Court of the Peculiar of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem in Manors of Crossley, Bingley, Cottingley and Pudsey

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Indexes[edit | edit source]

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

Records[edit | edit source]

Archive Location[edit | edit source]

Records are housed in the Borthwick Institute.

Archive Records[edit | edit source]

Family History Library Records[edit | edit source]

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

  • Original wills, 1599-1804, on film number 99912. They are arranged by the initial letter of each surname.
  • Wills were printed in full, 1600-1645, along with the inventories and abstracts of the bonds of the "Local Record Series" of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society.

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

This peculiar court was not inhibited. It covers the manors of Crossley, Bingley and Pudsey.