Court of the Archdeaconry of Leicester

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This court had jurisdiction over the entire county of Leicester, except peculiars.

Step by Step[edit | edit source]

1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.

2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what original probate records exist for this court. Also see "FamilySearch Library Records."

3. Contact or visit The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland or hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.

4. The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available online at a FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library near you.

Indexes[edit | edit source]

Online Indexes[edit | edit source]

Printed and Published Indexes[edit | edit source]

Microfilm of originals at the Leicester Record Office and FamilySearch Library

Calendars of wills 1495-1649 and administrations 1556-1649 relating to the county of Leicester, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Leicester [1] [2]

Index to the wills and administrations proved and granted in the Archdeaconry Court of Leicester, 1660-1750

Index to wills and administrations found in the Leicester District Probate registry, 1751-1858

Records[edit | edit source]

Microfilm of originals at the Leicester Record Office and FamilySearch Library

Archive Location[edit | edit source]

The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Address: Long Street, Wigston Magna, Leicester, LE18 2AH Telephone: 0116 257 1080. Email: recordoffice@leics.gov.uk Their site is online here.

Archive Records[edit | edit source]

Add information.

FamilySearch Library Records[edit | edit source]

  • Church of England. Bishop of Lincoln. Commissary Court (Archdeaconry of Leicester) 1500-1858
  • Church of England. Bishop of Lincoln. Commissary Court (Archdeaconry of Leicester)ca. 1495-1857
  • Church of England. Bishop of Lincoln. Commissary Court (Archdeaconry of Leicester) Uncompleted wills and administrations, ca. 1600-1900
  • Abstracts of proven wills formerly kept at the Leicester District Probate Registry, , 1563-1802 with some missing years

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

The Whole County Except Peculiar Courts

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