Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)

Durham Probate Records Cumberland Probate Records

For a general explanation about probate records in England, click here.

Indexes
Researching British Probates, 1354-1858: A Guide to the Microfilm Collection of The Family History Library

The Family History Library has film copies of the indexes, 1540-1858.

Other indexes at the Family History Library:

Index of wills, etc., in the Probate registery, Durham, and from other sources, 1540-1599

Index to Durham wills in the probate registry 1540-1812

Index and complete transcriptions of wills and Inventories pre-1649

Personal names in wills proved at Durham 1787-1803

Title is Durham Wills

Index to Durham wills from 1540 to about 1800

Index or extracts from the act books of th Consistory Court of wills and administrations of Durham and Northumberlabd 1576-1735,

Records
The Family History Library has film copies of original wills, inventories and administrations, 1540-1858. They can be viewed in the library or in one of the family history centers worldwide.

Jurisdiction
This court had jurisdiction over the entire county.