Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon
England
Huntingdonshire Probate Records, Lincolnshire Probate Records
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Indexes
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
Records
Archive Location
The records for this court are held at the Cambridgeshire County Record Office.
Archive Records
Family History Library Records
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 viewed in the library or in a family history center.
Jurisdiction
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.