Bedfordshire Probate Records
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Probate Jurisdictions
Below is a list of Bedfordshire parishes beginning with A through H, with the courts that had jurisdiction over them.
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| 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 |
| Farndish | 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 |
| Felmersham | 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 |
| Flitton | 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 |
| Flitwick | 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 |
| Goldington | 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 |
| Gravenhurst, Lower | 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 |
| Gravenhurst, Upper | 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 |
| Harlington | 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 |
| Harrold | 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 |
| Hatley, Cockayne | 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 |
| Haynes | 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 |
| Heath and Reach | 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 |
| Henlow | 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 |
| Higham Gobion | 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 |
| Hockliffe | 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 |
| Holwell | 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 |
| Houghton Conquest | 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 |
| Houghton Regis | 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 |
| Hulcote with Salford | 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 |
| Husborne Crawley | 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 |