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York Peculiars Probate Collection - Peculiar courts included in the indexes

Abbreviation

Name of court

Period of records

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Acom

Peculiar Court of Acomb (dissolved Treasureship)

1456-1837

yes

Alne & Tollerton

Peculiar Court of Alne and Tollerton (dissolved Treasureship)

1458-1856

yes

Ampleforth

Prebendal Court of Ampleforth

1528-1827

yes

Apesforth

Prebendal Court of Apesforth (Nottinghamshire)

1557-1844

yes

Archdeac.of E. Riding

Court of the Archdeacon of the East Riding

1571-1849

no

Archdeacon of York

Court of the Archdeacon of York

1662-1839

no

Askham Bryan

Manorial Court of Askham Bryan

1715-1788

yes

Barmby

Prebendal Court of Barmby

1610-1736

yes

Barnoldswick

Manorial Court of Barnoldswick

1660-1794

yes

Beeford

Beeford

1561-1768

no

Beverley

Peculiar Court of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley

1539-1552

no

Bilton

Prebendal Court of Bilton

1591-1849

yes

Bishop Wilton

Peculiar Court of Bishop Wilton (dissolved Treasurership)

1531-1824

yes

Bole

Prebendal Court of Bole (Nottinghamshire)

1546-1847

yes

Bugthorpe

Prebendal Court of Bugthorpe

1544-1831

yes

Chancellor of York

Court of the Chancellor of York with the Prebendal Jurisdiction of Laughton en le Morthen annexed

1557-1852

no

Crossley, etc

Manorial Court of Crossley, Bingley, Cottingley and Pudsey

1585-1804

yes

Dean & Chapter

Dean and Chapter of York

1383-1858

no

Dean of York

Court of the Dean of York

1510-1857

no

Dunnington

Prebendal Court of Dunnington

1549-1729

yes

Fenton

Prebendal Court of Fenton

1528-1854

yes

Fridaythorpe

Prebendal Court of Fridaythorpe

1593-1730

yes

Givendale

Prebendal Court of Givendale

1661-1669

yes

Grindale

Prebendal Court of Grindale

1623-1628

yes

Hexhamshire

Court of the archbishop within the liberty of Hexham and Hexhamshire (Northumberland)

1593-1602

yes

Holme

Prebendal Court of Holme Archiepiscipi

1560-1836

yes

Howdenshire

Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of Durham within the jurisdiction of Howden and Howdenshire

1521-1857

yes

Husthwaite

Prebendal Court of Husthwaite

1633-1842

yes

Knares

Prebendal Court of Knaresborough

1546, 1560

yes

Langtoft

Prebendal Court of Langtoft

1520-1845

yes

Linton

Manorial Court of Linton on Ouse

1710-1735

yes

Marsden

Manorial Court of Marsden

1655-1855

yes

Newbald

Prebendal Court of North Newbald

1496-1851

yes

Newton

Manorial Court of Newton on Ouse with Beningbrough

1614-1812

yes

Northallerton

Peculiar jurisdiction of the Bishop of Durham in Northallerton

1568-1588

yes

Osbaldwick

Prebendal Court of Osbaldwick

1549-1827

yes

Precentor

Court of the Precentor with the prebendal jurisdiction of Driffield

1557-1852

no

Riccall

Prebendal Court of Riccall

1549-1833

yes

Salton

Peculiar Court of Salton (dissolved prebend)

1531-1826

yes

Selby

Peculiar Court of Selby

1555-1858

yes

Silsden

Manorial Court of Silsden

1588-1809

yes

South Cave

Peculiar Court of South Cave (dissolved prebend)

1579-1843

yes

Stillington

Prebendal Court of Stillington

1528-1852

yes

Strensall

Prebendal Court of Strensall

1528-1852

yes

Subdean of York

Court of the Subdean of York

1559-1837

no

Succentor of York

Court of the Succentor of York

1557-1838

yes

Temple Newsam

Manorial Court of Temple Newsam

1612-1701

yes

Tockerington

Prebendal Court of Tockerington (Thockrington, Northumberland)

1741-1744

yes

Ulleskelf

Prebendal Court of Ulleskelf

1612-1751

yes

Wadworth

Peculiar Court of Wadworth (dissolved prebend)

1639-1819

yes

Warthill

Prebendal Court of Warthill

1548-1837

yes

Weighton

Prebendal Court of Weighton

1502-1858

yes

Wetwang

Prebendal Court of Wetwang

1458-1850

yes

Wistow

Prebendal Court of Wistow

1558-1707

yes

The York Series of Probate Indexes are presented in association with the Borthwick Institute for Archives

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