Staffordshire Probate Records: Difference between revisions

Before 1858, most Staffordshire parishes came under the major probate court jurisdiction of the Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory). A few parishes came under the jurisdiction of a smaller secondary or peculiar court.  When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given. For an authoritative treatise on each Staffordshire probate court and the parishes comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's publication, ''Wills and Their Whereabouts''; also available at the Family History Library, FHL book call [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=413992&disp=Wills+and+their+whereabouts%20%20&columns=*,0,0 #942 S2wa]. Also, the links below pertain to an alphabetical list of Staffordshire parishes and each's respective probate court to which it was attached. When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given. In addition, always search indexes ''first''.  For indexes, either click on the court name links above or in the alphabetical list of parishes indicated below. 

Here are links to an alphabetical list of Staffordshire parishes containing a prioritized list of courts with jurisdiction over each.  To see each parish and learn which courts to search for probates of persons living in or owning property in that  parish, click on the letter the parish name begins with.