Staffordshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through Z

Here is a list of Staffordshire parishes beginning with the letters T through Z and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other parishes, 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
Talke	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Tamhorn	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Tamworth	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Tatenhill	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Tean, Upper	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Teddesley Hay	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Tettenhall Regis	Court of the Peculiar of Tettenhall	2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
Thorpe Constantine	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Tillington	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Tipton [St Martin]	Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Prees or Pipe Minor	2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Lichfield 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield 4 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
Tipton St Paul	Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Prees or Pipe Minor	2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Lichfield 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield 4 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
Tixall	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Trent Vale	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Trentham	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Trysull	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Tunstall Christ Church	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Tutbury	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Uttoxeter	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Wall	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Lichfield	2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Walsall [St Matthew]	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Walsall St Peter	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Walsall Wood [St John]	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Warslow	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Waterfall	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Wednesbury [St Bartholomew]	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Wednesbury St James	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Wednesbury St John	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Wednesfield	Pre-1846 - Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton; Post-1845 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1846 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) Post-1846 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
Weeford	Court of the Peculiar of Alrewas and Weeford	2 - Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
Wellington	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Weston under Lizard	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Weston upon Trent	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Wetton	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Whitmore	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Whittington	Court of the Peculiar of Whittington and Baswich	2 - Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
Wiggington	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Willenhall Holy Trinity	Pre-1846 - Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton; Post-1845 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1846 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) Post-1846 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
Willenhall St Stephen	Pre-1846 - Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton; Post-1845 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1846 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) Post-1846 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
Wolstanton	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Wolverhampton [St Peter]	Pre-1846 - Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton Post-1845 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1846 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) Post-1846 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
Wolverhampton St George	Pre-1846 - Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton Post-1845 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1846 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) Post-1846 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
Wolverhampton St James	Pre-1846 - Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton Post-1845 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1846 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) Post-1846 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
Wolverhampton St Mark	Pre-1846 - Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton Post-1845 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1846 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) Post-1846 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
Wolverhampton St Mary	Pre-1846 - Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton Post-1845 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1846 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) Post-1846 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
Wolverhampton St Matthew	Pre-1846 - Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton Post-1845 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1846 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) Post-1846 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
Wolverhampton St Paul	Pre-1846 - Court of the Peculiar of Wolverhampton Post-1845 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1846 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) Post-1846 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
Wombourn	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Woodford Grange	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Worston	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Wychnor	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Wyrley, Great	Court of the Peculiar of Hansacre and Armitage	2 - Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
Yarlet	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Yoxhall	Court of the Peculiar of Burton on Trent	2 - Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield

Post-1857 Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. The system consists of 11 district registry offices and 18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and the principal registry office located in London. The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service. To learn more, go to the HMCTS website.

A country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills. The indexes for 1858-1957 and the records for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.