Hampshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A

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Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term probate refers to a collection of documents, including wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books.

Here is a list of Hampshire parishes beginning with letters A and the pre-1858 ecclesiastical courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.  Search the courts in the order given and be certain to search the indexes to the probate records, first.  

To see a list of other Hampshire parishes, click on the letter the parish name begins with.

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br>1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column.
2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.
3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.
4. Search last the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.

PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Abbot’s Ann	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aldershot	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alresford	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alresford, Old	Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of Old Alresford with New Alresford and Medstead; Post-1844 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	Pre-1845 2 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester Post-1844 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alton	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Alverstoke	Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of Alverstoke with Gosport; Post-1844 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	Pre-1845 2 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester Post-1844 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ampfield	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Amport	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Andover	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Andwell	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Appleshaw	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Arreton (Isle of Wight)	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashe	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashley	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashmansworth	Mid-1500s-1800 - Court of the Peculiar of East Woodhay with Ashmansworth; Post-1770 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	Mid-1500s-1800 2 - Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester Post-1700 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Avington	Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury