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== Getting Started  ==
== Getting Started  ==


Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his/her heirs. 
''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.  
 
In order to find a probate record for your ancestor, you must answer two questions:
 
#When did your ancestor die?
#Where did your ancestor live or own property?
 
A key date is 1858, when probate authority was taken from the ecclesiastical courts of the Church of England and given to the civil government. 
 
*If your ancestor died before 1858, his/her probate would have been proven by an ecclesiastical court and it is important to know where he/she lived, as that will determine which courts had jurisdiction. 
*If you know where your ancestor lived before 1858, you should go to the '''Court Jurisdictions''' section below to determine what courts had jurisdiction over your ancestor's place of residence. 
*Beginning in 1858, probate authority was vested in the '''Principal Probate Registry''' system.  For more information, scroll to the '''Post-1857 Probate Records''' section at the bottom of the page.
 
Once you have answered the two questions and determined the courts, look for indexes. Indexes will be found on the individual court pages (when you click on a court name) or in the '''Probate Indexes''' section below.<br><br>
 
== Warwickshire Probate Courts  ==
 
[[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)]]
 
[[Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)]]


[[Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
=== 1858 to the Present  ===


[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more.


[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Baddesley-Clinton]]
==== Online Records ====


[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Barston]]  
*'''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


[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Bishop's Ichington, Chadshunt and Gaydon]]
=== Before 1858  ===


[[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
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:


[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Knowle]]
==== Step 1. Search Indexes  ====


[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Merevale]]  
*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].


[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Packwood]]
Also check:


[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Tachbrook]]  
*'''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>


[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Temple Balsall]]; also see Baddesley-Clinton
Did you find a reference to a probate record?


[[Peculiar Court of the Prebend of Ufton]]
*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below.
*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below.


[[Court of the Peculiar of Stratford-upon-Avon]]
==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died  ====


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


== Some Explanatory Notes on Warwickshire Probate Court Jurisdiction Changes&nbsp;  ==
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:


*From 1837, the whole of the Warwickshire's parishes came under the probate court jurisdiction of the Bishop of Worcester
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*In pre-1837 only north, east and northwestern Warwickshire parishes&nbsp;came under the&nbsp;authority and jurisdiction of the Bishop of Lichfield.  
*The rest of the&nbsp;of Warwickshire&nbsp;(south-west portion) in pre-1837 came under the Diocese of the Bishop of Worcester.


&nbsp;
The gazetteer will either tell you:


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


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


== Court Jurisdictions  ==
Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''.


Before 1858, every town and parish in Warwickshire came under the&nbsp;jurisdiction of a&nbsp;probate court, and&nbsp;under&nbsp; concurrent&nbsp;&nbsp;jurisdiction of&nbsp;one or more additional&nbsp;courts.&nbsp;When looking for the will of an ancestor in Warwickshire, search the courts in the order given in the Parishes listings below (click on first letter of the parish).&nbsp;Be certain to always search indexes first, when available.&nbsp; For indexes to probates, click on the link for a probate court named above.
==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish ====


Here is a list of Warwickshire towns and parishes by beginning&nbsp;letter, i. e.&nbsp;"A" and the names of pre-1858 probate courts that held&nbsp;jurisdiction over them.&nbsp; To find the probate court you need to search,&nbsp;first&nbsp;locate or learn&nbsp;the '''parish''' name in which the ancestor died or resided in just prior to death. Then click on the beginning letter of the parish link below to locate the appropriate probate court and its records accessibility:&nbsp;
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.


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| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with A|A]],
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A|A]]  
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with B|B]],
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]]  
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with C|C]],
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]]  
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with D through L|D-L]],
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D through L|D-L]]  
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with M through P|M-P]],
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M through P|M-P]]  
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with Q through S|Q-S]],
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Q through S|Q-S]]  
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with T through Z|T-Z]].
| &nbsp;[[Warwickshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with T through Z|T-Z]]
|}
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== Estate Duty Records<br> ==
<br>  


Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Between 1813-1858 estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].<br>
==== Step 4. Obtain a copy of the probate record  ====


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


Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=309060&disp=Registered+wills+and+original+wills%2C+a%20%20&columns=*,0,0] These are calendars&nbsp;&nbsp; This diocese covers the northern and eastern parts of county Warwick.  
*{{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.


A general will index for the Diocese of Lichfield exists online, a scanned edition of P.W. Phillimore's publication by the British Record Society in 1892,''Calendars of wills administrations in the Consistory court of the bishop of Lichfield''. This single index consolidates most Staffordshire wills of the various probate court jurisdictions from 1514-1652 for the Diocese of Lichfield and to 1790 for Warwickshire's&nbsp;smaller [http://books.google.com/books?id=4zYEAAAAIAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false peculiar courts].
== Warwickshire Probate Courts  ==


The Episcopal Consistory Court of The Bishop of Worcester Covers the southwestern third of this county.  
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.  


Episcopal Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester Calendar of wills and administrations, 1661-1858 is a typscript and is available at The&nbsp;Family History Library, (FHL) &nbsp;book call no.&nbsp;942.47 P2e vols 1-4. Contents&nbsp;: v. 1. 1661-1699 -- v. 2. 1700-1749 -- v. 3. 1750-1799 -- v. 4. 1800-1858; or, it is available via&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=255647&disp=Episcopal+Consistory+Court+of+the+Bishop++ microfilm] at&nbsp;its 4,600 Family History Centers worldwide.&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=255647&disp=Episcopal+Consistory+Court+of+the+Bishop%20%20&columns=*,0,0]  
*[[Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield]]
*[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Baddesley-Clinton]]
*[[Peculiar Court of the Manor of Barston]]
*[[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]]


Worcestershire wills index, 1858-1928<br>"The index is arranged in alphabetical order of surname followed by the forename. Then the date of probate is cited, thus leading one to the register concerned, together with the relevant page number. It will be noted that there is some slight variation in style of the date of probate quoted. This is because this index was compiled from the existing indexes in each register and the amount of detail in each varied slightly, particularly in the first few volumes." -- from foreword.<br>CD-ROM no. 1671 at The Family History Library&lt;br [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1172760&disp=Worcestershire+wills+index%2C+1858%2D192%20%20&columns=*,0,0]
<br>


Calendar of wills and administrations in the Consistory court of the Bishop of Worcester, 1451-1652&nbsp;: also marriage licenses and sequestrations now deposited in the Probate registry at Worcester<br>The Index library (British Record Society)&nbsp;: v. 31, 39 <br>Family History Library Call Numbers<br>942 B4b v. 31 1968 942 B4b v. 39 1968<br>Contents: v. 31. 1451-1600 -- v. 39. 1601-1652. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=234430&disp=Calendar+of+wills+and+administrations+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0]
== Some Explanatory Notes on Warwickshire Probate Courts  ==


Also available 942.47 S2c [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=250567&disp=A+calendar+of+wills+and+administrations+%20%20&columns=*,0,0]
*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.  
Family History Library
*The rest of the&nbsp;of Warwickshire&nbsp;(south-west portion) in pre-1837 came under the Diocese of the Bishop of Worcester.&nbsp;


A calendar of wills and administrations preserved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester, l45l-(l652) [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=250567&disp=A+calendar+of+wills+and+administrations+%20%20&columns=*,0,0]
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>


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Index of Probate from January-March 1660-1 for the Bishop of Worcester Original Wills
[[Category:Warwickshire Probate Records|Probate]]
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
! Name
! Place
! Date
|-
| John Allen
| Wixelsford
| 6 Mar
|-
| William Averill
| Broadway
| 20 Mar
|-
| Thomas Baker
| Juichfieh?
| 28 Feb
|-
| Roger Barnard
| Stratford Upon Avon
| 16 Mar
|-
| William Beaver
| Combrook, Warwickshire
| 8 Mar
|-
| Ferdinand Bentley
| Wick by Pershore
| 27 Feb
|-
| Thomas Bonnar
| Alderminster
| 13 Feb
|-
| Francis Buck
| Oddingley
| 28 Feb
|-
| John Butler
| Swale
| 6 Feb
|-
| William Butler
| Cateshill, Bromsgrove
| 28 Feb
|-
| Robert Caldecote
| Hunington
| 28 Feb
|-
| Thomas Clarke
| City of Worcester
| 21 Feb
|-
| William Climer
| Shenston in Stone
| 23 Feb
|-
| Robert Coldecott or Colicoal
| Hunington
| 28 Feb
|-
| Mathew Collet
| Alderminster or Aldermarston
| 7 Mar
|-
| John Cooke
| St Peter, Worcester
| 8 Feb
|-
| John Cookes
| Stoke Prior
| 25 Feb
|-
| Symon Corbett
| Defford
| 6 Feb
|-
| Thomas Crowe
| Chadwich, Bromsgrove
| 16 Feb
|-
| Richard Dannce
| Wick by Pershore
| 20 Feb
|-
| Mary Dawks or Dawlks
| Himbleton
| 23 Feb
|-
| Henry Day
| Pinvin
| 27 Feb
|-
| Margaret Desmastres
| Pershore
| 20 Feb
|-
| Thomas Edgcock
| Kinerton, Warwickshire
| 16 Mar
|-
| Frances Elcoxe
| St Martins, Worcester
| 22 Mar
|-
| Elizabeth George
| Eckington
| 8 Mar
|-
| Thomas George the Elder
| Naunton in Severn Stoke
| 2 Mar
|-
| Gyles Gilbert
| Longdon
| 18 Mar
|-
| William Griffin
| Clifton in Severn Stoke
| 16 Mar
|-
| Thomas Gyles
| Powick
| 7 Feb
|-
| George Hall
| Broadway
| 7 Mar
|-
| John Hall
| Tarbecke
| 10 Mar
|-
| Ellinor Hay
| Eckington
| 13 Mar
|-
| John Hay
| Alchurch
| 28 Feb
|-
| William Hopkins
| Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire
| 16 Mar
|-
| Anne Horsham
| Wicke in Pershore
| 27 Feb
|-
| Richard Hurlston
| Ilmington, Warwickshire
| 28 Feb
|-
| Katherine Inones or Jnones
| &nbsp;? Mathon
| 28 Feb
|-
| Anne Jennings
| Moseley
| 21 Mar
|-
| Robert Knight
| Charlecott, Warwickshire
| 20 Mar
|-
| Cicilia Lee
| Alveston
| 6 Feb
|-
| Edmond Ligon
|
| 12 Mar
|-
| Richard Marshall
| Inkberrow
| 27 Feb
|-
| Anthony Morrice
| Icomb
| 14 Mar
|-
| John Moseley
| Northwich, Blockley
| 14 Mar
|-
| William Moseley
| Puddington or Huddington?
| 27 Feb
|-
| Thomas Munsloe
| Tibberton
| 9 Feb
|-
| Edward Nicholls
| Hunnington
| 8 Mar
|-
| John Oldmole or Oldnall
| Chaddestly Corbett
| 7 Feb
|-
| Thomas Ordway
| Bengworth
| 12 Mar
|-
| John Pearsall
| Whitley Barne, Halesowen, Salop
| 1 Mar
|-
| William Phillips
| Church Lench
| 28 Feb
|-
| Maria or Mary Phipps
| Aldermarston or Alderminster
| 10 Feb
|-
| Alice Pratt
| Wick near Pershore
| 6 Feb
|-
| William Quinton
| Hunnington, Warwickshire
| 27 Feb
|-
| John Rainolds or Reynolds
| Kidderminster
| 27 Feb
|-
| John Richardson
| Shottery in Stratford on Avon Warwickshire
| 20 Mar
|-
| Julie Shawe
| Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
| 16 Feb
|-
| Stephen Sitch
| Shefferie, Warwickshire
| 13 Mar
|-
| Mary Smith
| Eckington (Eskington)
| 11 Mar
|-
| Thomas Smith
| Vifford
| 9 Mar
|-
| Margery Symonds
| Elmley Castle
| 14 Mar
|-
| William Taverner
| Pinvin or Pembry
| 27 Feb
|-
| Mary Tonerton or Towerton
| Holt
| 6 Mar
|-
| Richard Walker
| Ridmington
| 8 Mar
|-
| Michael Warne
| Alvechurch or Alchurch
| 28 Feb
|-
| William Washborne
| Tibberton
| 23 Feb
|-
| Henry Whatley
| Tanworth, Warwickshire
| 9 Mar
|-
| Thomas Whopper
| Tibberton
| 23 Feb
|}
 
== 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 many of the original probate&nbsp;records&nbsp;themselves for the date range 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library or through its 4,600 satellite [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Centres] worldwide.<br>
 
<br>{{Place|Warwickshire}}
 
[[Category:Warwickshire|Probate Records]] [[Category:Probate_records_in_England]]

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Getting Started[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Online Records[edit | edit source]

Before 1858[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  • 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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