Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of the Choir of the Cathedral in Little Hereford and Ashford Carbonell
Step By Step
1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.
2. Proceed to the "Probate Records Held in This Archive" (below) to determine what original probate records exist for this court. Also see "Probate Records of This Court in The Family History Library".
3. Contact or visit Shropshire Record Office or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.
4. Visit The Family History Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admons also on microfilm via any centers near you.
Indexes
Manuscript Indexes
Index 1662-1858
Indexes at the Family History Library
The Records
Archives Location
The surviving original records are deposited at:
Shropshire Archives
Shropshire Council
Community Services, Castle Gates
Shrewsbury
Shropshire SY1 2AQ
ENGLAND
Tel 44+ (0)1743 255350
E-mail: archives@shropshire.gov.uk
Probate Records of This Court Held in This Archive
These include:
- Act Books 1662-1858
- Register Copy Wills & Administrations 1662-1858]
- Original Wills & Administrations 1662-1858
Probate Records of This in The Family History Library
Jurisdictions
This peculiar (smaller) probate court held jurisdiction over the Herefordshire parish of Little Hereford and the Shropshire parish of Ashford Carbonell.