Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C

Here is a list of Warwickshire towns and parishes and the pre-1858 courts that held 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 or administration is found, your ancestor may not have left one.

PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Caldecote	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Castle Bromwich	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chadshunt	Peculiar Court of the Manor of Bishop's Ichington, Chadshunt and Gaydon	2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield 3 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory)
Chapel Ascote	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
Charlecote	Pre-1851 - Peculiar Court of the Prebendal of Hampton-Lucy; Post-1850 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1851 2 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-185 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cherington	Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chesterton	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chilvers Coton	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Churchover	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Claverdon	Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Clifton upon Dunsmore	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Coleshill	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Combe Fields	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Combrook	Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Compton Verney	Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Compton Wynyates	Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Compton, Fenny	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Compton, Little	Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Compton, Long	Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Copston Magna	Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Corley	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Coughton with Sambourn	Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Coventry Holy Trinity	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Coventry St John the Baptist	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Coventry St Michael	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Coventry St Peter	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Coventry St Thomas	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cubbington	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Curdworth	Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) (Episcopal Consistory); Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

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