Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk

England

Norfolk

Norfolk Probate Records

Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk

Step by Step

1. First search each index (see "Indexes" 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" section (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.

3. Contact or visit the Norfolk County 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

The Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk probate records have to some extent been indexed in the following:

Online Indexes

Wills and other probate records are searchable through the Norfolk Record Office catalog. Type in [last name, first name].

Also, Ancestry.co.uk has indexed some probate abstracts as well.

Printed and Published Indexes

The Norfolk Record Office has indexed a considerable number of the wills from this court and these are available in the following publications:

• Index of wills proved in the Norfolk Archdeaconry Court, 1453-1603/4 (in three volumes)
• Index to Norfolk Wills 1838-1858 is also available.

Indexes of Wills and Admons (Administrations) are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library covering the years 1460-1857 and may be circulated to each of its satellite FamilySearch Centers.

Records

Archive Location

Norfolk Record Office
The Archive Centre
Martineau Lane
Norwich, NR1 2DQ
UK
Telephone: 01603 222599
Fax: 01603 761885
E-mail: norfrec@norfolk.gov.uk

website: http://archives.norfolk.gov.uk/

These include:

• Original wills, 1539, 1550-1579, 1585-1652, 1660-1857 (with some minor gaps)
• Register copy wills, 1453, 1459-1614, 1625-1636, 1660-1699, 1705-1858 (with some minor gaps)
• Administrations, 1672-1857
• Admon Act Books, 1541-1618, 1820-1857
• Inventories, 1728-1774

Archive Records

In addition to the calendars, a majority of the original (unregistered) wills and the registered wills are alphabetically arranged at Norfolk Record Office and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. Visit The Norfolk Record Office or the FamilySearch Catalog under Norfolk, England to determine availability of records.

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

FamilySearch Library Records

Many of the records have been microfilmed and are available at the FamilySearch Library and through FamilySearch centers. These include:

• Wills and administrations, 1459-1857
• Probate records, 1670-1774 (admon act books, 1670-1675; inventories,1728-1774)

Jurisdiction

This court had jurisdiction over 398 parishes in the the following Norfolk deaneries:

Brook Burnham Cranwich Depwade

Fincham Hingham Hitcham Humbleyard

Reddenhall Repps Rockland Waxham

It also had jurisdiction over the parishes of Outwell, Upwell, and Welney in the county of Cambridge.