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Before 1858, every town and parish in Worcestershire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When looking for the will of an ancestor, determine what courts had jurisdiction over the parish where your ancestor died or owned property, and search the courts in order. | Before 1858, every town and parish in Worcestershire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When looking for the will of an ancestor, determine what courts had jurisdiction over the parish where your ancestor died or owned property, and search the courts in order. | ||
For a list of Worcestershire parishes and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link: | |||
[[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D through G|D-G]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H through J|H-J]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with K through N|K-N]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through R|O-R]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through V|T-V]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W through Z|W-Z]]. | [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D through G|D-G]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H through J|H-J]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with K through N|K-N]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through R|O-R]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through V|T-V]], [[Worcestershire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W through Z|W-Z]]. | ||