Court of the Deanery of the Arches of London, Croydon, Shoreham (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury)

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1. First searcheach index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry. 2. Proceed to "Records " (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court. 3. Contact or visit the Guildhall Library or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers. 4. Or, you can visit TheFamily History Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admons also on microfilm via any family history centers near you.

Indexes
The Court of the Deanery of the Arches of London, Croydon, Shoreham (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury probate records is well-covered with the following indexes:

Online Indexes
FamilySearch has digitised the manuscript index to this - free.

Access to Archives has posted a partial online index to the Deanery of Croydon and Shoreham for free.

Printed and Published Indexes

 * A comprehensive will and admon index to London (including Greater L.) for the years covering 1750-1858, and for surnames beginning with "A-F", is Dr David Wright's London Probate Index on CDs and are available for purchase. He will provide a search service in his index of surnames, "G-Z" at a set fee.

Original Handwritten Indexes:

There are "typed script" indexes at the Society of Genealogists and at The National Archives at Kew, in Richmond Surrey for all years, 1620-1780

Manuscript indexes exist at the Lambeth Palace Library.

Microfilmed Indexes at the Family History Library:


 * The manuscript indexes of the original (unregistered) wills and the registered wills are on at The Family History Library covering all years from 1620 to 1780; 1832.
 * These may be viewed at the Family History Library and may be circulated to any one of its satellite Family History Centers.

Online Records
FamilySearch has digitized the the wills in this - free.

Archive Locations
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road London SE1 7JU Tel: + 44 (0)20 7898 1400 Fax: + 44 (0)20 7928 7932 E-mail: [mailto:lpl.staff@c-of-e.org.uk lpl.staff@c-of-e.org.uk] Post: The Librarian, Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK

Kent History and Library Centre Maidstone Kent ME14 1XQ

Archive Records
To access the original records, either write to or visit the above address.

Deanery of The Arches of London


 * Original Wills 1624-1777
 * Registered Wills 1664-1821, 1841
 * Calendars (first-letter-of-surname index) 1672-1837
 * Caveat Books 1664-1831
 * Bonds &amp; Warrants 1663-1781 (Bonds Alpha Arranged)
 * Original Wills, Inventories &amp; Bonds 1620-1780; 1832
 * Probate &amp; Administration Act Books 1664-1841

Deaneries of Croydon and Shoreham


 * Registered Wills 1664-1685; Arches, Croydon &amp; Shoreham 1685-1841
 * Original Wills, Inventories &amp; Bonds 1602, 1614-1841
 * Probate &amp; Administration Act Books 1629-1841
 * Caveat Books 1664-1831

Family History Library Records
Here is a breakdown of those probate records for this court which are held at The Family History Library. These are on microfilm and they may be accessed at the Library or they may be circulated to any of its satelite Family History Centers worldwide.

Deanery of The Arches of London


 * 1624-1777
 * 1620-1780; 1832
 * 1664-1832
 * 1664-1825
 * 1663-1781 Bonds are alpha arranged
 * 1620-1780; 1832

Deaneries of Croydon and Shoreham


 * (no years given)
 * 1664-1821; 1841
 * , 1602, 1614-1841
 * 1664-1734
 * 1665-1816
 * 1664-1825
 * 1664-1832

Jurisdiction
Probate records of the Court of the Deanery of the Arches of London, Croydon, Shoreham (Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury) held jurisdiction over an extensive region of Middlesex, London, Surrey, and Kent (some in and outside of what is considered Greater London). Most testators in this jurisdiction filed their wills with the Prerogative Court of Canterbury between 1750 to 1858. The following 13 parishes lay within the City of London. These thirteen (city) parishes include:


 * All Hallows Bread Street
 * All Hallows Lombard Street
 * St Dionis Backchurch
 * St Dunstan in the East
 * St John the Evangelist Watling St
 * St Leonard Eastcheap
 * St Mary Aldermary
 * St Mary Bothaw
 * St Mary le Bow
 * St Michael Crooked Lane
 * St Michael Royal
 * St Pancras Soper Lane
 * St Vedast Foster Lane

This court also held concurrent jurisdiction over the following Middlesex parishes:


 * Harrow-on-the-Hill with Pinner
 * Hayes with Norwood

And the Court held concurrent jurisdiction over the following Surrey (London) parishes as well:


 * Croydon
 * Newington St Mary
 * Newington Trinity Church
 * Putney
 * Walworth St Peter
 * Wimbledon