Lincolnshire Probate Records

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PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Addlethorpe	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aisthorpe with Thorpe in the Fallows	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alford	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Algarkirk	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alkborough	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Allington, East	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Allington, West	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Althorpe with Keadby	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alvingham	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Amcotts	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ancaster	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Anderby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Anwick	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Apley	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Appleby	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Asgarby	Pre-1834 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashby by Partney	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashby cum Fenby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashby de la Launde	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashby Puerorum	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashby, West	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aslackby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Asterby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aswarby with Swarby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aswardby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aubourn	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aunsby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Authorpe	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aylesby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bardney	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barholme with Stowe	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barkston	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barkwith, East	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barkwith, West	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barlings	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barnetby le Wold	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barnoldby le Beck	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barrow upon Humber	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barrowby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barton on Humber	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bassingham	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bassingthorpe with Westby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Baston	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Baumber	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Beats, Great	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Beats, Little	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Beckingham	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Beelsby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Beesby in the Marsh	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Belchford	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Belleau with Claythorpe, Aby and Greenfield	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Belton (near Epworth)	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Belton (near Grantham)	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Benington	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bennington Grange	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Bennington, Long	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Benniworth	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bicker	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bigby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Billingborough	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Billinghay	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bilsby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Binbrook St Mary and St Gabriel	Pre-1834 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Biscathorpe	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bitchfield	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Blankney	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Blyborough	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Blyton cum Wharton	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bolingbroke with Hareby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bonby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Boothby Graffoe	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Boothby Pagnell	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Boston	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bottesford	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Boultham	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bourne	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Braceborough	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bracebridge	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Braceby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bradley	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Brand End Plot, Great	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Brand End Plot, Little	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Branston	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Brant Broughton	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bratoft	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Brattleby	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Brauncewell with Dunsby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Brigsley	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Brinkhill	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Brocklesby	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Brothertoft	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Broughton	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Broxholme	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bucknall	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bullington	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burgh le Marsh	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burgh on Bain	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burton by Lincoln	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burton le Coggles	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burton Penwardine	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burton upon Stather	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burton, Gate	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Burwell	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Buslingthorpe	Pre-1834 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Stow; Post-1833 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	Pre-1834 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1833 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Butterwick	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Butterwick, West	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Byard's Leap	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Bytham, Castle	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bytham, Little	Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)	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.