Court of the Peculiar of Gretton

England

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire Probate Records

Court of the Peculiar of Gretton

Description

Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term probate refers to a collection of documents, including wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858.

Step by Step

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

Indexes

Online Indexes

Index and extracts of all wills and admons of the Peculiar Court of Gretton and Duddington from Film #200,101 can be found [here.]

Printed and Published Indexes

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

• Great Card Index, ca. 1100-1900 on film. The index contains names of individuals from various genealogical sources.
• Index to records of Lincoln Peculiar Courts, including Gretton.
  

Records

Archive Location

The original records are in the collection of the Lincolnshire Archives Office.

Archive Records

Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.

FamilySearch Library Records

The FamilySearch Library has Wills and administrations, 1657-1832 on film number 200101.

Jurisdiction

Gretton and Duddington in Northamptonshire.