Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Dean of Wells

England Somerset  Somerset Probate Records

Jurisdiction
The court was part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. The court had jurisdiction over the parishes of:

Important Note:
The records of the Consistory Court of the Dean of Wells, which were all deposited at the Probate Registry at Exeter, were destroyed by enemy action during World War II. The following is information on the few records that survive.

Surviving Records
The surviving original records are deposited at:

Somerset Record Office Obridge Road Taunton TA2 7PU England Tel: (0)1823 278805 Email: [mailto:archives@somerset.gov.uk archives@somerset.gov.uk]

These include:


 * Probate and administration act books, 1662-1771, 1812-1846

The Family History Library has very few original probate records for Somerset on microfilm and none for this court.

See the information found in the article on the Court of the Bishop of Bath and Wells (Episcopal Consistory).

The Society of Genealogists in London has copies of published abstracts of wills and other probate documents for Somerset. To see a list of titles, search their library catalogue for the Subject of "Somerset - General:Wills."