Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Batley

A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article England Probate Records.

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.

Step By Step
1. Search indexes to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail given in the index.

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.


 * Contact or visit the Archive (see below) or hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf.
 * Order microfilm copies of the indexes and records listed in the FamilySearch Library Records (see section below) by visiting theFamilySearch Library or one of its FamilySearch centers and search indexes and records.

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

Archive Location
Records are housed in the Borthwick Institute in York.

Archive Records
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FamilySearch Library Records
Transcripts of the wills, bonds and inventories, 1601-1698, are on in the FamilySearch Library. Films can be viewed in the library or in a family history center.

Abstracts of selected wills for this court were printed in a history of the parish pubished in 1894, pages 294-411. An index and further abstracts, 1651-1694, are found in volume 74 of the Records Series of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society (FS Library film.

Jurisdiction
Probate jurisdiction is over the manor of Batley. The court is not inhibited.