Dorset Probate Jurisdictions Parishes B

England Dorset Dorset Probate Records

Here is a list of Dorset places beginning with B 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 Dorset Probate Records.

For other places, click on a letter link:

A, C-D, E-G, H-K, L-M, N-R, S-U, V-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.

PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Batcombe	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Beaminster	Court of the Prebendal Peculiar of Netherbury	2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury
Beer Hackett	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Belchalwell	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Bere Regis	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bettiscombe	Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton	2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset 3 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Bincombe	Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton	2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset 3 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Blandford Forum	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Blandford St Mary	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Bloxworth	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bothenhampton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Bourton	Court of the Peculiar of Gillingham	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bradford Abbas	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Bradford Peverell	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Bradpole	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Bridport	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Broadmayne	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Broadway	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Broadwindsor	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Bryanston	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Buckhorn Weston	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Buckland Newton	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Buckland Ripers	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Burleston	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Burstock	Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset	2 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division
Burton Bradstock	Court of the Manor of Burton Bradstock	2 - Court of the Archdeaconry of Dorset 3 - Court of the Bishop of Bristol (Episcopal Consistory) Dorset Division