! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER>|- | Tadcaster | Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York | 2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Pre-1836 2 - Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
4 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
5 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
6 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Post-1835
2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York
3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York
3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Peculiar of St Leonard's Hospital, York
2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
5 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 3 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
5 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Durham within the Jurisdiction of Howden and Howdenshire 2 - Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
4 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
5 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
6 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley
2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
5 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Wetwang 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
3 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
5 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Peculiar of the Provost of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley
2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
5 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York 2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York
3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Court of the Peculiar of St Leonard's Hospital, York 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
5 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York
3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
3 - Prerogative court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Peculiar of St Leonard's Hospital, York
2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York
5 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Pre-1836 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Post-1835
2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York
3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York
3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|}
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=== Post-1857 Probate Records ===
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. The system consists of 11 district registry offices and 18 sub-district registries, located throughout England and Wales, and the principal registry office located in London. The records are available through the office of Her Majesty's Courts Service. To learn more, go to the [http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoabout/civil/probate/index.htm HMCS website].
A country-wide surname index to the records is available, so it is much easier to look for post-1857 wills. The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=208102&disp=Calendar+of+the+grants+of+probate+and+le%20%20&columns=*,0,0 indexes] for 1858-1957 and the records for 1858-1925 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.<br>
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