Peculiar Court of Halton Manor

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 Lancashire Record Office, 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. The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available at a FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library near you.

Indexes
Surviving wills and admons to the Manor Court of Halton have been indexed with the following ones:

Online Indexes
The 1891 published work, "Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society" volume 23 contains a portion of the original wills and administrations, from 1615-1792 and is available online at Google Books.

This website is fantastic for Probate Records of Halton Manor 1615-1790

Printed and Published Indexes
Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society vols 23 - 1615- 1792; and 66 - 1793-1812

Original Handwritten Indexes


 * to this special or peculiar court jurisdiction exist for the years 1615-1814. Additionally, the wills and administrations themselves have been alpha-arranged.

Indexes at the FamilySearch Library
 * These volumes cover not only the Indexes to the Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Amounderness, but also the original wills and administrations
 * arranged mostly alphabetically.
 * arranged mostly alphabetically.
 * arranged mostly alphabetically.

Archives Location
Lancashire Record Office

Bow Lane

PRESTON

Lancashire PR1 2RE UK

United Kingdom

Tel: +44(0)1772 533039

Fax: +44(0) 1772 533050

Email: record.office@ed.lancscc.gov.uk

Archive Records
This court's jurisdiction applies the parish of Halton in the Diocese of Chester. The records for this court include as follows: Original Wills

Administrations

Admons 1615-1815

Register of Copy Wills 1743-1806

Jurisdiction
The Court of the Manor of Halton dealt with wills for mostly those inhabitants associated with the Manor of the Halton Hall estate lying within the bounds of the parish. When a search of this courts’ probate records fails to provide the desired probate record, be sure to search the Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Amounderness as well.