Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)

Durham Probate Records Cumberland Probate Records

For a general explanation about probate records in England, click here.

Jurisdiction
This court had jurisdiction over the entire county.

Records
The Family History Library has film copies of original wills, inventories and administrations, 1540-1858. They can be viewed in the library or in one of the family history centers worldwide.

Indexes
The Family History Library has film copies of the indexes, 1540-1858.

Other indexes:

Index of wills, etc., in the Probate registery, Durham, and from other sources, 1540-1599 {http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=250983&disp=Index+of+wills%2C+etc.%2C+in+the+Proba++]