Leicestershire Probate Records

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PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Ab Kettleby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alexton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Anstey	Court of the Peculiar of Groby	2 - Court of the Carchdeaconry of Leicester 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Anstey Pastures	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Appleby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Arnesby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Asfordby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashby de la Zouch	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashby de la Zouch Holy Trinity	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashby Folville	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashby Magna	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashby Parva	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aston Flamville	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aylestone	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bagworth	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bardon	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Barkby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barkby Thorpe	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barkestone	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barlestone	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barrow upon Soar	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barsby	Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Rothley	2 - Court of the Carchdeaconry of Leicester 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barwell	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Beaumont Leys	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Beeby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Belgrave	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Belton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Belvoir Castle	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Bescaby	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Billesdon	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bilstone	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Birstall	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bitteswell	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Blaby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Blaston	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bosworth, Husbands	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bosworth, Market	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bottesford	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bowden, Great	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bradgate Park	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Branston	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Braunstone	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Braunstone Frith	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Breedon on the Hill	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bringhurst	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Brooksby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Broughton Astley	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Broughton, Nether	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bruntingthorpe	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Buckminster	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burbage	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burrough on the Hill	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burton Overy	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cadeby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Carlton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Carlton Curlieu	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Castle Donington	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Catthorpe	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Charley	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Clawson, Long	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Claybrooke	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Coalville	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cole Orton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Congerstone	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cosby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cossington	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Coston	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cotesbach	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Countesthorpe	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cranoe	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Croft	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Croxton Kerrial	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Croxton, South	Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Rothley	2 - Court of the Carchdeaconry of Leicester 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Dadlington	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Dalby, Great	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Dalby, Little	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Dalby, Old	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Desford	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Diseworth	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Dishley	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Drayton, Fenny	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Dunton Bassett	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Earl Shilton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Easton, Great	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Eastwell	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Eaton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Edmondthorpe	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Elmersthorpe	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Enderby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Evington	Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Evington	2 - Court of the Carchdeaconry of Leicester 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Fleckney	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Foston	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Foxton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Freakes Ground	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Freeby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Frisby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Frisby on the Wreak	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Frolesworth	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Post-1857 Probate Records

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 Service.  To learn more, go to the HMCS 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 Family History Library.