Gloucestershire Probate Jurisdictions. Parishes beginning with A: Difference between revisions

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England Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Probate Records

Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term probate refers to a collection of documents, including wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books.

Here is a list of Gloucestershire places beginning with the letter A. To see the probate jurisdictions for other parishes, click on the letter for the parish.

A

B

C-F

G-L

M-R

S-T

U-Z

1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column.
2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.
3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.
4. Search last the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.

PLACE	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)
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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+<br>''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. <br>
 Here is a list of Gloucestershire places beginning with the letter A. To see the probate jurisdictions for other parishes, click on the letter for the parish.
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-. 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]].
+<br>1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].
 If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br>