Court of the Peculiar of Craike
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Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]
The parish of Craike (also spelled Crayke) was in the Diocese of Durham until 1837 when it was transferred to the Archdeaconry of Cleveland.
Records[edit | edit source]
The Family History Library has the following records. Films can be view in the library or in a family history center.
- Wills, administrations and indexes, 1526-1858 for the Episcopal Consistory Court with the Peculiar of Craike in the Diocese of Durham.
- Act books, administration bonds, inventories, etc., 1571-1853 for the Palatine and Episcopal Consistory Court with the Peculiar of Craike in the Diocese of Durham.
Indexes[edit | edit source]
- Personal names in wills proved at Durham, by by G. Nicholson and J.A. Readdie. Three volumes, 1787-1803.
- Index and abstracts to Durham wills, 1540-1590, for Newcastle upon Tyne including the Peculiar of Craike.