1579-1859
Jurisdiction
This court held jurisdiction over most of the parishes in the counties of Cornwall and Devon :
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