Found inside – Page viiProvince of Canterbury. Prerogative Court Leland Lewis Duncan, Edward Alexander Fry, Richard Henry Ernest Hill ... and the Court of the Official of the Archdeacon within the Archdeaconry , and also several Hertfordshire wills . 2. The dioceses in the south of England with the Channel Islands and Wales, formed the Province of Canterbury, of which the Archbishop of Canterbury was the head. Original wills, administrations and inventories for the Consistorial Court of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall, 1579-1859. ii … Includes abstracts of original wills proved in the Archdeaconry Court of London. Between this time all wills were proved and all grants of administration made, at one central Court of Probate in London. Although these original wills are available in the Cornwall County Record Office in Truro, they have also been filmed by the Church of Latter Day Saints, and as such are available to view in your nearest LDS Family History Centre. If individuals held land in more than one diocese in Wales, their wills were proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Family History Centre. 17 July 1650. Therefore, most wills were proved by Found inside – Page 211... Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archive Visitation books Z.3.1–4, 37 X.8.2 Rentals Dcc/C Christchurch Priory register Kew, The National Archives PRO C1/336 early chancery proceedings Prerogative court of Canterbury wills Prob. Most people who left a will used the appropriate church court. Click on a link to the record in the library catalog. Two interesting discoveries were made in the course of the work. Wills were drawn up by testators or clerks in the parishes and witnessed by local people. Parish of Biddenden, will numbers 324-471 -- v. 4. A Provisional Index; West Surrey Family History Society. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers. Index of Wills proved in the Norfolk Archdeaconry Court, 1542-1560. Read the digitized book:Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent, 1449-1712 : index of wills, listed alphabetically by location, v. 01 - Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent, 1449-1712 : index of wills, listed alphabetically by location, v. 01 In 1914 Henry Plomer indexed all the probate documents up to 1558 in 1914. & D. G. Cozens, Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database (formally East Kent Wills) | Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database, Archdeaconry court registers PRC17 known problems, Archdeaconry original/office copy problems, Consistory court registers PRC32 known problems, Consistory court original/office copy PRC31 problems, Consistory court Inventories PRC27 and PRC28, Henry R Plomer Introduction to his index 1396-1558, 1640-1650, The Prerogative Court of Canterbury in London, http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research, Thomas Salter of River by Dover PRC/3/5/294 1491, Robert Tukk (Toke. The FHL cataloging is confusing. Some suggestions are: ‘Wills, Probate & Death Duty Records, An Introduction to’ , by Jane Cox, ‘Kent Probate Records, A Catalogue and Practical Guide’ by David Wright, ‘Probate Jurisdictions: Where to Look for Wills’ by Jeremy Gibson, The wills, inventories and accounts included in these indexes are held The dioceses in the south of England with the Channel Islands and Wales, formed the Province of Canterbury, of which the Archbishop of Canterbury was the head. These are particularly useful as these very early wills 1726. Cathedral Archives. They principally cover those who lived in the lower two thirds of Britain, but contain wills for residents of Scotland, Ireland, British India and other countries. Found inside – Page 547Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court Leland Lewis Duncan, Edward Alexander Fry, Richard Henry Ernest Hill. 4 Rous 1537 Wadnall , William , St. Katherin next ... in archdeaconry court of Lincoln 10 Apl . 1525 ) . filed will dat . Wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (1384-1858) can be viewed on the subscription website Ancestry, which can be accessed on the public access computers at the Record Office. Archdeaconry of Canterbury. xi 1686-1693. Kent Will Abstracts 1328-1691 - This dataset contains indexed abstracts (summaries) to wills proved in the Archdeaconry & Consistory Courts of Canterbury for people living in or near Faversham 1450-1642 & Thanet 1328-1691. Wills and probate for residents of the archdeaconry not proved at the Archdeaconry or Peculiar Courts are likely to be in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury records at the National Archives, or in very rare instances at the Consistory Court of Lincoln records at Lincolnshire Archives. Here is a list of printed indexes for this court which are available through the Family History Library. In some cases these had not been entered in the registers, while in others they differed in the wording from the copy in the register, although there is little doubt that the procedure usually followed was to enter the will in the register from the Office copy, as it was customary to hand the original will back to the executors. Canterbury Diocese is split into three Archdeaconries - Canterbury, Ashford and Maidstone - and each Archdeaconry comprises five deaneries. Archdeacons are senior clergy who, along with the Bishop of Dover, are part of the Episcopal Staff Team of the Diocese. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Box 96 (1630) ADC original wills are mostly CCC original wills, Part 1 of Box 288 mis-numbered on film as Box 285, Box 347-348 of 1706 mostly Consistory Court register wills, Box 359-360 of 1712 mostly Consistory Court register wills, Box 382 for 1724 A - H filmed as 383 in error, Box 508 film is A - W not P - W as labeled, Box 509 film has 3 false headers before correct one, Box 526 L - R not filmed, original wills at CKS indexed, Box 534 L - R and some S wills not filmed, originals wills at CKS indexed, Box 579, 580, 581 Random records filed in numerical order only, Box 1 numbered sequentially as original numbers at the base of the Header are not visible, Box 1-8 completed. Information missing from films of Vol 1-27 validated at CKS by Dr. David Wright from original volumes. In England before 1752, the Julian Calendar New Year's Day was the 25th March (Lady Day). PROB 10/639 to PROB 10/642 are available to download free of charge as part of the Digital Microfilm project) Will. Register copy wills 1449-1648, 1660-1858 (1471-1546 covers only the parishes of Ash, Goodnestone, nonington, WIngham and Womenswould), Act books 1487-1645, 1663-1858 (indexed from 1586), Inventory papers 1571-1650, 1660-1842 (incomplete), Temporary administrations 1585-1646, 1660-1716 (indexed), Guardians registers 1584-1650, 1660-1767, 1784, 1793 (indexed), Caveats 1625-38, 1641-50, 1660-1858 (indexed), Account papers and registers 1568-1650, 1662-1728. Many other points of interest in the Index deserve notice, such as the variation in the names of persons and places; but the printer waits and I must pass on to my final duty, which is to return thanks to a host of friends and helpers. i 1400-1619. The only person, outside the officials of the Registry, who knew of their existence, was the late Mr. Lothrop Withington, the well-known American genealogist, who happened to be working there at the time. Yet after all, considering the troublous years through which the work has passed, its final completion is a subject for very sincere congratulation all round. part of the Diocese of Canterbury. The wills probated by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) in London originated from the relatively wealthy individuals living mainly in the south of England and most of Wales (originally the ecclesiastical province of Canterbury) and are now held … Chief amongst the" casualties" of that time was the omission of a bundle of slips under the letter H, which did not turn up until the whole of that letter had been printed off. Archdeaconry Court Wills 1660-1751. Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills (PPV) (1384-1858) A index to testators whose will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Our task is now completed, the whole of the work having been done after official hours. This apparently random division dates to an agreement between the archbishop and Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, county of Kent, registered wills, 1713-1858, index of wills listed alphabetically by locality: Author: Bangerter, Gloria Liddle Church of England. Start your research in the archdeaconry wit… Testamentary records. NOTE: These lists contain extracts from wills of parishioners principally of St Saviour parish. The probate year of the will falls within this range. st mary northgate,Cant. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. i 1400-1619. English Civil Wars - Probate & Parish records for the period 1640-1660 are limited due to the many factors affecting record keeping during periods of civil conflict. helpful. Parish of Cranbrook, will numbers 472-663, The Weald of East Kent : will abstracts from the Archdeaconry court of Canterbury, Kent, volumes 21-50 (KAO : PRC 17), index of will abstracts, Wills on film beginning with film # 1042603. To the staff of the Probate Registry my warmest thanks are accorded for their unvarying consideration; particularly to Mr. E. W. Carver, who took great interest in the work, and who assisted in the sorting and numeration of the Office copies and also in the sorting of the slips of the Calendar; to Mr. Arthur Hussey for valuable suggestions and help in the progress of the work. 2nd edition. papers – concerning wills & inventories, All surviving Consistory Court Inventories 1563-1748, Archdeaconry Court Inventories originals circa 1590-1640, Archdeaconry Court Inventories Bound volumes from 1565 - 1626. There are very few probate records for 1651-1559 at Canterbury the majority are held at the PCC in London. Source Information. The lowest probate court was the Archdeaconry Court. Will and register abstracts of families and people, mostly of Kent, letter A, from various courts. Deanery of the Arches Wills (1620-1780, and 1832). The date listed is a First of all I must point out that the covering dates, 1396 - 1558, are slightly misleading, as the will of John Reade, of Deal, was proved in 1365 [C. 1. In Kent the majority of wills written by testators living east of a line from the Medway to Horsmonden were probated by the Archdeaconry (ADC) and Consistory (CCC) courts of Canterbury. Before the civil probate courts were created in 1858, wills were probated by ecclesiastical courts. His work was published in 1920 by Kent Archaeological Society. The PCC (Prerogative Court of Canterbury), 1384 to 1858, is available for a fee through the National Archives. No records exist before 1563 or after 1748. Visit The Family 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 anycenters near you. The Kent Archaeology Society web site has hold a wealth of information about the contents of an individual's home. Found insideProved in the Consistory Court (Dorsetshire Division) of the Late Diocese of Bristol, 1681-1792, and in the Archdeaconry Court of Dorset, 1568-1792, and in the Several Peculiars, 1660-1799, All Now Preserved at the Probate Registry, ... 1. ], but to all intents and purposes the period covered by the bulk of the wills is the one adopted. These Office copies were arranged and numbered and have been included amongst the references in this volume. Found inside – Page xArchdeaconry of Suffolk, Suffolk Records Society Marion E. Allen, David Dymond ... Index of Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury , 1620-1629 , British Record Soc . , The Index Library , Vol . VI , 1912. STRANGE Joseph, Belchalwell 1793 (B) Archdeaconry Court of the late Diocese of Bristol 1568 – 1792 (Wills) DEVENISH Elizabeth, Belchalwell 2 1706 Found insideFrom the Earliest Extant Instruments in the Reign of Henry VIII to the Commonwealth Lewes, England (Archdeaconry) William Hamilton Hall. The Under Library . ... Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills . 1383-1558 . Calendar Of Wills And Administrations In The Archdeaconry Court Of Lewes In The Bishopric Of Chichester Together With Those In The Archbishop Of ... And The Peculiar Of The Deanery Of Battle [Hamilton Hall, William] on Amazon.com. There were at least two major filmings. 107. Inventories are a list of deceased's personal estate with estimated . Note - wills proved between 1649 and 1660 will be found in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury since during the civil war the church courts were abolished and a single centralised probate system was established. Before laying down my pen I should like to make an earnest appeal to the Kent Archaeological and the British Record Societies to see what can be done for the repair of the records kept in the strong room at the Probate Office in Canterbury. The question has often been asked how it comes about that the wills proved at Canterbury so greatly exceed those in any other registry; but no satisfactory answer is forthcoming, nor is there any explanation of the circumstance of wills relating to the same place being sometimes proved in the Archdeaconry and sometimes in the Consistory Court. Society of Genealogist. These record the year of probate which in some instances can copies of these films and you should be able to view these at your local others are excellent. Will numbers at base of outer document spine, Volume 2 Folio 13 Thomas Dense of Brook 1460 Not found, Volume 3 Folio 70 John Kytebrother 1485 Not Found, Volume 27 Page numbers used, i.e. Before searching the iindexes that cover a particular court, you might want to determine the court a All of the key records for the Archdeaconry and Consistory of Canterbury have been microfilmed including accounts, act books, bonds, caveats, registers of guardianship, inventories, renunciations, administrations, original wills and registered copy wills. Many of the early registers are in a deplorable condition, their covers either gone entirely or going; their sections loose, their leaves dogs-eared and in the case of some of the paper ones so fragile that they have to be handled with the utmost care. Found inside – Page 8Wills made by late medieval inhabitants of the diocese of Rochester were proved in the consistory and archdeaconry courts of Rochester or the Prerogative Court of Canterbury . 33 In addition , wills made by inhabitants ... Complete index of wills proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury and Consistory Court of Canterbury to 1858. which are held in the two main catalogue references of PRC/16 and English Probate Courts - Arranged by County. About 3,300 Wills and Administrations are included in this Calendar, which with those included in “Abstracts of Probate Acts in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury” edited by J. and G. F. Matthews, forms a complete record of the Wills of East Kent folk for the period 1640-50, Our warmest Thanks are due to Mr. Mapleton Chapman for facilities given in doing this work, which through the generosity of Mr. Leland L. Duncan has been made available for printing, Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858) Database v1.5.2, Application ©2021 Dean & Chapter of Canterbury | Data ©2021 M. J. This indexed collection contains images of wills as they were copied into the registers of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC). Calendar of Wills and Administrations in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes in the Bishopric of Chichester, Together With Those in the Archbishop of Canterbury's Peculiar Jurisdiction of South Malling and the Peculiar Jurisdiction of South Malling and the Peculiar of the Deanery of Battle — Lewes, England (Archdeaconry) Wills & Administrations at Canterbury 1396-1558 and 1640-50. In two points the Calendar differs from Vol I: the surnames are arranged lexicographically as before, but the Christian names are arranged chronologically; the documents of the Peculiar Court of St. Burian are listed separately Until 1858 all wills had to be proved (formally approved) by church and other courts. Until 1858 the Prerogative Court of Canterbury was the highest court for probate jurisdiction in England and Wales. st mildred,Cant. While not everybody left a will, the wills proved by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury represent the largest collection of pre-1858 wills for England and Wales. In 1752 New Year's day was changed to 1st January in the Gregorian Calendar. folio sequence error. These records can help trace families back to the late 15th century. st dunstan,Cant. Commissary Court of London Wills & Probate (1523-1857) A searchable index connected to images surviving wills and probate documents for the Commissary Court of London. holy cross,Cant. In order to lessen expense it was decided to make the accession of Elizabeth the stopping point; but this was the least of the evils that the War brought in its train.
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