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The Court of Arches of Canterbury was a court of appeal for both the Province of York and Canterbury. Its equivalent in the Province of York was the Chancery Court of the Province of York. The royal peculiars and the peculiars of the Archbishop were exempt and do not come under this court's jurisdiction.

Location of records[edit | edit source]

These records are held at:

Lambeth Palace Library

Lambeth Palace Road
Lambeth, London, SE1 7EH

United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 78981200

Probate Indexes[edit | edit source]

ACT BOOKS 1635-1818

ASSIGNATIONS 1763

APPEALS 1661-1803

MUNIMENT BOOKS 1554-1815

DEPOSITIONS 1660-1803

Printed Indexed[edit | edit source]

Indexes from 1660-1857 were compiled by the British Record Society, vol. 85) and are available at some of the major academic and research institutions in the UK and U.S.A.

Indexes at The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

Index of cases in the records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, 1660-1913 on FHL microfiche #6066891

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-==Description==
+The Court of Arches of Canterbury was a court of appeal for both the Province of York and Canterbury. Its equivalent in the Province of York was the Chancery Court of the Province of York.&nbsp;The royal peculiars and the peculiars of the Archbishop were exempt and do not come under this court's jurisdiction.&nbsp;
-''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 [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858.<br>
+==== Location of records  ====
-==Step By Step==
+These records are held at:
-. 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.<br>2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.<br>3. Contact or visit the 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.<br>4. The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available online at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library] near you.<br>
+'''Lambeth Palace Library'''
-==Indexes==
+'''Lambeth Palace Road<br>Lambeth, London, SE1 7EH'''
-====Online Indexes====
+'''United Kingdom<br>Tel: +44 20 78981200'''
-Names have been included in the Court of Arches collection in the Lambeth Palace Library catalogue [https://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/CalmView/advanced.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog here]. Information about the Court of Arches at the Lambeth Palace Library can be found [https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/content/arches here]. When doing a catalogue search, type the '''surname''' in the "Any Text" field and '''Arches''' in the "OrderNo" field. For the "Repository" select '''Lambeth Palace Library''', then click '''Search'''.
-====Printed and Published Indexes====
+&nbsp;
-Indexes from 1660-1857 were compiled by the British Record Society (vol. 85) and are available at major academic and research institutions in the UK and U.S.A., including the FamilySearch Library. <br>
+<br>
-The FamilySearch Library has an ''Index of cases in the records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, from 1660-1913'' are on {{FSC|248463|title-id|disp=microfiche #6066891}}
+=== Probate Indexes  ===
-==Records==
+ACT BOOKS 1635-1818
-====Archive Location====
+ASSIGNATIONS 1763
-The original records for this are held at:
+APPEALS 1661-1803
-Lambeth Palace Library<br>Lambeth Palace Road<br>Lambeth, London, SE1 7EH<br>United Kingdom<br>Tel: +44 20 78981200
+MUNIMENT BOOKS 1554-1815
-====Archive Records====
+DEPOSITIONS 1660-1803
-Add information.
+==== Printed Indexed  ====
-====FamilySearch Library Records====
+Indexes from 1660-1857 were compiled by the British Record Society, vol. 85) and are available at some of the major academic and research institutions in the UK and U.S.A. <br>
-The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available online at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library] near you:
+==== Indexes at The Family History Library  ====
-*{{FSC|379246|title-id|disp=Records of the Court of Arches, 1660-1913 (microfiche series)}}<br>
-*{{FSC|405562|title-id|disp=Proceedings of the Court of Arches, 1554-1883 (series 2)}}
-==Jurisdiction==
+Index of cases in the records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, 1660-1913 on FHL microfiche #6066891
-The Court of Arches of Canterbury was a court of appeal for both the Province of York and Canterbury. Its equivalent in the Province of York was the Chancery Court of the Province of York. The royal peculiars and the peculiars of the Archbishop were exempt and do not come under this court's jurisdiction.
-[[Category:England Court Records]]