Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Stow Longa

Huntingdonshire Probate Records

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Indexes
Contact the Huntingdon Library and Archives about indexes to probate material.

An index to probate documents, 1549-1859, is published in the Transactions of the Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Archaeological Society, volume 3 pages 79-80. It includes all peculiars in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdonshire but it is not clear if all years and types of probate material is included.

Records
The records for this court are housed in the Huntingdon Library and Archives.

The Family History Library has the following records. Films can be view in the library or in a family history center.


 * Wills, 1661-1857, on film number 187897
 * Admons, 1737-1837, on film number 187898
 * Inventories, 1733-1848, on film number 187899

Jurisdiction
Stow Longa, Easton, Spaldwick, Stow, Barham and Catworth Parva.