Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with A

England Cumberland Cumberland Probate Records

Here is a table of places in Yorkshire beginning with the letter A. To see tables for other places in the county, click on a letter or span of letters.

The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps.

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. If the record still isn't found, search the records for the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one. Go back to the Yorkshire Probate Records page.