Court of the Peculiar of the Prebendal of Chute and Chisenbury

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Step By Step
1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry. 2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court. 3. Contact or visit the Wiltshire Record Office or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers. 4. Visit The Family History Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admons also on microfilm via any centers near you.

Online Indexes
Here are two websites providing online indexes to Wiltshire Wills:


 * The Wiltshire County Record Office's online Will Index 1540-1858
 * Genuki provides a gateway to these 1000 abstract Wills

Printed and Published Indexes
Wills at Salisbury 1464-1858

Archive Location
Wiltshire and Swindon Archives

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre

Cocklebury Road

Chippenham

Wiltshire SN15 3QN

ENGLAND

Email: [mailto:archives@wiltshire.gov.uk archives@wiltshire.gov.uk]

Tel: 44 (0)1249 705500

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Archive Records
Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.

Original Wills &amp; Administrations 1608-1855

Inventories 1608-1855

Jurisdictions
Although Chisenbury is a tithing in the parish of Netheravon it came under the jurisdiction of the Court of the Peculiar Parish of Chute and Chisenbury so far as probates are concerned. This also covers the parish of Winterbourne Dauntsey.