Essex Probate Jurisdictions, 'C' Parishes

Below is a list of Essex parishes beginning with the letter 'C' and the ecclesiastical courts with pre-1858 probate jurisdiction over them. Once you have identified a court of interest, search indexes. Search the courts in the order given. Click on a court name for more information about the court.

To go to the list for another letter, click on a letter:

A

B

D-F

G

H-K

L

M-N

O-R

S

T-V

W-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
Canewdon	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Canewdon	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Canvey Island	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Castle Hedingham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Chadwell St Mary	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Chappel	Court of the Archdeaconry of Colchester	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Chelmsford	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chickney	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chignall Smealy	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Chignall St James	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Chigwell	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Childerditch	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Chingford	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
Chipping Ongar	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Chrishall	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Clavering	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Coggeshall	Court of the Archdeaconry of Colchester [Note: Coggeshall (Little), a hamlet, was once its own parish, but now is united to Great Coggeshall and lies within the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Peculiar Deanery of Bocking (Essex--which see)]	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Colchester city, all parishes (expect St Mary Magdalen)	Court of the Archdeaconry of Colchester	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Colchester St Mary Magdalen	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cold Norton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Colne Engaine	Court of the Archdeaconry of Colchester	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Copford	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cornish Hall End	Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Corringham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Cranham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Cressing	Court of the Archdeaconry of Colchester	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Cricksea	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)