Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Langtoft

Yorkshire Probate Courts

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Jurisdiction
Cottam, North Grimston and Langtoft.

Records
The records for this court are held in the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research.

The Family History Library has a film copy of the following years on film number 99439 item 2. Films can be view in the library or in a family history center.

Original records for 43 persons named in the calendar (see below) are on the same film as the records for Holme Archiepiscopi. There is no break between the two groups. Langtoft begins with documents for 1679, 1676 and 1678 followed by what appears to be the same calndar as outlined below. There is little order, but the rest of the documents for 1647-1699, except one for 1703, are grouped together. The last group for1702-1738 starts with a will for 1724.

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

The Family History Library has a calendar, 1647-1738, for this court on page 65 of film number 98916.The calendar is divided into two parts, 1647-1699 and 1703-1738.