Court of the Peculiar of Bishopstoke

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Location of These Probate Records
Hampshire Record Office Archives and Local Studies Sussex Street Winchester Hampshire SO23 8TH tel 01962 846154, fax 01962 878681 Contact the Archives and Local Studies

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Historical Background
The Court of the Peculiar of Bishopstoke held jurisdiction over the parish of Bishopstoke. When a search of this courts’ records fails to provide the desired probate record, be sure to search both the Consistory and Archdeaconry Courts of Winchester as well as the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

You can also visit The Family History Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes (see the Family History Library's cataloged entries providing the microfilms so you can have them circulated to the center near you for searching the wills). The information obtained from the index[es] will help you more quickly search the wills and admons which can also be circulated on microfilm via any family history.

Probate Indexes
Surviving wills and admons to the Court of the Peculiar of Bishopstoke have been mostly indexed with the following ones:

Online Indexes
Here is an online index from 1500's-1857. This is a mostly complete listing of wills for this time period, and can be very helpful to those searching Hampshire probate records.

Original Handwritten Indexes
There is an index (manuscript) from 1569 to 1720 for Bishopstoke held at the Hampshire Record Office covering most if not all wills in this peculiar court's jurisdiction.

Microfilmed Indexes at the Family History Library&lt;br&gt;
The indexes as listed in the above are also available in the collection of The Family History Library and they are on microfilm and may be circulated to each of its satellite Family History Centers worldwide.

The Family History Library has a comprehensive microfilmed [index Cards] of probate records which pertain to each of Hampshire's peculiar probate courts--including Bishopstoke for the years of this peculiar court's jurisdiction from 1569 to 1720.

The Hampshire Record Office also has a type manuscript index covering the early Bishopstoke 1569-1720; see the next section below.

== Searching for probates in this court. ==

ORIGINAL WILLS 1569-1720

Strategies, Tips, Other?
See the above Indexes or those available through the Family History Library or its many family history centers worldwide for an index to this court.

The administrations (admons) for this "peculiar" probate court were processed and granted through the [Consistory Court] of Winchester.

To view a list of parishes and their respective probate court jurisdiction, see the "Hampshire Parishes and Their Probate Jurisdictions" on the main page for Hampshire Probate Records.

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