Court of the Bishop of Hereford (Episcopal Consistory)

Herefordshire Probate Records

Jurisdiction
Before 1541, when the Diocese of Gloucester was formed, the western portion of Gloucestershire beyond the rivers Severn and Leaden was in the Diocese of Hereford, and there are consequently a few Gloucestershire wills in this court prior to 1541.

Records

 * Original wills, administrations and inventories for the Diocese of Hereford, 1517-1858. Includes registered wills with indexes in each volume.
 * Acts of office, 1407-1831 consist of all acts by the archdeacon. They are not all probate records.

Indexes
The Family History Library has film copies of the following. Films can be view in the library or in a family history center.


 * Probate indexes and abstracts, 1662-1858
 * Episcopal Consistory Court of the Bishop of Hereford - Calendar of wills, 1700-1802