Court of the Bishop of St Asaph (Episcopal Consistory)

Step By Step
1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry. 2. Proceed to the "Records" (below) to determine what original probate records exist for this court. Also see "Probate Records of This Court in The FamilySearch Library". 3. Contact or visit The Library of Wales or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers. 4. Visit The FamilySearch Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite FamilySearch centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search the original wills and admons available online at a local FamilySearch center or affiliate library near you.

Online Indexes
Wills index online

Printed and Published Indexes


Indexes also precede each volume of the following microfilmed records:



Archives Location
The surviving original records are deposited at:

The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, SY23 3BU Telephone: +44 (0)1970 632 800 Fax: +44 (0)1970 615 709

E-mail

Website

Archive Records
Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.


 * Act Books 1684-1858
 * Register Copy Will 1565-1709
 * Original Wills, Administrations &amp; Inventories 1583-1858 (many missing early years)
 * Act Books 1817-1850
 * Acts of Court 1715-1716

Jurisdictions
The Consistory Court of St Asaph held probate jurisdiction over the Welsh counties of:


 * Denbighshire
 * Flintshire
 * Montgomeryshire
 * the Merionethshire parishes of Betws Gwerful Goch; Corwen; Gwyddelwern; Llandrillo; Llandderfel; Llanfor; Llangar; Llangywer; Llansanffraid Glyndyfrdwy; Llanuwchllyn; Llanycil; Llanymawddwy and Mallwyd
 * the Caernarfonshire parishes of Eglwysrhos; Llangystennin and Llysfaen.

This court also held jurisdiction over parts of England:


 * the Shropshire parishes of: Kinnerley, Knockin, Llanyblodwell, Llanymynech, Melverley, Oswestry, St. Martin's, Selattyn and Whittington.