Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Caldecote

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Step By Step
1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry. 2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court. 3. Contact or visit the 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. The indexes and original records have been digitized and are available at a FamilySearch centre or a FamilySearch affiliate library near you.

Printed and Published Indexes
The FamilySearch Library has ''Index to the wills and administrations proved and granted in the Archdeaconry Court of Leicester, 1660-1750 : and in the Peculiars of St. Margaret, Leicester, and Rothley ; and the Rutland Peculiars of Caldecott, Ketton and Tixover, and Liddington prior to 1821'. Now preserved in the probate registry at Leicester'', transcribed and indexed by Henry Hartopp. (FS Library )

Archive Location
The original records for this court are housed in the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester &amp; Rutland.

Archive Records
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FamilySearch Library Records
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Jurisdiction
Only for the parish of Caldecote. The place is also spelled Caldecott.