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For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here.]]  
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== Getting Started  ==


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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. Probate records include [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]] and [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]]. This article is about probate records in Warwickshire. See [[England Probate Records]] for a general description of probate records in England.
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! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
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| Alcester
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Allesley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
=== 1858 to the Present  ===
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| Alne, Great
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Alveston
| Pre-1851 - Court of the Peculiar of Hampton Lucy;
Post-1850 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester


| Pre-1851
Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more.
2 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
==== Online Records ====


Post-185
*'''1858-1957''' {{RecordSearch|2451051|England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
=== Before 1858  ===


|-
Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in Warwickshire, follow these steps:
| Ansley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
==== Step 1. Search Indexes  ====
|-
| Ansty
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*Warwick persons are included in the&nbsp;[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12122 Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury] which was the highest court in England, and the Bishop of Worcester Consistory Court, for which indexes are online for [http://books.google.com/books?id=7DUEAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=related:LCCN01004246&source=gbs_similarbooks_s&cad=1%7Conline#v=onepage&q=&f=false 1451-1652].
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| Arley
| Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield (Cathedral)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Corut of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
Also check:
| Arrow
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ashow
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*'''1521-1860''' {{RecordSearch|3491898|England, Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate, 1521-1860}} — [[England, Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; indexes & images; ''Also at [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/staffordshire-dioceses-of-lichfield-and-coventry-wills-and-probate-1521-1860 Findmypast], ($)''<br>
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| Astley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);  
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Did you find a reference to a probate record?
|-
| Aston Cantlow
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Aston juxta Birmingham
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below.
|-
*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below.
| Atherstone
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died  ====
|-
| Atherstone on Stour
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Attleborough
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Determine ''when'' your ancestor died.&nbsp;If you aren't sure, use an approximate date.&nbsp;  
|-
| Austrey
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);  
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online:
|-
| Baddesley Clinton
| Court of the Manor of Baddesley Clinton
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Epsicopal Consistory)
3 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


|-
The gazetteer will either tell you:
| Baddesley Ensor
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*A place is a parish, or
|-
*What parish it is a part of, or
| Baginton
*What place it is near.
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
If the latter, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish.
|-
| Balsall, Temple
| Court of the Manor of Temple Balsall
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''.
| Barcheston
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Barford
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Barston
| Court of the Manor of Barston
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


|-
==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish  ====
| Barton on the Heath
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Baxterley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Warwickshire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with.
|-
| Bearley
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Beaudesert
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Beausale
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bedworth
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Bentley
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]]
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);  
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]]
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]]
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D through L|D-L]]
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M through P|M-P]]
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Q through S|Q-S]]
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through Z|T-Z]]
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| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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|-
| Berkswell
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record  ====
|-
| Bickenhill
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods:
|-
| Bidford on Avon
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Billesley
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bilton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*{{FSC|480355|subject_id|disp=Warwickshire England Probate Records}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - some images may only be available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library.]<br>
|-
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection.
| Binley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
== Warwickshire Probate Courts  ==
|-
| Binton
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Birdingbury
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Most of Warwickshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of either the [[Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)]] or the [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)]].&nbsp; The majority of probate searches will be in the records of these two courts and their superior courts.&nbsp; However, the following smaller courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes.
|-
| Birmingham [St Martin]
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);  
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*[[Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
|-
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
| Birmingham All Saints
*[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Baddesley-Clinton]]
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
*[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Barston]]
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
*[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Bishop's Ichington, Chadshunt and Gaydon]]
*[[Peculiar Court of the Prebendal of Hampton-Lucy|Peculiar Court of the Prebendal of Hampton-Lucy]] with Alveston Parish and its chapelry, Charlcote, and Wasperton Parish
*[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Knowle]]
*[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Merevale]]
*[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Packwood]]
*[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Tachbrook]]
*[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Temple Balsall]]; also see Baddesley-Clinton
*[[Peculiar Court of the Prebend of Ufton]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of Stratford-upon-Avon]]
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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|-
| Birmingham Bishop Ryder
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Birmingham St Bartholomew
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Birmingham St George
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Birmingham St Jude
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Birmingham St Luke
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Birmingham St Mark
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Birmingham St Paul
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Birmingham St Peter
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Birmingham St Philip
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Birmingham St Stephen
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Birmingham St Thomas
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bishopston
| Court of the Peculiar of Stratford upon Avon
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Bordesley [Holy Trinity]
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bordesley St Andrew
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bourton on Dunsmore
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Brailes
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Brinklow
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Brownsover
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bubbenhall
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Budbrooke
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Bulkington
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Burmington
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Burton Hastings
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Caldecote
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Castle Bromwich
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Chadshunt
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Bishop's Itchington
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
3 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
 
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Chapel Ascote
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| Charlecote
| Pre-1851 - Court of the Peculiar of Hampton Lucy;
Post-1850 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester
 
| Pre-1851
2 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
Post-185
 
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Cherington
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Chesterton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Chilvers Coton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Churchover
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Claverdon
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Clifton upon Dunsmore
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Coleshill
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Combe Fields
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| Combrook
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Compton Verney
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Compton Wynyates
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Compton, Fenny
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Compton, Little
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Compton, Long
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Copston Magna
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Corley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Coughton with Sambourn
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Coventry Holy Trinity
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Coventry St John the Baptist
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Coventry St Michael
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Coventry St Peter
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Coventry St Thomas
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Cubbington
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Curdworth
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Dassett, Avon
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Dassett, Burton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Duddeston cum Nechells
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Dunchurch
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Eatington, Lower
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Edgbaston [St Bartholomew]
| Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield (Cathedral)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Corut of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Edgbaston St George
| Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield (Cathedral)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Corut of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Edgbaston St James
| Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield (Cathedral)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Corut of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Elmdon
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Erdington
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Exhall (near Alcester)
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Exhall (near Coventry)
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Farnborough
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Fillongley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Foleshill
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Foleshill St Paul
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Frankton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Gaydon
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Bishop's Itchington
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
3 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
 
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Grandborough
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Grendon
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Guy's Cliffe
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
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| Halford
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Hampton in Arden
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Hampton Lucy
| Pre-1851 - Court of the Peculiar of Hampton Lucy;
Post-1850 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester
 
| Pre-1851
2 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
Post-185
 
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Harborough Magna
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Harbury
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Hartshill
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Haseley
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Haselor
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Hatton
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Headless Cross
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Henley in Arden
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Hillmorton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Hodnell
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
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| Honiley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Honington
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Hunningham
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Idlicote
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ipsley
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Itchington, Bishop's
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Bishop's Itchington
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
3 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
 
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Itchington, Long
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Kenilworth
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Keresley with Coundon
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Kineton
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Kingsbury
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Kinwarton
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Knowle
| Court of the Manor of Knowle
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Ladbroke
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Lapworth
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Lawford, Church
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Leamington Hastings
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Leamington Priors [All Saints]
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Leamington Priors St Mary
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Leek Wootton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Lighthorne
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Lillington
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Loxley
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Luddington
| Court of the Peculiar of Stratford upon Avon
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Mancetter
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Marston, Butlers
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Marston, Lea
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Marston, Priors
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Marton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Maxstoke
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Meriden
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Middleton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Milverton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Monks Kirby
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Monks Riding
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
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| Moreton Morrell
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Morton Bagot
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Napton on the Hill
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Newbold on Avon
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Newbold Pacey
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Newnham, Kings
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Newton and Biggin
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Newton Regis
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| No Mans Heath
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
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| Norton Lindsey
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Nuneaton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Offchurch
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Oxhill
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Packington, Great
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Packington, Little
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Packwood
| Court of the Manor of Packwood
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of Canterbury
 
|-
| Pillerton Hersey with Pillerton Priors
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Polesworth
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Preston Bagot
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Priors Hardwick
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Radbourne
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Radford Semele
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Radway
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ratley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Rowington
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Rugby
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ryton on Dunsmore
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Salford Priors
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Saltley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Seckington
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Sheldon
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Sherbourne with Fulbrook
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Shilton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Shirley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Shottswell
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Shuckburgh, Lower
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Shuckburgh, Upper
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Shustoke
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Shuttington
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Snitterfield
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Solihull
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Southam
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Spernall
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Stivichall
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Stockingford
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Stockton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Stoke
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Stoneleigh
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Stratford on Avon
| Court of the Peculiar of Stratford upon Avon
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Stretton Baskerville
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
== Some Explanatory Notes on Warwickshire Probate Courts  ==
|-
| Stretton on Fosse
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Stretton upon Dunsmore and Princethorpe
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
*From 1837, the whole of the Warwickshire's parishes came under the probate court jurisdiction of the Bishop of Worcester  
|-
*In pre-1837 the north, east and northwestern Warwickshire parishes&nbsp;came under the&nbsp;authority and jurisdiction of the Bishop of Lichfield.
| Studley
*The rest of the&nbsp;of Warwickshire&nbsp;(south-west portion) in pre-1837 came under the Diocese of the Bishop of Worcester.&nbsp;
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Sutton Coldfield
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)


| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Here's the [[List of Warwickshire Parishes|'''List of Warwickshire Parishes''']] which in pre-1837, came under&nbsp;the court jurisdiction of the Diocese of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory).<br>
|-
| Tachbrook, Bishops
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Bishop's Tachbrook
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
3 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
 
4 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
5 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Tanworth
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Tanworth Salter's Street
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Temple Grafton
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Tysoe
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ufton
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Ufton
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
3 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory)
 
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Ullenhall
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Walmley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Walsgrave on Sowe
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Walton D'Eivile
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Wappenbury
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Ward End
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Warmington
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Warton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Warwick St Mary
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Warwick St Nicholas
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Warwick St Paul
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Wasperton
| Pre-1851 - Court of the Peculiar of Hampton Lucy;
Post-1850 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester
 
| Pre-1851
2 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
Post-185
 
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 
|-
| Watergall
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
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| Weddington
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Weethley
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Wellesbourne
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Weston under Wetherley
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Westwood
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Whatcote
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Whichford
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Whitacre, Nether
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Whitacre, Over
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);  
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Whitchurch
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)  
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Whitnash
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Wibtoft
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Willey
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Willoughby
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Wills Pastures
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
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| Wilnecote and Castle Liberty
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Wishaw
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Withybrook
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Wixford
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Wolfhampcote
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Wolford
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Wolston
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Wolverton
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Wolvey
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Wootton Wawen
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Wormleighton
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Wroxall
| Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Wyken
| Pre-1837 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory);
Post-1836 - Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
 
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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[[Category:Warwickshire Probate Records|Probate]]
=== Post-1857 Probate Records  ===
 
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the&nbsp;settlement of estates and all&nbsp;wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system.&nbsp; The system consists of 11 district registry offices and&nbsp;18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and&nbsp;the principal registry&nbsp;office located in London.&nbsp; The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service.&nbsp; To learn more, go to the [http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm HMCS website].
 
A&nbsp;country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills.&nbsp; The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208102&disp=Calendar+of+the+grants+of+probate+and+le%20%20&columns=*,0,0 indexes] for 1858-1957 and the records for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.<br>
 
[[Category:England|England]]

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Getting Started

Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. Probate records include wills and administrations. This article is about probate records in Warwickshire. See England Probate Records for a general description of probate records in England.

1858 to the Present

Beginning in 1858, the Principal Probate Registry had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more.

Online Records

Before 1858

Before 1858, Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process. To search for a pre-1858 probate record in Warwickshire, follow these steps:

Step 1. Search Indexes

Also check:

Did you find a reference to a probate record?

  • If yes, go to Step 4 below.
  • If no, go to Step 2 below.

Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died

Determine when your ancestor died. If you aren't sure, use an approximate date. 

Determine where your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a parish. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales online:

The gazetteer will either tell you:

  • A place is a parish, or
  • What parish it is a part of, or
  • What place it is near.

If the latter, look that place up in the gazetteer and see if it is a parish.

Once you have identified the parish, go to Step 3.

Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish

Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Warwickshire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with.

 A  B  C  D-L  M-P  Q-S  T-Z


Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record

Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods:

Warwickshire Probate Courts

Most of Warwickshire was under the pre-1858 probate jurisdiction of either the Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory) or the Court of the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry (Episcopal Consistory).  The majority of probate searches will be in the records of these two courts and their superior courts.  However, the following smaller courts also had some pre-1858 jurisdiction within the county. Click on a court name to learn about records and indexes.


Some Explanatory Notes on Warwickshire Probate Courts

  • From 1837, the whole of the Warwickshire's parishes came under the probate court jurisdiction of the Bishop of Worcester
  • In pre-1837 the north, east and northwestern Warwickshire parishes came under the authority and jurisdiction of the Bishop of Lichfield.
  • The rest of the of Warwickshire (south-west portion) in pre-1837 came under the Diocese of the Bishop of Worcester. 

Here's the List of Warwickshire Parishes which in pre-1837, came under the court jurisdiction of the Diocese of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory).


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