Court of the Peculiar of the Subdean of York

Yorkshire Probate Courts

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Jurisdiction
Preston in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorksihre. Inhibited six months by the Episcopal Visitation by the Chancery Court and at the Visitation of the Dean and Chapter.

Records
The records for this court are held in the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research.

The Family History Library has copies of original records, 1676-1729, on film number 99435. Films can be view in the library or in a family history center.

Indexes
Indexes for 54 peculiar courts, 1383-1883, are available online on BritishOrigins. This is a subscription site.

The Family History Library has a copy of the calendar, 1676-1729, on film number 98916 item 4. It is on pages 76-77 of a bound manuscript volume. Other smaller portions of the calendar appear on film:


 * 100080 item 2for 1712-1729
 * 100080 item 7 for 1700-1710
 * 100080 item 8 for 1676-1699
 * 100080 item 11 for 1676-1699