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

England Yorkshire  Yorkshire Probate Courts

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

Archive Location
The records for this court are held in the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research.

Archive Records
Original records 1557-1852.

Family History Library Records

 * Court records, 1556-1852

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.