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If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><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> | |||
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. | |||
[[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]] | |||
<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]]. | |||
<br>If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br><br> | |||
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| Abbotsbury | | Abbotsbury | ||
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset|Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset|Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | ||
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)]] Dorset Division | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Affpuddle | | Affpuddle | ||
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset|Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset|Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | ||
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)]] Dorset Division | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Alderholt | | Alderholt | ||
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | ||
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)]] Dorset Division | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Allington | | Allington | ||
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | ||
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)]] Dorset Division | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Almer | | Almer | ||
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | ||
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)]] Dorset Division | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Alton Pancras | | Alton Pancras | ||
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| Arne | | Arne | ||
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | ||
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)]] Dorset Division | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Ashmore | | Ashmore | ||
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | ||
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)]] Dorset Division | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Askerswell | | Askerswell | ||
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | ||
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)]] Dorset Division | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Athelhampton | | Athelhampton | ||
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | | [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset]] | ||
| 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory)]] Dorset Division | ||
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[[Category:Dorset]] | [[Category:Dorset Probate Records]] | ||