Court of Arches

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The Court of Arches of Canterbury was a court of appeal for both the Province of York and Canterbury. Its equivalent in the Province of York was the Chancery Court of the Province of York. The royal peculiars and the peculiars of the Archbishop were exempt and do not come under this court's jurisdiction.

Location of records[edit | edit source]

These records are held at:

Lambeth Palace Library
Lambeth Palace Road
Lambeth, London, SE1 7EH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 78981200

Probate Indexes[edit | edit source]

ACT BOOKS 1635-1818

ASSIGNATIONS 1763

APPEALS 1661-1803

MUNIMENT BOOKS 1554-1815

DEPOSITIONS 1660-1803

Printed Indexed[edit | edit source]

Indexes from 1660-1857 were compiled by the British Record Society (vol. 85) and are available at major academic and research institutions in the UK and U.S.A., including the Family History Library.

Indexes at The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

Index of cases in the records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, from 1660-1913 are on FHL microfiche #6066891