Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Newton-on-Ouse with Beningborough

A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article England Probate Records.Click to read a definition of the word peculiar.

Description
Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term probate refers to a collection of documents, including wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books. The Church of England ecclesiastical courts had authority for this process until to 1858.

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2. Go to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.

3. Obtain the records to search. Use one of these methods to find indexes and records.


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 * Microfilms can no longer be ordered.

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

Archive Records
This manor was not inhibited, but its wills were proved before the Reformation at York city,  and in the Peculiar Court of St. Leonard's Hospital.

FamilySearch Library Records
The FamilySearch Library has original records, 1682-1812, on film number. Films can be view in the library or in afamily history center. They are filed by year of probate but in reverse chronological order in three groups: 1682-1700, 1701-1746, and 1752-1812.

Jurisdiction
Newton-on-Ouse and Beningborough