Court of the Manor of Mansfield

England

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire Probate Records

Court of the Manor of Mansfield

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1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.
2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.
3. Contact or visit the Herefordshire Record Office or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.
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Indexes

Printed and Published Indexes

An index is also available at the Society of Genealogists in London. The records below on microfilm include indexes.

Records

Archives Location

The original records are deposited at the Nottinghamshire Archives.

Archive Records

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• Original wills, bonds and inventories, 1640-1857
• Registered wills, 1580-1606
• Enrolled wills, 1519-1858 (in the Court rolls)
• Indexes

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FamilySearch Library Records

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• Original wills, 1640-1857
• Administrations, 1712-1718, 1735-1749, 1793-1858
• Registered wills, 1580-1606
  

Jurisdiction

This court had jurisdiction over the parishes of Mansfield, Mansfield Woodhouse, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Hucknall-under-Huthwaite, Budby, Kilton and Scofto in Worksop, part of Worksop, and also non-resident landowners in the manor.