Court of the Peculiar of Biggleswade

Indexes
The original records may include indexes. Index 1712-1858 are known to be published. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=334619&amp;disp=Probate+records%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0

List of Archives
Bedfordshire &amp; Luton Archives &amp; Records Service (BLARS) County Hall Cauldwell Street BEDFORD MK42 9AP Telephone:- U.K. 01234 228833/228777 Overseas +44 1234 228833/228777 Fax:- U.K. 01234 228854 Overseas +44 1234 228854 E-mail address:- archive@bedscc.gov.uk



Records
Probate records exist 1540-1858 with index 1712-1858 through the Bedford Record Office and the Family History Library and Family History Centers

A Collection of manuscripts relating to Biggleswade and district, Bedfordshire Contents: Rental agreements, title abstracts, portions of wills and estate settlements, indentures, transcripts of court testimonies and legal notes dating from the mid 18th to late 19th centuries. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=230871&amp;disp=A+Collection+of+manuscripts+relating+to+%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0

Jurisdiction
This court, also called the Prebendal Court of Biggleswade (a prebend of the Cathedral of Lincoln), had jurisdiction over the parish of Biggleswade only.