Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A: Difference between revisions

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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.

Below is a list of the Dorset parishes beginning with A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.

To see a list of other parishes, click on the letter that begins the parish name.

A, B, C-D, E-G, H-K, L-M, N-R, S-U, W-Y

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.

PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Abbotsbury	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Affpuddle	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Alderholt	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Allington	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Almer	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Alton Pancras	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Arne	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Ashmore	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Askerswell	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Athelhampton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division

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+''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>
 Below is a list of the Dorset parishes beginning with A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.
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 [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A|A]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B|B]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes C & D|C-D]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes E Through G|E-G]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes H Through K|H-K]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes L & M|L-M]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes N Through R|N-R]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S Through U|S-U]], [[Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes W Through Y|W-Y]]
-. In the first column below, 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>
+<br>If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br>
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