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Before 1858, every town and parish in Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire 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 [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]. 
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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 Yorkshire 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 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 L through N|L-N]], [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with O through P|O-P]], [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Q and R|Q-R]], [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with S|S]], [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T and U|T-U]], [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with W|W]].


Here is a list of Yorkshire parishes beginning with the letters Wa through We 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. 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><br>


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| Waddington
| [[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]]
|-
| Wadsley
| [[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]]
|-
| Wadworth
|
[[Court of the Peculiar of Wadworth]];
[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of South Cave]]<br>
| 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]]
|-
| Wakefield [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]]
|-
| Wales
|
[[Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of York with the Prebendal Jurisdiction of Laughton en le Morthen|Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of York with the]]
[[Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of York with the Prebendal Jurisdiction of Laughton en le Morthen|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|Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
|-
| Walkingham Hill with Occaney
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| 
|-
| Walkington
|
[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Durham within the Jurisdiction of Howden and Howdenshire]];
[[Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley]]
| [[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]]
[[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]]
|-
| Walton
| [[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]]
|-
| Warmfield
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Warmfield with Heath]]
| 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]]
|-
| Warmsworth
| [[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]]
|-
| Warsill
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| Warter
| [[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]]
|-
| Warthill
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Warthill]]
| 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]]
|-
| Wath
|
[[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Catterick|Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the]]
[[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Catterick|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]]
|-
| Wath upon Dearne
| [[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]]
|-
| Watton
| [[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]]
|-
| Wauldby
| [[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]]
|-
| Wawne
|
[[Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of York with the Prebendal Jurisdiction of Laughton en le Morthen|Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of York]]
[[Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of York with the Prebendal Jurisdiction of Laughton en le Morthen|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]]
|-
| Weaverthorpe
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
|-
| Welbury
| [[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]]
|-
| Well
|
[[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Catterick|Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the]]
[[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Catterick|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]]
|-
| Welton
| [[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]]
|-
| Welwick
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley|Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley]]
| .
|-
| Wensley
| [[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]]
|-
| Wentworth
| [[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]]
|-
| West Acklam
| [[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]]
|-
| West Ardsley
| [[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]]
|-
| West Tanfield
| [[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]]
|-
| Weston
| [[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]]
|-
| Westow
| [[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]]
|-
| Wetherby
| [[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]]
|-
| Wetwang
|
[[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Wetwang]];
[[Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley]]
| [[Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Wetwang]]
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]]
[[Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley|6. 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]]
|-
| [[Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Wh through Wy|Go to parishes beginning with Wh through Wy]]
| .
| .
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Revision as of 09:06, 2 April 2009

Before 1858, every town and parish in Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire 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 #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 Yorkshire 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:  B, C-D, E-G, H-K, L-N, O-P, Q-R, S, T-U, W.


PARISH PRIMARY COURT SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER

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