Court of the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge

England Cambridgeshire  Cambridgeshire Probate Records

Jurisdiction
This court had jurisdiction solely over members of Cambridge University and certain 'privileged' persons connected with the University. It was presided over more often by the Vice-Chancellor and was sometimes referred to as the Court of the Vice-Chancellor.

Records
The records are deposited at the Cambridge University Archives at the University Library. Microfilmed copies are at the Cambridgeshire Archives. They include:


 * Original wills, 1540-1765, and a few from 1501
 * Register copy wills, 1501-1765
 * Administration bonds, 1541-1746
 * Inventories, 1498-1744, 1761

Records have been microfilmed and are also available at the Family History Library and through family history centers. They include:


 * Probate records, 1501-1765

Indexes
Calendar of wills proved in Vice-chancellor's court at Cambridge, 1501-1765