Probate records for the Peculiar Court of Arches, Croydon and Shoreham, 1602-1841

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Indexes cover registered wills, original wills, act books, and caveat books. Registered wills for the Diocese of Croyden, 1664-1677 are indexed in the Surrey index to the testamentary records in the Deaneries of Shoreham and Croyden. For the later years all three indexes need to be searched. There are two sets of original wills for the Deaneries of Shoreham and Croyden. They are not duplicates. Both sets should be searched.

Jurisdiction for the Court of Arches (London): All Hallows Bread Street, All Hallows Lombard Street, St. Dionis Backchurch, St. Dunstan-in-the-East, St. John the Evangelist Watling Street, St. Leonard Eastcheap, St. Mary Aldemary, St. Mary Bothaw, St. Mary le Bow, St. Michael Crooked Lane, St. Michael Royal, St. Pancras Soper Lane, and St. Vedast Foster Lane. . Jurisdiction for the Deanery of Croydon (Surrey): Harrow with Pinner and Hayes with Norwood in Middlesex; Barnes, Burstow, Charlwood, Cheam, Croydon, East Horsley, Merstham, Mortlake, St. Mary and Trinity Church Newington, Putney, Roehampton, St. Peter Walworth, and Wimbledon. . Jurisdiction for the Deanery of Shoreham (Kent): Bexley, Brasted, Chevening, Chiddingstone, Cliffe at Hoo, St. Mary Cray, Crayford, Darenth, Downe, Eynsford, East Farleigh, Farningham, Gillingham, Grain, Halstead, Hayes, Hever, Hunton, Ide Hill, Ilfield, Ightham, Keston, Knockholt, Lidsing, East Malling, Meopham, Northfleet, Orpington, Otford, East Peckham, Penshurst, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, Shoreham, Stansted, Sundridge, and Wrotham.

Microfilm of originals at Principle Probate Registry, Somerset House, London and the Kent Archive Office, Maidstone, England.

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