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[[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C & D|C-D]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes E Through G|E-G]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes H Through K|H-K]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes L & M|L-M]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes N Through R|N-R]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S Through U|S-U]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes W Through Y|W-Y]]  
[[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C & D|C-D]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes E Through G|E-G]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes H Through K|H-K]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes L & M|L-M]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes N Through R|N-R]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S Through U|S-U]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes W Through Y|W-Y]]  


<br>1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>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.<br><br>
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! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="15%" | PARISH
! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT
! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
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| Abbotsbury
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset|Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol]] (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
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| Affpuddle
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset|Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol]] (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
|-
| Alderholt
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol]] (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
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| Allington
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol]] (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
|-
| Almer
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol]] (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
|-
| Alton Pancras
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
|-
| Arne
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol]] (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
|-
| Ashmore
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol]] (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
|-
| Askerswell
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol]] (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
|-
| Athelhampton
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol]] (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
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