Court of the Peculiar of Wadworth

England Yorkshire  Yorkshire Probate Courts

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

The filmed calendar, 1708-1760, is on film number 98916 item 4 on pages 80-81 of a bound manuscript volume.

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

Family History Library Records
The library has a copy of original records, 1708-1760, on film number 99927 item 1. Films can be view in the library or in a family history center. The records start with two versions of the calendar. (See the Index section below.) There is no break on the film between items 1 and 2, which is for the court of Barmby Moor.

Jurisdiction
Wadworth. This peculiar jurisdiction was formerly part of the prebend of South Cave.