Court of the Peculiar of the Prebendal of Heydour

Lincolnshire Probate Records

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Jurisdiction
Heydour (or Haydor), Aisby, Culverthorpe, Kelby and Oasby.

Records
The original records are in the Lincolnshire Archives.

The Family History Library has wills and administrations, 1669-1836, on film number 200102. Films can be view in the library or in a family history center. Film contains "A" through "W" surnames. Indent slips have name, date and residence. Some are written in old English.

Indexes
The Family History Library has Index to records of Lincoln Peculiar Courts, 1610-1827, on film 199985. The film covers the peculiars of Caistor, Louth, Heydour, Corringham, Bishop Norton, Kirton in Lindsey, Gretton, Empingham, Biggleswade and Sleaford or Lafford. The courts on the film include courts whose jurisdictions cover Northamptonshire, Rutlandshire and Bedfordshire in addition to Lincolnshire.The years for Heydour are 1669-1836, page 47.