Court of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham

Getting Started
1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry. 2. Proceed to the "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court. Also see "FamilySearch Library Records." 3. Contact or visit the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies at Aylesbury or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. A list of record searches is available on the Centre's website. 4. Visit The FamilySearch Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite FamilySearch centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admins also on microfilm via any centers near you.

Online Indexes
The Buckinghamshire Family History Society has created an online searchable will index.

Printed and Published Indexes
The original and microfilmed records listed below under the FamilySearch Library Records also include indexes.

Other indexes available at the FamilySearch Library include:


 * . Online at: Findmypast ($).

Archive Locations
The original records are deposited at:

The Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies at Aylesbury 

County Hall

Walton Street

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire HP20 1UU

ENGLAND

Tel: 44 (0)1296 382587

Email: [mailto:archives@buckscc.gov.uk archives@buckscc.gov.uk] Their [http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/archives/Centre_for_Buckinghamshire_Studies.page? Website]

Archive Records
Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.


 * Original wills, 1506-1858
 * Original administrations, 1695-1857 (and a few earlier years)
 * Registered wills, 1483-1650 (with gaps), 1686-1858
 * Registered administrations, 1633-1645, 1660-1858

FamilySearch Library Records
Records have been microfilmed and are available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City and through FamilySearch centers. They include:


 * (*) (filmed at the Buckinghamshire Record Office)
 * (*) (filmed at the Oxford District Probate Registry)

Jurisdiction
This court had jurisdiction over all of Buckinghamshire except the following: