Peculiar Court of Halton Manor: Difference between revisions

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

3. Contact or visit the Lancashire Record Office, or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf, citing information obtained from the index[es]. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.  

4. You can also visit The Family History Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes (see the Family History Library's [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=515962&disp=Original+wills%2C+bonds+and+inventories++ cataloged entries] providing the microfilms so you can have them circulated to the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp center] near you for searching the wills). The information obtained from the index[es] will help you more quickly search the wills and admons which can also be circulated on microfilm via any family history .  

Surviving wills and admons to the Manor Court of Halton have been indexed with the following ones:  

The 1891 published work, "Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society" [http://books.google.com/books?id=Z1UJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR5&lpg=PR5&dq=Halton+parish+lancashire+jurisdiction&source=bl&ots=znCw3m-rpe&sig=aAyzwG6t3xrq8eWRGl2drR8l1cE&hl=en&ei=DtcKSrH0CeqDlAf8svXsCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#PPR1,M1 volume 23] contains a portion of the original wills and administrations, from 1615-1792 and is available online at Google Books.  

Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society vols 23 - 1615- 1792; and 66 - 1793-1812  

[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=285743&disp=Wills+and+administrations+of+the+Manor+o++ Indexes] to this special or peculiar court jurisdiction exist for the years 1615-1814. Additionally, the wills and administrations themselves have been alpha-arranged.  

1. The Library has [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=165630&disp=A+list+of+the+Lancashire+wills%2C+proved%20%20&columns=*,0,0 volume numbers 23 and 66] of the Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society publications. These volumes cover not only the Indexes to&nbsp;the Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Amounderness, but also the original wills and administrations&nbsp;for the Court of the Peculiar of Halton Manor are '''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=165630&disp=A+list+of+the+Lancashire+wills%2C+proved%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Indexed] '''including the wills and administrations from 1615-1815'''.'''<br>2. The original wills and administrations themselves which have been [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=285743&disp=Wills+and+administrations+of+the+Manor+o++ microfilmed], are arranged&nbsp;mostly&nbsp;alphabetically.  

<br>The indexes as listed in the above&nbsp;which&nbsp;are available at The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=165630&disp=A+list+of+the+Lancashire+wills%2C+proved%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library],&nbsp;are on microfilm and they may be circulated to each of its satellite Family History [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Centers] worldwide.  

Lancashire Record Office  

Fax: +44(0) 1772 533050  

This court's jurisdiction applies the parish of Halton in the Diocese of Chester. The records for this court include as follows:&nbsp; <br>Original Wills  

Register of Copy Wills&nbsp;1743-1806  

[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=285743&disp=Wills+and+administrations+of+the+Manor+o++ Original Wills, Administrations (Admons) 1615-1815]<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1259004622050_629" />  

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The Court of the Manor of Halton&nbsp;dealt with wills for mostly those inhabitants associated with the Manor of&nbsp;the Halton Hall&nbsp;estate lying&nbsp;within the bounds of the parish. When a search of this courts’ probate records fails to provide the desired probate record, be sure to search the&nbsp;Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Amounderness as well.  

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