Court of the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge

England Cambridgeshire  Cambridgeshire Probate Records

Indexes
Calendar of wills proved in Vice-chancellor's court at Cambridge, 1501-1765.

Records
The records are deposited at the Cambridge University Archives at the University Library. Microfilmed copies are at the Cambridgeshire Archives. They include:


 * Original wills, 1540-1765, and a few from 1501
 * Register copy wills, 1501-1765
 * Administration bonds, 1541-1746
 * Inventories, 1498-1744, 1761

Records have been microfilmed and are also available at the Family History Library and through family history centers. They include:


 * Probate records, 1501-1765

Jurisdiction
This court had jurisdiction solely over members of Cambridge University and certain 'privileged' persons connected with the University. It was presided over more often by the Vice-Chancellor and was sometimes referred to as the Court of the Vice-Chancellor.