Court of Arches: Difference between revisions

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Description[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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 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 online at a FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library near you.

Indexes[edit | edit source]

Online Indexes[edit | edit source]

Names have been included in the Court of Arches collection in the Lambeth Palace Library catalogue here. Information about the Court of Arches at the Lambeth Palace Library can be found 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[edit | edit source]

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.

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 microfiche #6066891

Records[edit | edit source]

Archive Location[edit | edit source]

The original records for this are held at:

Lambeth Palace Library
Lambeth Palace Road
Lambeth, London, SE1 7EH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 78981200

Archive Records[edit | edit source]

Add information.

FamilySearch Library Records[edit | edit source]

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

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

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.

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-Return to the [[Staffordshire Probate Records]] page.
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+| link1=[[England Genealogy|England]]
+| link2=[[Yorkshire,_England_Genealogy|Yorkshire]]
+| link3=[[Yorkshire Probate Records|Yorkshire Probate Records]]
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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.&nbsp;The royal peculiars and the peculiars of the Archbishop were exempt and do not come under this court's jurisdiction.&nbsp;
+==Description==
-==== Location of records  ====
+''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>
-These records are held at:
+==Step By Step==
-'''Lambeth Palace Library'''
+. 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 Road<br>Lambeth, London, SE1 7EH'''
+==Indexes==
-'''United Kingdom<br>Tel: +44 20 78981200'''
+====Online Indexes====
+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'''.
-&nbsp;
+====Printed and Published Indexes====
-<br>
+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>
-=== Probate Indexes  ===
+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}}
-ACT BOOKS 1635-1818
+==Records==
-ASSIGNATIONS 1763
+====Archive Location====
-APPEALS 1661-1803
+The original records for this are held at:
-MUNIMENT BOOKS 1554-1815
+Lambeth Palace Library<br>Lambeth Palace Road<br>Lambeth, London, SE1 7EH<br>United Kingdom<br>Tel: +44 20 78981200
-DEPOSITIONS 1660-1803
+====Archive Records====
-==== Printed Indexed  ====
+Add information.
-Indexes from 1660-1857 were compiled by the British Record Society, vol. 85) and is available at some of the major academic and research institutions in the UK and U.S.A. <br>
+====FamilySearch Library Records====
-==== Indexes at The Family History Library  ====
+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:
+*{{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)}}
-Index of cases in the records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, 1660-1913 on FHL microfiche #6066891
+==Jurisdiction==
+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]]