Buckinghamshire Probate Records

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Buckinghamshire Probate Courts
The following courts had some jurisdiction over Buckinghamshire before 1858:


 * Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) -- Archdeaconry of Buckingham
 * Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) -- Archdeaconry of St. Albans
 * Courts of the Bishop and Archdeaconry of Oxford (Episcopal Consistory)
 * Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln
 * Court of the Peculiar of Aylesbury
 * Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of Eton
 * Court of the Peculiar of Buckingham
 * Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 * Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Court Jurisdictions
Below is a list of Buckinghamshire parishes beginning with letters A through C, and the courts that had jurisdiction over them. In every case, there was a primary court that should be searched first, then secondary courts that should be searched second, third, and so on.

Once you have identified a court, you should search an index first. Click on the links for the courts above to see indexes.

See also parishes D through J, parishes K through P, and parishes Q through W.