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*[http://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/life-events-bmds/gloucestershire-bristol-burial-index-1625-1950 Findmypast] Wills & Administrations (scroll down the left sidebar to find Gloucestershire)
*[http://willsdb.gukutils.org.uk/GLS/index.html The Wills of Gloucestershire] Abstracts of Gloucestershire Probate Records
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/ProbateRecords/LMindex Gen UKI] Early Gloucestershire Probate Records


== Getting Started  ==
Click [[Gloucestershire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A & B|here]]


''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in Gloucestershire. See [[England Probate Records]] for a general description of probate records in England.
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! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
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| Abenhall
| Pre-1541 - Court of the Bishop of Hereford; Post 1541-Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Acton Turville
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Acton, Iron
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Adlestrop
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Alderley
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Alderton
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Aldsworth
| Court of the Peculiar of Bibury
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


=== 1858 to the Present  ===
Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more.
[http://www.forest-of-dean.net/?Forest_of_Dean_Records:Forest_of_Dean_Wills Forest of Dean Wills Index, 1858-1941], can be searched by testator. It covers about 7,000 out of the 40,000 probated in Gloucestershire during this time. A search can also be made by beneficiary or witness. You need to register on the site to search the index.<br>
==== Online Records ====
*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
=== Before 1858  ===
Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in Gloucestershire, follow these steps:
==== Step 1. Search Indexes  ====
Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Gloucestershire. Search these indexes first:
*Consistory Court of Gloucestershire Wills and Inventories from '''1541 to 1858''' (index & images) at [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=4294 Ancestry] (£).
*The Gloucestershire Archives/Record Office [http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Search.aspx online index genealogical database] to all known wills proven in the county (excluding those proved at Bristol) between '''1541 and 1858'''
*A database of [https://archives.bristol.gov.uk/indexes/wills Bristol Wills Indices '''1715-1858'''] is available online.<br>
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/ProbateRecords/LMindex.html Early Gloucestershire Probate Records ]transcribed by Leslie Mahler are available for select parishes in the Bristol and Gloucester dioceses.<br>
*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/index.php Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalogue - Wiltshire Wills] has 29 probate documents listed under Gloucestershire.
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/ProbateRecords/ The Wills of Gloucestershire: Abstracts of Gloucestershire Probate Records] '''pre-1858''' a contributor project to add abstracts of wills for those who lived in Cumberland.<br>
*A Calendar of Wills Proved in the Consistory Court of The Bishop of Gloucester '''1541-1660''' [http://books.google.com/books?id=o_kcAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR12&dq=Gloucester+probate+index%22#v=onepage&q=Gloucester%20probate%20index%22&f=false Google books] also available at [http://www.findmypast.co.uk findmypast]
*A Calendar of Wills Proved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Gloucester '''1660-1800''' [http://books.google.com/books?id=AvocAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP13&dq=Gloucester+Probate Google books] also available at [http://www.findmypast.co.uk findmypast]
*A Calendar of Wills Proved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Bristol, '''1572-1792''' and Also a Calendar of Wills in the Great Orphan Books Preserved in the Council House, Bristol, '''1379-1674''' [http://books.google.com/books?id=JM9CAAAAYAAJ Google Books]
*Notes or Abstracts of the Wills Contained in the Volume Entitled the Great Orphan Book and Book of Wills in the Council House at Bristol '''1379-1595''' [http://books.google.com/books?id=mv8UAAAAQAAJ Google Books]
*A Calendar of Wills Proved and Letters of Administration granted in the Diocese of Gloucester '''1801-1858''' [http://www.findmypast.co.uk Index on findmypast]
*Calendar of Wills and Administrations in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester '''1451-1600'''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=ny8EAAAAIAAJ Google Books]
*A Calendar of Wills and Administrations Registered in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester, Volume I, Part I: '''1451-1642'''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=7DUEAAAAIAAJ Google Books]
*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12122 Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury] '''1384-1858,''' which was the highest court in England
*The FamilySearch Library has copies of {{FSC|England, Gloucestershire - Probate records|subject|subject-id=568222019|disp=original probates}} and {{FSC|England, Gloucestershire - Probate records - Indexes|subject|subject-id=395036086|disp=indexes}} on microfilm and in print {{FSC|206720|title-id|disp=}}<br><br>
Did you find a reference to a probate record?
*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below.
*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below.
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==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died  ====
Determine ''when'' your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. 
Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online:
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
The gazetteer will either tell you:
*A place is a parish, or
*What parish it is a part of, or
*What place it is near.
If the latter, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish.
Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''.
==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish  ====
Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Gloucestershire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with.
Before 1858, every town and parish in Gloucestershire was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and one or more secondary courts. To see a list of Gloucestershire parishes and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them, click on a letter link:
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| [[Gloucestershire Probate Jurisdictions. Parishes beginning with A|A]] 
| Almondsbury
| [[Gloucestershire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]] 
| Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)
| [[Gloucestershire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C through F|C-F]] 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
| [[Gloucestershire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes G through L|G-L]] 
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| [[Gloucestershire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes M through R|M-R]] 
| Alveston
| [[Gloucestershire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S and T|S-T]] 
| Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)
| [[Gloucestershire Probate Jurisdictions Parishes U through Z|U-Z]]
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Alvington
| Pre-1541 - Court of the Bishop of Hereford; Post 1541-Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Amberley
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ampney Crucis
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ampney St Mary
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ampney St Peter
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ampney, Down
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Apperley
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Arlingham
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ashchurch
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ashleworth
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ashton under Hill
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ashton, Cold
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Aston Somerville
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Aston sub Edge
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Aston, Cold
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Avening
| Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Awre
| Pre-1541 - Court of the Bishop of Hereford; Post 1541-Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Aylburton
| Pre-1541 - Court of the Bishop of Hereford; Post 1541-Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record  ====
Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods:
*{{FSC|England, Gloucestershire - Probate records|subject|subject-id=568222019|disp=Gloucestershire England Probate Records}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - some images may only be available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library.]<br>
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection.
== Gloucestershire Probate Courts  ==
Most of Gloucestershire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of the [[Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)]]. The majority of probate searches will be in the records of this court and its superior courts. However, the following courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes.
*[[Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)]]
*[[Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)]], pre-1541
*[[Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)]], pre-1541
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Bibury]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Bishop's Cleeve]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Child's Wickham]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Withington]]
*[[Great Orphan's Books, Mayor of Bristol|Great Orphan Books, Mayor of Bristol]]
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] &gt;
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== Some Explanatory Notes on the Probate Courts  ==
Parishes in Gloucestershire that lie west of the River Severn were under the jurisdication of the Bishop of Hereford before 1541.  In that year the Diocese of Gloucester was formed and juridiction for those parishes was transferred to the Court of the Bishop of Gloucester.  The following year, the Diocese of Bristol was formed and the city of Bristol plus sixteen parishes surrounding it and to the north of it came under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory).<br>
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[[Category:Gloucestershire Probate Records|Probate]]

Revision as of 10:56, 1 April 2009

For an explanation of probate reords in England, click here.

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PARISH PRIMARY COURT SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Abenhall Pre-1541 - Court of the Bishop of Hereford; Post 1541-Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Acton Turville Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Acton, Iron Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Adlestrop Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alderley Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alderton Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aldsworth Court of the Peculiar of Bibury 2 - Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)

3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Almondsbury Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alveston Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alvington Pre-1541 - Court of the Bishop of Hereford; Post 1541-Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Amberley Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ampney Crucis Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ampney St Mary Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ampney St Peter Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ampney, Down Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Apperley Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Arlingham Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashchurch Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashleworth Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashton under Hill Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashton, Cold Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aston Somerville Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aston sub Edge Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aston, Cold Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Avening Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Awre Pre-1541 - Court of the Bishop of Hereford; Post 1541-Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aylburton Pre-1541 - Court of the Bishop of Hereford; Post 1541-Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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