Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon: Difference between revisions

From FamilySearch Wiki
m (changed name of archives)
(Added text and links)
Line 5: Line 5:
== Jurisdiction  ==
== Jurisdiction  ==


Huntingdon except for the [[P genealogical glossary terms|prebendal]] courts. From 1479-1609, this court also had jurisdiction over 77 parishes in Hertfordshire and Everton in Bedford.  
All of Huntingdonshire except for the [[P genealogical glossary terms|prebendal]] courts. From 1479-1609, this court also had jurisdiction over 77 parishes in Hertfordshire and Everton in Bedford.  


== Records  ==
== Records  ==


The records of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon are housed in the [http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/visiting/HLAC1.htm Huntingdon Library and Archives].  
The records for this court are held at the [http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/visiting/crocambridge.htm Cambridgeshire County Record Office].  


The Family History Library has film copies of [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=283731&disp=Probate+records+of+the+Archdeaconry+of+H++ probate records, 1585-1858]. These include register copy wills, original wills, [[A genealogical glossary terms|admons]], and act books. Films can be view in the library or in a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center].
The Family History Library has copies of the following:
 
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=374857&disp=Probate+records+for+the+Commissary+Court++ Registered copy wills 1479-1645, 1663-1678, 1690-1857]  
 
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=374857&disp=Probate+records+for+the+Commissary+Court++ Original wills 1631, 1646-1649, 1652, 1661-1662, 1679-1689]<br>
 
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=374857&disp=Probate+records+for+the+Commissary+Court++ Admon act books 1559-1614, 1691-1857] <br>
 
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=374857&disp=Probate+records+for+the+Commissary+Court++ Admon bonds 1662-1688 ]<br>
 
Films can be view in the library or in a [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center].  


== Indexes  ==
== Indexes  ==
The Family History Library has copies of the following:<br>
Calendar of wills, 1615-1858, on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=374857&disp=Probate+records+for+the+Commissary+Court++ film number 187854]<br>
Index to Admon Bonds, 1662-1688, on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=374857&disp=Probate+records+for+the+Commissary+Court++ film number 187904]<br>
Index to inventories, 1607-1857, on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=374857&disp=Probate+records+for+the+Commissary+Court++ film number&nbsp;187855 ] <br>
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=236394&disp=Calendars+of+Huntingdonshire+wills%2C+14++ Calendars of Huntingdonshire wills, 1479-1652,] compiled by W. M. Noble<br>


[[Category:Huntingdonshire]]
[[Category:Huntingdonshire]]

Revision as of 12:24, 21 July 2009

Huntingdonshire Probate Records

To read a general explanation of probates in England, click here.

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

All of Huntingdonshire except for the prebendal courts. From 1479-1609, this court also had jurisdiction over 77 parishes in Hertfordshire and Everton in Bedford.

Records[edit | edit source]

The records for this court are held at the Cambridgeshire County Record Office.

The Family History Library has copies of the following:

Registered copy wills 1479-1645, 1663-1678, 1690-1857

Original wills 1631, 1646-1649, 1652, 1661-1662, 1679-1689

Admon act books 1559-1614, 1691-1857

Admon bonds 1662-1688

Films can be view in the library or in a family history center.

Indexes[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has copies of the following:

Calendar of wills, 1615-1858, on film number 187854

Index to Admon Bonds, 1662-1688, on film number 187904

Index to inventories, 1607-1857, on film number 187855

Calendars of Huntingdonshire wills, 1479-1652, compiled by W. M. Noble