Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Peculiar Deanery of Bocking

England Suffolk Probate Records

To read a general explanation of probates in England, click here. Films can be viewed in the library or in a.

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 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.

Printed and Published Indexes
The Family History Library has [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=300004&disp=Probate+records%2C+1627-1857++ Calendar of wills and admons. 1627-1857] on film.

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

Family History Library Records
The Family History Library has Probate records, 1627-1857 on film. Films can be view in the library or in a family history center.

Jurisdiction
Monks Eleigh, Hadleigh and Moulton in the county of Suffolk. Bocking, Borley, Little Coggeshall, Latchingdon, Southchurch, Stisted, Runsell in Danbury, and Moulton in Prittlewell in the county of Essex.