Devon Probate Records

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For an explanation of probate records in England, click here.

Devonshire Probate Courts



Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

In addition, the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury had jurisdiction over the whole of England. Wealthier individuals, people who owned property in more than one county or lower court's jurisdiction, people who died overseas but owned property in Britain, and Naval personnel often had their estates proven through the Archbishop's court.

Appeals Courts

Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts:


Some Explanatory Notes on the Devonshire Courts

Court Jurisdictions

Before 1858, every Devonshire town and parish was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary ecclesiastical court and one or more secondary ecclesiastical courts.

To see a list of places in Devonshire and courts that had pre-1858 probate jurisdiction over them, click on a link for the letter a place name begins with: A, B, C, D-E, F-H, I-K, L-M, N-O, P-R, S, T-V, W-Z.

Post-1858 Probate Records