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Before 1858, every town and parish in Staffordshire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts.  When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given. For an authoritative treatise on each Staffordshire probate court and the parishes comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's publication, Wills and Their Whereabouts; also available at the Family History Library, FHL book call [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=413992&disp=Wills+and+their+whereabouts%20%20&columns=*,0,0 #942 S2wa]. Search indexes first.  For indexes, click on the court name links above [soon to be constructed]. When looking for the will of an ancester, you should search the courts in the order given.  Search indexes first.  For indexes, click on the court name links above.
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Here is a list of Staffordshire parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.  For other parishes, click on a letter link:  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]], [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]], [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C through D|C-D]], [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E through G|E-G]], [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H through K|H-K]], [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through P|O-P]], [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Q through S|Q-S]], [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through Z|T-Z]].
 
Here is a list of Yorkshire parishes beginning with the letter L and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other parishes, click on a letter link:  
 
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|    [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]]  
|    [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]]   
|   [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with F|F]]
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Ho-Hy|Ho-Hy]]
|    [[Yorkshire_Probate_Jurisdictions_for_Parishes_Beginning_with_L|L]]
|    [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with N|N]]
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|Sa-Sk]]
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W|Wa-We]]
|-
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|Ba-Bl]]  
|    [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D|D]]  
|    [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with G|G]]  
|    [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with I|I]]
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Ma through Me|Ma-Me]]  
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through P|O-P]]
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Sl through Sy|Sl-Sy]]
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Wh through Wy|Wh-Wy]]
|-
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Bo through By|Bo-By]]
|    [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with E|E]]
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|Ha-Hi]]
|    [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with K|K]]
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Mi through My|Mi-My]]
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Q and R|Q-R]]  
|  [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T and U|T-U]]
|    [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Y|Y]]
|}
 
<br>1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br>2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br>4. If the record still isn't found, search the records for the [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]].<br>5. 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.<br>
 
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! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="15%" | PARISH
! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT
! style="background: rgb(255,222,173); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
|-
| Laithkirk
| [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Richmond]]
| 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]]
 
|-
| Langcliffe
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Langtoft
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Langtoft]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
3 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Langton
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Langton upon Swale
| [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Richmond]]
| 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]]
 
|-
| Lastingham
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Laughton en le Morthen
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of York with the Prebendal Jurisdiction of Laughton en le Morthen]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
3 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Laxton
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Durham within the Jurisdiction of Howden and Howdenshire]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)]]
3 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
5 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Lazenby
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| Leake
| Pre-1836 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Bishop of Durham and the Dean and Chapter of Allerton and Allertonshire]];
Post-1835 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
| Pre-1836
2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)]]
 
3 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
5 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
Post-1835
 
2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Leathley
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Leconfield
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley]]
| 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]]
 
|-
| Ledsham with Fairburn
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Leeds [all parishes]
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Leeming
| [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Catterick]]
| 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]]
 
|-
| Letwell
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of York with the Prebendal Jurisdiction of Laughton en le Morthen]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
3 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Leven
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley]]
| 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]]
 
|-
| Levisham
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Lightcliffe
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Lindley
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Knaresborough]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
3 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| Linthwaite
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Linton in Craven
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Little Driffield
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Precentor of York with Prebendal Jurisdiction of Driffield]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
3 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Little Kelk
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| Little London
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Little Ouseburn
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Precentor of York with Prebendal Jurisdiction of Driffield]]
| 2 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
3 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Liversedge
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Liverton
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Lockington
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Lockton
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Lockwood
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Lofthouse
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Loftus
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Londesborough
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Long Marston
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Long Preston
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Longwood
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Lothersdale
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Loversall
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Lowthorpe
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley]]
| 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]]
 
|-
| Luddenden
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Lund
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Lunds
| [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Catterick]]
| 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]]
 
|-
| Lydgate
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
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]]
 
|-
| Lythe
| [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
| 2 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|}
 
[[Category:Yorkshire Probate Records]]

Revision as of 16:50, 1 April 2009

Before 1858, every town and parish in Staffordshire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts.  When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given. For an authoritative treatise on each Staffordshire probate court and the parishes comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's publication, Wills and Their Whereabouts; also available at the Family History Library, FHL book call #942 S2wa. Search indexes first.  For indexes, click on the court name links above [soon to be constructed]. When looking for the will of an ancester, you should search the courts in the order given.  Search indexes first.  For indexes, click on the court name links above.

Here is a list of Staffordshire parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.  For other parishes, click on a letter link:  A, B, C-D, E-G, H-K, O-P, Q-S, T-Z.

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