Yorkshire Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with Wh through Wy

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Here is a list of Yorkshire parishes beginning with the letter W and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. For other parishes, click on a letter link:

A, Ba-Bl, Bo-By, C, D, E, F, G, Ha-Hi, Ho-Hy, I, K, L, Ma-Me, Mi-My, N, O-P, Q-R, Sa-Sk, Sl-Sy, T-U, Wa-We, Y.

1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived. 2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes. 3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed. 4. If the record still isn't found, search the records for the Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York. 5. The last court to search is the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="95%" align="center" border="1" ! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH ! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT ! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER 3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * Wharram le Street
 * Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * Wharram Percy
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York;
 * Wheldrake
 * Wheldrake

Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * Whenby
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Whiston
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Whitby
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
 * Whitewell
 * Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)
 * Pre-1541
 * Pre-1541

Post-1540

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

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * Whitgift
 * Court of the Peculiar of Snaith
 * 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * Whitkirk
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Whitley Lower
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Whitwell on the Hill
 * Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
 * Whixley
 * Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Boroughbridge
 * 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * Whixley
 * Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Boroughbridge
 * 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * Whorlton
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Wibsey
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Wicker
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Wickersley
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Wigginton
 * Court of the Peculiar of Alne and Tollerton
 * 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * Wighill
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Wilberfoss
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Willerby
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Wilsden cum Allerton
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

3 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * Wilton (near Pickering)
 * Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of York
 * 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * Wilton (near Redcar)
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Winestead
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Winksley
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Wintringham
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

3 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * Wistow
 * Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Wistow
 * 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York

3 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * Withernwick
 * Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Holme Archiepiscopi
 * 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * 2 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * Wold Newton
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Womersley
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Woodhouse
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Woodside
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Woolley
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Worsborough
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Wortley (near Barnsley)
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Wortley (near Leeds)
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Wragby
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Wressle
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court 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
 * Wycliffe
 * Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Richmond
 * 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

4 - Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York
 * Wyke
 * Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York
 * 2 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York


 * Wykeham
 * Wykeham