Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deaneries of Pagham and Tarring

England Sussex  Sussex Probate Records.

Step By Step
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 then to the "Probate Records In This Archive" section (see below) to determine what original probate records exist for this court.

3. Contact or visit the Lichfield Record Office (see address below), to hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf, citing information obtained from the indexes (see next heading). Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.

4. You can also visit The Family History Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes and wills (see the Family History Library's cataloged entries providing the microfilm numbers so you can have them circulated to the center near you for searching). 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.

Indexes
The probate collection includes a Calendars and indexes to wills, administrations and inventories. A calendar is an index arranged first alphabetically by the beginning letter of a testator's surname and second by date.

Online Indexes
This is a website for which you may request a search to be made.

Printed Manuscript Indexes
There is an index from 1670 to 1805 in manuscript form at the archives (see below for address).

The Index Library vol. 64 is an index to these probates from 1516-1670

Microfilmed Indexes at the Family History Library
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.

In addition, the Family History Library has more comprehensive microfilmed indexes:


 * Index to Probate Accounts 1572-1711
 * Calendars of Wills &amp;amp; Admons 1509-1660
 * Index to Original Wills 1588-1858
 * Index to Admons 1781-1857

Archives Location
The original records are deposited at:

West Sussex County Council

County Hall West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1RQ ENGLAND Tel 44-[0]1243 777100 E-mail

These records include:


 * Original Wills 1588-1681; 1750-1773
 * Administrations (Admons) 1751-1857 (Admons are added in with Registered Wills after 1714)
 * Registered Copy Wills 1682-1858
 * Indexes 1588-1660; 1682-1858

Records at The Family History Library
These have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and through family history centers. They include:


 * Original Wills &amp; Administrations (Admons) 1588-1858
 * Registered Wills &amp; Admons 1588-1858
 * Inventories and Bonds 1730-1836
 * Caveat Book 1728-1858
 * Compotus Rolls 1722-1723
 * Index to Original Wills 1588-1858
 * Original Wills 1706-1858
 * Registered &amp;amp; Original Wills 1520-1858
 * Bonds Box 1579-1689
 * Diaries of Wills &amp; Admons 1568-1907
 * Probate Accounts 1610-1686
 * Probate Acts 1537-1553
 * Admon Acts 1576-1578
 * Calendar from Original Bonds 1670-1689
 * Original Testaments and Wills 1580-1706

Jurisdiction
This peculiar court held concurrent jurisdiction over the following West Sussex parishes:


 * Chichester All Saints
 * Horsham (part)
 * East Lavant
 * Pagham
 * Patching
 * Slindon
 * South Bersted
 * Tangmere
 * West Tarring inluding Durrington and Heen