Essex Probate Jurisdictions, 'S' Parishes

Here is the list of Essex parishes beginning with the letter S, with the probate courts that had jurisdiction over each. They should be searched in the order listed.

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

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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
Saffron Walden	Court of the Archdeaconry of Colchester	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Salcot Virley	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)
Sandon	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)
Shalford	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Sheering	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)
Shelley	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)
Shellow Bowells	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Shenfield	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)
Shopland	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)
Sible Hedingham	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Snoreham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex [Note: Also see "Latchingdon with Snoreham"]	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
South Benfleet	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)
Southchurch	Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Deanery of Bocking; Post-1844 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex	Pre-1845 2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) Post-1844 2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Southend St John the Baptist	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)
South Fambridge	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)
South Hanningfield	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)
Southminster	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
South Ockendon	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)
South Shoebury	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)
South Weald	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)
Springfield	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)
St Lawrence Newland	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)
St Osyth	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Stambourne	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Stanford Rivers	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)
Stanford-le-Hope	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)
Stanstead Mountfitchet	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Stanway	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)
Stapleford Abbotts	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)
Stapleford Tawney	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)
Stebbing	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Steeple	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)
Steeple Bumpstead	[[Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Stifford	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)
Stisted	Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Deanery of Bocking; Post-1844 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	Pre-1845 2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) Post-1844 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Stock Harward	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)
Stondon Massey	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)
Stow Maries	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)
Stratford St John	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)
Strethall	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Sturmer	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Sutton	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)