Court of the Archdeaconry of Ely

England Cambridgeshire Probate Records

Jurisdiction
This court had jurisdiction in the following Cambridgeshire parishes:

Records
The original records of this court are deposited at the Cambridge University Library in the city of Cambridge. Contact the library for assistance.

The records include:


 * Original wills, 1503-1857
 * Registered wills, 1449-1858
 * Original administrations, inventories, tuitions, etc., 1662-1858

Records are on microfilm and are available at the Family History Libray in Salt Lake City and through family history centers. They include:


 * Probate records, 1612-1841
 * Wills, 1489-1857

Indexes
The original and microfilmed records listed above include indexes.

In addition, the Family History Library, and other repositories, has the following index:


 * Index of the probate records of the Court of the Archdeacon of Ely, 1513-1857