Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Norwich

England Norfolk Probate Records, Suffolk Probate Records

Step by Step
Follow these steps to look for a probate record before 1858: 1. Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. 2. Go to the Court Jurisdictions section below. 3. Click a letter or span of letters for your place. This opens an article showing a table of places and the courts that had jurisdiction over them. 4. Follow the steps at the top of the table to search for a will.

Printed and Published Indexes
The Family History Library has the following indexes and calendars. Other indexes are included on the films for the above mentioned records.


 * Calendar of Norwich consistory administrations, 1519-1858
 * Index of wills proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich, 1819-1857

Archive Location
Norfolk Record Office

The Archive Centre

Martineau Lane

Norwich NR1 2DQ

Telephone: 01603 222599

Fax: 01603 761885

E-mail: norfrec@norfolk.gov.uk

Family History Library Records
The Family History Library has the following records on film. Films can be view in the library or in a family history center.


 * Norwich consistory wills, 1703-1857
 * Administration act books, 1549-1858
 * Probate inventories, 1674-1825
 * Probate records for the Episcopal Consistory Court, Archdeaconry of Norwich, 1370-1858

Jurisdiction
This court covers parts of the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridge.