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Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Durham within the Jurisdiction of Howden and Howdenshire: Difference between revisions
Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Durham within the Jurisdiction of Howden and Howdenshire (view source)
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[[Yorkshire Probate Courts]] | [[Yorkshire Probate Courts]] | ||
To read a general explanation of probates in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]]. | |||
== Jurisdiction == | == Jurisdiction == | ||
Howden is a Durham peculiar situated entirely within the geographic boundaries of Yorkshire. | |||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
The records for this court are held in the [http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/bihr/ Borthwick Institute of Historical Research]. | |||
The Family History Library has 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> | |||
*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] | |||
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 [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 [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]. | |||
== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||
Indexes for 54 peculiar courts, 1383-1883, are available online on [http://www.britishorigins.com/help/popup-aboutbo-ypec.htm | 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. | ||
[[Category:Yorkshire]] | [[Category:Yorkshire]] | ||