Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Warmfield with Heath

A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article England Probate Records. Click to read a definitions of the word peculiar.

Description
Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term probate refers to a collection of documents, including wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858.

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Printed and Published Indexes
A printed index for the years 1613, 1642-1691, are printed on page 129 of volume I of the Northern Genealogist.

Archive Records
There are apparently no original records for this manorial court.

FamilySearch Library Records
Abstracts of 37 original wills, adminstration and inventories are in possession of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society. See the index section above for the years covered.

Jurisdiction
Warmfield with Heath