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<br>''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. <br>


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Before 1858, most of Derbyshire was under the primary jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)|Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]] and the secondary jurisdiction of the [[Prerogative Court of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]]. However there were some exceptions.


Here is a list of places in Derbyshire beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on a court name or return to [[Derbyshire Probate Records]].  
Here is a list of the parishes of Derbyshire that were exceptions to the above, with the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order given.  


To see other parishes click on the letter the parish name begins with.  
Search indexes first. For indexes, click on a court name or return to [[Derbyshire Probate Records]]. If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.  


[[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C|C]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes D & E|D-E]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes F through H|F-H]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes I through L|I-L]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes M through O|M-O]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes P through R|P-R]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S|S]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes R through V|T-V]], [[Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes W through Z|W-Z]]. <br><br>1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].
If your parish of interest is not listed below, return to the article on [[Derbyshire Probate Records]]. <br><br>
 
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br>


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| Appleby  
| Appleby  
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| Baslow  
| Baslow  
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]  
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]  
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| Beard
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| Burton upon Trent Holy Trinity  
| Burton upon Trent Holy Trinity  
| [[Court of the Peculiar of Burton upon Trent]]  
| [[Court of the Peculiar of Burton upon Trent]]  
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| Buxton  
| Buxton  
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| [[Court of the Peculiar of Sawley]]  
| [[Court of the Peculiar of Sawley]]  
| 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
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| Sawley
| [[Court of the Peculiar of Sawley]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
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| Sheldon
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| Stapenhill
| [[Court of the Peculiar of Burton upon Trent]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)]]
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| Taddington
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| Tideswell
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| Wilne with Draycott
| [[Court of the Peculiar of Sawley]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
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| Winster
| [[Court of the Peculiar of Hartington]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| Wormhill
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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| All other parishes
| [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| 2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
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