Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Durham within the Jurisdiction of Howden and Howdenshire: Difference between revisions

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England Yorkshire Yorkshire Probate Courts

To read a general explanation of probates in England, click here. Click to read a definition of the word peculiar.

Step by Step[edit | edit source]

Indexes[edit | edit source]

Indexes for 54 peculiar courts, 1383-1883, are available online on BritishOrigins. This is a subscription site.

Records[edit | edit source]

Archive Location[edit | edit source]

The records for this court are held in the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research.

Archive Records[edit | edit source]

Family History Library Records[edit | edit source]

Film copies of the following records. Films can be view in the library or in a family history center.

Act books 1622-1857, on 99955 item 2

The act books are in three volumes, and cover respectively 1622-1642, 1660-1735 and 1736-1857. To access the remainder of the original records listed below, it will first be necessary to consult the act books.

Original records, 1660-1720, on films 99423-99427.
Original records, 1721-1857, on films 99941 (item 2)-99948.

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

Howden is a Durham peculiar situated entirely within the geographic boundaries of Yorkshire.

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-A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article [[England Probate Records]]. Click to read a definition of the word [[P genealogical glossary terms|peculiar]].
+To read a general explanation of probates in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. Click to read a definition of the word [[P genealogical glossary terms|peculiar]].
-== Description  ==
+== Step by Step  ==
-''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.
-== Step By Step  ==
-. Search indexes to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail given in the index.
-. Go to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.
-. Obtain the records to search. Use one of these methods to find indexes and records.
-*Contact or visit the Archive (see below) or hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf.
-*Microfilm can no longer be ordered.
 == Indexes  ==
-==== Online Indexes ====
+Indexes for 54 peculiar courts, 1383-1883, are available online on [http://www.britishorigins.com/help/popup-aboutbo-ypec.htm BritishOrigins]. This is a subscription site.
-Indexes for 54 peculiar courts, 1383-1883, are available online on [http://www.britishorigins.com/help/popup-aboutbo-ypec.htm British Origins]. This is a subscription site.
-==== Printed and Published Indexes ====
 == Records  ==
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 ==== Archive Location  ====
-The records for this court are held in the [http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ Borthwick Institute of Historical Research.]
+The records for this court are held in the [http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/bihr/ Borthwick Institute of Historical Research].
 ==== Archive Records  ====
-Add information.
+==== Family History Library Records  ====
-==== FamilySearch Library Records  ====
+Film copies of the following records. Films can be view in the library or in a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center].<br>
-Film copies of the following records. Films can be view in the library or in a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers].<br>
+*Act books 1622-1857, on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=348776&disp=Wills+and+administrations+of+York+Peculi++&first=101&last=200&columns=*,0,0 99955 item 2]
-*Act books 1622-1857, on {{FSC|348776|title-id|disp=99955 item 2}}
 The act books are in three volumes, and cover respectively 1622-1642, 1660-1735 and 1736-1857. To access the remainder of the original records listed below, it will first be necessary to consult the act books.
-*Original records, 1660-1720, on films {{FSC|348776|title-id|disp= 99423-99427}}.
+*Original records, 1660-1720, on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=348776&disp=Wills+and+administrations+of+York+Peculi++&first=1&last=100&columns=*,0,0 films 99423-99427].
-*Original records, 1721-1857, on films {{FSC|348776|title-id|disp= 99941 (item 2)-99948}}.
+*Original records, 1721-1857, on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=348776&disp=Wills+and+administrations+of+York+Peculi++&first=101&last=200&columns=*,0,0 films 99941 (item 2)-99948].
 == Jurisdiction  ==
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 Howden is a Durham peculiar situated entirely within the geographic boundaries of Yorkshire.
+[[Category:Yorkshire]]
-[[Category:Yorkshire Probate Records]]