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== What is in the Collection? ==
== What is in the Collection? ==
This collection consists of digitized probate records from the hundred of Allertonshire in Yorkshire for the years 1670-1808. The parishes and chapels of Brampton, Deighton, High Worsall, Kirby Sigston, Northallerton and West Rounton are included in this collection.


This collection consists of digitized  the hundred of Allertonshire in Yorkshire for the  1670-1808
A peculiar is a parish that is administered by a diocese other than the one where it is actually located. It is exempted from the jurisdiction of the ordinary or bishop in whose diocese it lies and is governed by another. In this case, it is several parishes administered by the Diocese of Durham, rather than by the Diocese of York.
including a series of original administration bonds and inventories relating to people whose property was situated in the Dean and Chapter of Durham's ecclesiastical peculiar of Allerton and Allertonshire in Yorkshire. This was made up of the parishes and Chapels of Brampton, Deighton, High Worsall, Kirby Sigston, Northallerton and West Rounton.  


A peculiar is a parish that is administered by a diocese other than the one where it is actually located. It is released from the jurisdiction of the bishop in whose diocese it lies and is governed by another. In this case, it is several parishes administered by the ecclesiastical authority of the Bishop of Durham. Inventories include a list of personal belongings and assets. Bonds are loans. A person will loan their money to a company, a city, or the government with the promise to be paid back in full.  
A bond is a written guarantee that a person will faithfully perform the tasks assigned to him by a probate court. The executor posted a testamentary bond, the administrator posted an administration bond, and the guardian of a minor child posted a bond of tuition or curation.
 
An inventory lists belongings and their values, including such items as household goods, tools, and personal items. Occupations are often mentioned.


== Collection Content ==
== Collection Content ==
2,386

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