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Bedfordshire Probate Courts[edit | edit source]

The following courts had some jurisdiction over Bedfordshire before 1858:

Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)
Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury
Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln
Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Court Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Below is a list of Bedfordshire parishes beginning with A through E, with the courts that had jurisdiction over them. In every case, there was a primary court that should be searched first, then secondary courts that should be searched second, third, and so on. Search indexes first. Click on the links for the courts above to see indexes.

See also the lists for Bedfordshire parishes beginning with F through P and R through Z.

PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Ampthill	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Arlesey	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aspley Guise	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Astwick	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barford, Great	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barford, Little	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Barton-le-Cley	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Battlesden	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bedford Holy Trinity	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bedford St Cuthbert	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bedford St John	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bedford St Mary	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bedford St Paul	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bedford St Peter	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Biddenham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Biggleswade	Court of the Peculiar of Biggleswade	2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 3 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Billington	Court of the Peculiar of Leighton Buzzard	2 - Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 4 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 5 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bletsoe	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Blunham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bolnhurst	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bromham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Caddington	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Campton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cardington	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Carlton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chalgrave	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chellington	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chicksands	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Clapham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Clifton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Clophill	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Colmworth	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Colworth Farm	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Cople	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Cranfield	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Dean	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Dunstable	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Dunton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Eaton Bray	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Eaton Socon	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Edworth	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Eggington	Court of the Peculiar of Leighton Buzzard	2 - Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln 4 - Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 5 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Elstow	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Eversholt	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Eyeworth	Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford	2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

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-=== Bedfordshire Probate Courts ===
+=== Bedfordshire Probate Courts  ===
-The following courts had some jurisdiction over Bedforshire before 1858:
+The following courts had some jurisdiction over Bedfordshire before 1858:
+*Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory)
+*Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
+*Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury
+*Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln
+*Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 === Court&nbsp;Jurisdictions  ===
-Below is a list of Bedfordshire parishes beginning with A through E, with the courts that had jurisdiction over them.&nbsp;
+Below is a list of Bedfordshire parishes beginning with A through E, with the courts that had jurisdiction over them.&nbsp; In every case, there was a primary court that should be searched first, then secondary courts that should be searched second, third, and so on.&nbsp; Search indexes first.&nbsp; Click on the links for the courts above to see indexes.
 See also the lists for Bedfordshire&nbsp;parishes&nbsp;beginning with&nbsp;[[Bedfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes F-P|F through P]]&nbsp;an<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1237236343568_423"></span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1237236343568_346"></span>d [[Bedfordshire Probate, Parishes R-Z|R through Z]]. <br>