Court of the Peculiar of the Rector of Cliffe

England Kent  Kent Probate Records

Getting Started: Step by Step
1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;

2. Proceed to the "Probate Records Held in This Archive" (below) to determine what original probate records exist for this court. Also see "Probate Records of This Court in The Family History Library".&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;

3. Contact or visit Centre for Kentish Studies or hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;

4. Visit The Family History Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records;&amp;amp;nbsp;then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the&amp;amp;nbsp;original wills and admons also&amp;amp;nbsp;on microfilm via any&amp;amp;nbsp;centers&amp;amp;nbsp;near you.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;

Indexes
Church of England. Peculiar of the rector of Cliffe Probate record indexes, 1671-1845

List of Archives
The Centre for Kentish Studies is the Headquarters for the Kent Archives service. It holds manuscript and printed records for the County of Kent The Centre for Kentish Studies Sessions House County Hall Maidstone ME14 1XQ 01622 694363 fax: 01622 694379 archives@kent.gov.uk

Records at the Family History Library
Church of England. Parish Church of Cliffe (Kent). Peculiar Court Wills and inventories, 1671-1795

Jurisdictions: Notes on the Court of the Peculiar of the Rector of Cliffe
The Parish Of Cliffe was exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese of Rochester until 1846, at which time it was attached to that diocese.