Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Caldecote

England Rutland  Rutland Probate Records

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Indexes
The Family History Library has ''Index to the wills and administrations proved and granted in the Archdeaconry Court of Leicester, 1660-1750 : and in the Peculiars of St. Margaret, Leicester, and Rothley ; and the Rutland Peculiars of Caldecott, Ketton and Tixover, and Liddington prior to 1821'. Now preserved in the probate registry at Leicester'', transcribed and indexed by Henry Hartopp. (FHL film 962745 Item 1)

Records
The original records for this court are housed in the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester &amp; Rutland.

The Family History Library has copies of the following records for Caldecote. These may also have indexes. Films can be viewed in the library or in a family history center.


 * Will abstracts, 1580-1821
 * Wills, administrations and inventiories, ca. 1720-1840
 * Probate records, 1574-1820

Jurisdiction
Only for the parish of Caldecote. The place is also spelled Caldecott.