Suffolk Probate Records
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| PARISH | PRIMARY COURT | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER |
|---|---|---|
| Acton Trussell | Court of the Peculiar of Whittington and Baswich | 2 - Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Adbaston | Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Lichfield | 2 - Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Aldridge | Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Alrewas | Court of the Peculiar of Alrewas and Weeford | 2 - Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Alrewas Hays | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | . |
| Alstonfield | Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Alton | Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Amblecote | Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Arley | Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Armitage | Court of the Peculiar of Hansacre and Armitage | 2 - Court of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ashley | Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory) | 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Acton | Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury | 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich
2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Akenham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk | 2 - Court of the Bihsop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Court of the Bishop of Norwich (Episcopal Consistory) 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Aldeburgh | Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk | 2 - Court of the Bihsop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Court of the Bishop of Norwich (Episcopal Consistory) 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Alderton | Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk | 2 - Court of the Bihsop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Court of the Bishop of Norwich (Episcopal Consistory) 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Aldham | Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury | 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich
2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Aldringham with Thorpe | Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk | 2 - Court of the Bihsop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Court of the Bishop of Norwich (Episcopal Consistory) 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Alnesbourn Priory | Search the courts of the surrounding parishes | |
| Alpheton | Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury | 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich
2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ampton | Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury | 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich
2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ashbocking | Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk | 2 - Court of the Bihsop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Court of the Bishop of Norwich (Episcopal Consistory) 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ashby | Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk | 2 - Court of the Bihsop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Court of the Bishop of Norwich (Episcopal Consistory) 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ashfield with Thorpe | Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk | 2 - Court of the Bihsop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Court of the Bishop of Norwich (Episcopal Consistory) 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Ashfield, Great | Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury | 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich
2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Aspall | Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury | 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich
2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Assington | Court of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury | 2 - Pre-1837: Court of the Consistory of Norwich
2 - Post-1836: Court of the Bishop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Athelington | Court of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk | 2 - Court of the Bihsop of Ely (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Court of the Bishop of Norwich (Episcopal Consistory) 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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Probate Indexes Online
Before looking for a will, you should search an index.
http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SFKProbate.shtml
Suffolk Probate Indexes 1847-1857
The Testator index records 1,124 wills and the people who made them. The Beneficiary index records 10,698 people, or other entities, who will benefit from those wills. The wills were proved during the years 1847-1857, that is the decade before the civil courts took over the probate of wills from the ecclesiastical courts in 1858.
Ipswich Probate Inventories, 1583-1631
Sudbury Archdeaconry Wills, 1439-1638
Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1439-1461
Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1624
Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1625-1626
Post-1857 Probate Records
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. The system consists of 11 district registry offices and 18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and the principal registry office located in London. The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service. To learn more, go to the HMCS website.
A country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills. The indexes for 1858-1957 and the records for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.