Court of the Peculiar of Buckingham

England Buckinghamshire  Buckinghamshire Probate Records

Jurisdiction
This court had jurisdiction over the city and parish of Buckingham and its hamlets. It was a Diocese of Lincoln prebend.

Records
The original records are deposited at the Centre of Buckinghamshire Studies at Aylesbury. They include:


 * Files wills and administration bonds, 1559, 1607-1623, 1674, 1701-1857
 * Register copy wills, 1736-1760, 1798-1858 (some filed with those of Aylesbury)
 * Administration act books, 1674-1856 (filed with those of the Peculiar Court of Aylesbury, another Lincoln prebend)

The records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and through family history centers. They include:


 * Wills and administrations, 1559-1857
 * Wills and administrations, 1624-1858 (those filed with Aylesbury)

Indexes
Indexes are included with the original and microfilmed records. The Family History Library also has:


 * Index to the wills and administrations of the Peculiar Courts of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire &amp; Oxfordshire, 1550-1858
 * Probate records of the Archdeaconry Court of Buckingham 1483-1660 and of the Buckinghamshire peculiars 1420-1660 (includes an index of places)