Court of the Peculiar of Selby

Yorkshire Probate Courts

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Jurisdiction

Barlow, Brayton, Burn, Gateforth, Hambleton, Selby and Thorpe Willoughby.

Records

The records for this court are held in the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research.

The Family History Library has film copies of originals, 1635-1858. Films can be view in the library or in a family history center.

• Surnames A-G on film number 99917. Another A and three B's appear on film 99921.
• Surnames H-P on film number 99918. Two H's, a K and a P appear on film 99921.
• Surnames R-S on film number 99919. An R and three more S's are on film 99921.
• Surnames T-Z on film number 99920. FJour T's and five W's are on film 99921.

A set of original records, 1681-1731, are on film number 99921. They are in chronological order from this point. There are some seventeen documents for 1681-1710 that are not in the abstracts mentioned below

Indexes

Indexes for 54 peculiar courts, 1383-1883, are available online on BritishOrigins. This is a subscription site.

The Family History Library has a filmed calendar, 1681-1858, on film number 98916 items 8 and 10.