Shropshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A

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Here is a list of Shropshire places beginning with A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.  For other places, click on a letter link:  B-EF-PQ-Z.

1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.
2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.
3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.
4. The last court to search is the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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

PLACES PRIMARY COURT SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Abdon Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Acton Burnell Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Acton Round Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Acton Scott Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Adderley Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alberbury Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Albrighton (near Shiffnal) Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Albrighton (near Shrewsbury) Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alveley Court of the Royal Peculiar of Bridgnorth 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ash Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashford Bowdler Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashford Carbonell Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of the Choir of the Cathedral in Little Hereford and Ashford Carbonell 2 - Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Epsicopal Consistory)
Astley Court of the Royal Peculiar of St Mary Shrewsbury 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Astley Abbots Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aston Botterell Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aston Eyre Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Atcham Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury