Staffordshire Probate Records: Difference between revisions

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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&nbsp;jurisdiction of a smaller secondary or peculiar court.&nbsp; When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given.&nbsp;For&nbsp;an authoritative treatise on&nbsp;each Staffordshire probate court and the parishes&nbsp;comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's publication,&nbsp;''Wills and Their Whereabouts''; also available at&nbsp;the Family History Library, FHL&nbsp;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].&nbsp;  

The links below pertain to an alphabetical list of Staffordshire parishes and each's&nbsp;respective&nbsp;probate court to which it was attached.&nbsp;When looking for the will of an ancestor, you should search the courts in the order given. In addition, always search indexes ''first''.&nbsp; For indexes, either click on the court name links above or in the alphabetical list of parishes indicated below in the alphabetical list.&nbsp;  

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| [[Staffordshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C through G|C-G]]  

| [[Staffordshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H through L|H-L]]