Yorkshire Probate Courts

When people search for probate records, they look for records in the courts having jurisdiction over the area where their ancestors lived. The following is a list of the courts in Yorkshire having jurisdiction over probate matters. Click on a name to go directly to the information about the court.

If you're not sure which court to select, go to the probate jurisdiction tables. They list the primary court for each place in the county. The primary court is the one you should search first. The list the secondary courts are the ones you need to search next if you didn't find a probate in the primary court. Click on a letter or span of letters below to the jurisdiction table.

Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Catterick Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Boroughbridge Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Lonsdale Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Richmond Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory) Court of the Archdeaconry of Cleveland Court of the Archdeaconry of East Riding Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

Court of the Peculiar of Acomb Court of the Peculiar of Aldbrough; Court of the Peculiar of the Bishop of Durham and the Dean and Chapter of Allerton and Allertonshire Court of the Peculiar of Alne and Tollerton Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Altofts in Normanton Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Ampleforth Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Arkengarthdale with New Forest and Hope Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Askham Bryan Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Arkengarthdale with New Forest and Hope Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Barmby Moor Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Barnoldswick Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Batley Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Beeford Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Bilton Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Bugthorpe Court of the Peculiar of Dunnington Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Fridaythorpe Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Fenton Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Givendale Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Grindal Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Holme Archiepiscopi Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Durham within the Jurisdiction of Howden and Howdenshire Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Hunsingore Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Husthwaite Court of the Peculiar of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem in Manors of Crossley, Bingley, Cottingley and Pudsey Court of the Peculiar of the Honour of Knaresborough Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Knaresborough Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Langtoft Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of York with the Prebendal Jurisdiction of Laughton en le Morthen Court of the Peculiar of St Leonard's Hospital, York Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Marsden Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Masham Court of the Deanery and Royal Peculiar of the Collegiate Church of Middleham Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Newton-on-Ouse with Beningborough Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of North Newbold Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Osbaldwick Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Riccall Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Salton Court of the Peculiar of Selby Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Silsden Court of the Peculiar of Snaith Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of South Cave Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Stillington Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Strensall Court of the Peculiar of Wadworth Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Warmfield with Heath Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Warthill Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Weighton Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Wetwang Court of the Peculiar of Bishop Wilton Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Wistow Court of the Peculiar of the Archdeaconry of York or the West Riding Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of York Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York Court of the Peculiar of the Subdean of York Court of the Peculiar of the Succentor Canonicorum of York Court of the Peculiar of the Precentor of York with Prebendal Jurisdiction of Driffield