Derbyshire Probate Jurisdictions

England Derbyshire Derbyshire Probate Records

Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term probate refers to a collection of documents, including wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books.

Here is a list of places in Derbyshire beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order given. Search indexes first. For indexes, click on a court name or return to Derbyshire Probate Records.

To see other parishes click on the letter the parish name begins with.

B, C, D-E, F-H, I-L, M-O, P-R, S, T-V, W-Z.

1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column.
2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.
3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.
4. Search last the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.

PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Appleby	Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashford	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bakewell	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Baslow	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Beard	Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Beeley	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Biggin	Court of the Peculiar of Hartington	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Breaston	Court of the Peculiar of Sawley	2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
Burton upon Trent Holy Trinity	Court of the Peculiar of Burton upon Trent	2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
Buxton	Court of the Peculiar of Hartington; Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chapel en le Frith	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chelmorton	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Earl Sterndale	Court of the Peculiar of Hartington	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Hartington	Court of the Peculiar of Hartington	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Hope	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Kniveton	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Longstone	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Monyash	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Peak Forest	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield; Court of the Peculiar of Peak Forest	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield Court of the Peculiar of Peak Forest 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
Risley	Court of the Peculiar of Sawley	2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield