Consistory Court of London: Difference between revisions

1. First [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog 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 the "Records Held in This Archive" (below) to determine what original probate records exist for this court.<br>3. Contact or visit the Essex 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.<br>4. Visit The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library],or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admons also on microfilm via any [[Introduction to Family History Centers|centers near]] you.  

First search the index (see below) to help you more quickly find a will .<br>  

The Consistory Court of London probate records have to some extent been indexed with the following ones:  

The Metropolitan Archives and Library is currently compiling and posting online a will surname index covering wills and administrations from 1363 to 1857. Currently, it is only a (partial) index for this probate court covering much of Middlesex County and is available [http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/londonGenerations/ online].  

*A probate index for the Consistory Court of London from 1363 to 1700 has been compiled by the British Record Society in its extensive [http://www.britishrecordsociety.org/pubs.htm publications] (vols 89 and 98). These publications are likely available in most major United States (especially university libraries) and United Kingdom Archives and libraries as well as in The Family History {{FHL|64094|title-id|disp=Library}}.  

*A comprehensive will and admon index to most of London's (including Greater L.) probate courts for the years covering 1750-1858, is Dr David Wright's London Probate Index on CD and is on [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/london-probate-index sale]. He will perform "lookups" in his indexes for you for surnames covering from G-Z at a set fee.

{{FHL|263013|title-id|disp=Calendars and Indexes}} to Wills (1362 to 1858), and Index to probate registers (1514-1641), to this Probate court exist covering acts of Wills and Administrations (Admons). Calendars are a kind of index (of the first letter of each surname) to the probate records and admons (administrations). <br>  

The above calendars can be accessed by visiting The London Metropolitan Archives and Library. To view what precise probate records they hold before visiting [their archives], go to [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/results.aspx?tab=2&Page=1&ContainAllWords=St+John Access2Archives] and use their search engine for determining availability of records in The LMA.  

{{FHL|263013|title-id|disp=Calendars and Indexes}} of Wills and Admons (Administrations) to the Consistory Court fo the Bishop of London are available on microfilm at the Family History Library covering the years 1362-1857 and may be circulated to each of its satellite Family History [[Introduction to Family History Centers|Centers]].  

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Opening Times: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30am - 4.45pm<br>Tuesday and Thursday 9.30am - 7.30pm  

Saturday openings: 9.30am - 4.45pm  

Check website for specific saturdays to be open.  

For access to these records, e-mail the archive for a list of record searchers or visit the archive according to their scheduled opening hours.<br>  

== Probates records in this {{FHL|263013|title-id|disp=court}} at the Family History Library  ==

<br>To view a list of parishes and their respective probate court jurisdiction, see the "Middlesex Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" on the [[Middlesex_Probate_Records|main page]] for Middlesex Probate Records.