Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon
Huntingdonshire Probate Records
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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 viewed 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