Court of the Manor and Liberty of Frampton

Dorset Probate Records

Jurisdiction of this court covers: Bettiscombe, Bincombe, Compton Valence, Frampton and Winterborne Came.

Getting Started
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 "Probate Records Held in This Archive" (below) to determine what original probate records exist for this court. Also see "Probate Records of This Court in The Family History Library".

3. Contact or visit The Dorset Record Office 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 Family History Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admons also on microfilm via any centers near you.

Archive Locations
Dorset Record Office Bridport Rd, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1RP, UK

Archive Records
Microfilm copy of original records in the Dorset Record Office, Dorchester, England.

Dorset Record Office Bridport Rd, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1RP, UK

Family History Library Records
Court books for the manor and liberty of Frampton, 1670-1881

Jurisdictions
Bettiscombe, Bincombe, Compton Valance, Frampton and Winterborne Came.

Frampton is a village, parish, liberty, and manor.