Court of the Peculiar of the Lord Wardon of Savernake Forest

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Archive Records
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Original Wills &amp; Administrations &amp; Inventories 1584; 1617-1829

FamilySearch Library Records
Wills, original and registered, for 1560-1857 film 97430 and also Indexes to Sarum peculiar courts early to 1857 film 97429

Note: The Catalog may not provide enough detail for this court. Please use the following to

help you know which film numbers you need:

Wills 1617-1647--FS Library film 97651

Wills 1647-1670--No wills

Wills 1670-1720--FS Library film 97652 (not in order)

Wills 1720-1799--FS Library film 97653 (not in order)

Wills 1780-1799--FS Library film 97650

Wills 1800-1829--FS Library film 189811

Jurisdictions
The parishes of Great and Little Bedwyn in the Court of the Peculiar of the Lord Warden of Savernake Forest were inhibited triennially by the Court of the Peculiar of the Dean of Salisbury Cathedral. The parish of Collingbourne Ducis in the Court of the Peculiar of the Lord Warden of Savernake Forest was inhibited triennially by the Court of the Bishop of Salisbury.

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For probate records for the 1617-1829 era, refer to this source