Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Durham within the Jurisdiction of Howden and Howdenshire

Yorkshire Probate Courts

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Jurisdiction

Howden is a Durham peculiar situated entirely within the geographic boundaries of Yorkshire.

Records

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

The Family History Library has film copies of the following records. Films can be view in the library or in a family history center.

• Act books 1622-1857, on 99955 item 2

The act books are in three volumes, and cover respectively 1622-1642, 1660-1735 and 1736-1857. To access the remainder of the original records listed below, it will first be necessary to consult the act books.

• Original records, 1660-1720, on films 99423-99427.
• Original records, 1721-1857, on films 99941 (item 2)-99948.

Indexes

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