Suffolk Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A

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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.

Here is a list of Suffolk parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on the name of a court or return to Suffolk Probate Records.

For other parishes click on the appropriate letter:  B,  C-E,  F-G,  H-K,  L-Q,  R-S,  T-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.

PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Acton Trussell	Court of the Peculiar of Whittington and Baswich	2 - Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
Adbaston	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Lichfield	2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
Aldridge	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alrewas	Court of the Peculiar of Alrewas and Weeford	2 - Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
Alrewas Hays	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Alstonfield	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alton	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Amblecote	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Arley	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Armitage	Court of the Peculiar of Hansacre and Armitage	2 - Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
Ashley	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Acton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Akenham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk	2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich
Aldeburgh	Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk	2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich
Alderton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk	2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich
Aldham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Aldringham with Thorpe	Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk	2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich
Alnesbourn Priory	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
Alpheton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Ampton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Ashbocking	Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk	2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich
Ashby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk	2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich
Ashfield with Thorpe	Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk	2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich
Ashfield, Great	Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Aspall	Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Assington	Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Athelington	Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk	2 - Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich