Oxfordshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A through C

Here is a list of the places in Oxfordshire beginning with the letters A through C and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.

For other places, click on a letter link:
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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
All parishes beginning with the letter A	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Oxford	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bampton	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Oxford	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Banbury	Court of the Peculiar of Banbury; Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury	Court of the Peculiar of Banbury 2 - Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 4 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 3 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)
Benson	Court of the Peculiar Parish of Dorchester; Court of the Peculiar of Banbury	Court of the Peculiar Parish of Dorchester 2 - Court of the Peculiar of Banbury Court of the Peculiar of Banbury 2 - Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 4 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)
Blenheim Park	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Bourton	Court of the Peculiar of Banbury; Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury	Court of the Peculiar of Banbury 2 - Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 4 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 3 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)
Britwell Prior	Court of the Peculiar of Monks Risborough; Court of the Peculiar of Banbury; Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury	Court of the Peculiar of Monks Risborough 2 - Court of the Peculiar of Banbury 3 - Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury Court of the Peculiar of Banbury 2 - Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 4 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 3 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)
Bruern	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
All other parishes beginning with the letter B	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Oxford	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Caversfield	Court of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham	2 - Pre-1845: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1844: Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Oxford
Claydon with Mollington	Court of the Peculiar of Banbury; Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury	Court of the Peculiar of Banbury 2 - Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 4 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 3 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)
Clifton Hampden	Court of the Peculiar Parish of Dorchester; Court of the Peculiar of Banbury	Court of the Peculiar Parish of Dorchester 2 - Court of the Peculiar of Banbury Court of the Peculiar of Banbury 2 - Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 4 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)
Cropredy	Court of the Peculiar of Banbury; Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury	Court of the Peculiar of Banbury 2 - Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 4 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 3 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)
All other parishes beginning with the letter C	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Oxford	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury