Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York

The following court had jurisdiction over places in the counties of Yorshire and Lancashire. A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article England Probate Records.

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 then to "Records" section (see below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.

3. Contact or visit the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research (see address below), or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf, citing information obtained from the index[es]. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.

4. You can also visit The FamilySearch Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes (see the FamilySearch Library's providing the microfilms. The information obtained from the index[es] will help you more quickly search the wills and admons which can also be viewed on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library and some family history centers.

Indexes
Surviving wills and admons to the Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York probate records have to some extent been indexed with the following ones:

Online Indexes
Indexes to Yorkshire wills are beginning to come online. Yorkshire will indexes online are only available at britishorigins for the following years:

Medieval Probate Index - 1267- 1500 Peculiar Courts Probate Index - 1383-1883 Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York - 1842-1858

Printed and Published Indexes
Index of Original Wills for the Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York, A.D. 1427-1858 containing original wills, administrations from 1316-1822, in the Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series volume 93.

Original Handwritten Indexes


 * Manuscript indexes exist from 1438-1728 and, 1650-1858.


 * Index of Original Wills and Administrations 1660-1724; 1731-1745; 1808-1858


 * Index to Original wills, bonds, inventories 1316-1857

Microfilmed Indexes at the FamilySearch Library

Indexes to is on microfilm from 1316-1857

Catalogue of at Somerset House 1649-1660

Index of from 1660-1724; 1731-1745; 1808-1858

The indexes as listed in the above are available on microfilm in the and may available at some family history centers worldwide.

Archive Location
Borthwick Institute for Archives

University of York

Heslington

York YO10 5DD

England

Tel. (0)1904 321166

Email: [mailto:bihr500@york.ac.uk bihr500@york.ac.uk]

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Archive Records
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Jurisdiction
This court's jurisdiction applies to persons with bona notabilia (property and effects) in more than one diocese within the northern Province of York, which includes all of the dioceses of York, Carlisle, Chester, Sodor and Man (Isle of Man), Durham and Lancaster.

The Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York diealt with appeals from the lower courts from York, and the dioceses of Lancaster, Chester, Durham and Sodor and Man (Isle of Man). When a search of this courts’ probate records fails to provide the desired probate record, be sure to search the Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York as well.