Court of the Peculiar of the Precentor of York with Prebendal Jurisdiction of Driffield

Yorkshire Probate Courts

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Jurisdiction
Great Driffield, Little Driffield, Haxby (part of) and Little Ouseburn. Inhibited six months at the Episcopal Visitation by the Chancery Court and at the Visitation of the Dean and Chapter.

Records
The records for this court are held in the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research. The original records, 1557-1852, are in their collection.

No original records were filmed for this court, except four wills from Great Driffield between 1601-1638 and one from Little Ouseburn for 1633 that are found on Famil History Library film number 100080 item 12.

Indexes
Indexes for 54 peculiar courts, 1383-1883, are available online on BritishOrigins. This is a subscription site.