Court of the Peculiar of Langford

England Berkshire  Berkshire Probate Records

Jurisdiction
This court had jurisdiction over the detached parishes of Langford and Little Farringdon, which are separated from the rest of Berkshire by the parish of Kelmscott, Oxfordshire.

Records
The original records of this court are deposited at the Oxfordshire Record Office in Oxford, England. They include:


 * Filed wills and administstration bonds, 1560-1576, 1607-1833
 * Registered wills and administrations, 1698-1733 (included with records of the peculiars of Banbury, Dorchester, Faringdon, Monks Risborough, and Thame)

Records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library and through family history centers. They include:


 * Wills and administrations, 1560-1833
 * Probate records, 1547-1858 (includes records of Langford for 1698-1733)

Indexes
Indexes are included with the original records as listed above; also with the microfilmed records as listed above.

In addition, a manuscript index to the records of the peculiar courts of Berkshire is available on microfilm at the Society of Genealogists in London, and the Family History Library:


 * Index to the wills and administrations of the Peculiar Courts of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire &amp; Oxfordshire, 1550-1858