Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Givendale

England Yorkshire  Yorkshire Probate Courts

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Description
Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term probate refers to a collection of documents, including wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858.

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

Archive Location
The Borthwick Institute of Historical Research

Archive Records
Original wills, bonds and nventories, 1661-1669.

Family History Library Records
No records have been filmed for this prebendal court. See the Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of York.

Jurisdiction
Givendale and Millington.