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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cheshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cheshire Probate Records]]''<br>''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire Probate Records]]''<br>''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire Probate Records]]''  
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''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cheshire Genealogy|Cheshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cheshire Probate Records]]''<br>''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire Genealogy|Yorkshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Yorkshire Probate Records]]''<br>''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire Genealogy|Lancashire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire Probate Records]]''  
  
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A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article [[England Probate Records]].
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A general explanation of probate records in England, is given in the article [[England Probate Records]].  
  
 
== Description  ==
 
== Description  ==
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*Contact or visit the Archive (see below) or hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf.  
 
*Contact or visit the Archive (see below) or hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf.  
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*Order microfilm copies of the indexes and records listed in the Family History Library Records (see section below) by visiting the[[Family History Library|Family History Library]] or one of its [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|family history centers]] and search indexes and records.
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*Microfilm can no longer be ordered.
  
 
== Indexes  ==
 
== Indexes  ==
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Complete indexes to Yorkshire wills are online'''&nbsp;'''from 1267 to 1858.  
 
Complete indexes to Yorkshire wills are online'''&nbsp;'''from 1267 to 1858.  
  
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*The 'York Medieval Probate Index '''1267-1500'''' is available at [http://www.britishorigins.com/ Origins]. Click on the 'National Wills Index' then select it from the list. This is a subscription site.  
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*The 'York Medieval Probate Index '''1267-1500'''' is available at [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/york-medieval-probate-index-1267-1500?_ga=1.138440371.104314983.1415224096 findmypast]&nbsp;(£).  
 
*For the period '''1501 to 1687''', refer to the table below. (Exception, for the period '''1653 to 1659''', refer also to the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]] page.)<br>  
 
*For the period '''1501 to 1687''', refer to the table below. (Exception, for the period '''1653 to 1659''', refer also to the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]] page.)<br>  
 
*The 'Calendar of Probate Records Taken from the Act Books of the Prerogative Court of York '''1688-1731'''' is available at {{FSbook|1043863}}. This is a free site.  
 
*The 'Calendar of Probate Records Taken from the Act Books of the Prerogative Court of York '''1688-1731'''' is available at {{FSbook|1043863}}. This is a free site.  
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*The 'Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of York Probate Index '''1731-1858'''' is available at [http://www.britishorigins.com/ Origins]. Click on the 'National Wills Index' then select it from the list. This is a subscription site.
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*The 'Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of York Probate Index '''1688-1858'''' is available at [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/prerogative-and-exchequer-courts-of-york-probate-index-1688-1858?_ga=1.117664777.104314983.1415224096 findmypast] (£).
  
 
Indexes to the Exchequer and Prerogative Courts were published by the Yorkshire Archaeological Society. Many of these volumes have been converted to digital books. The following table will help you find these resources online (the pound sign [£] means there is a fee for using the listed website):  
 
Indexes to the Exchequer and Prerogative Courts were published by the Yorkshire Archaeological Society. Many of these volumes have been converted to digital books. The following table will help you find these resources online (the pound sign [£] means there is a fee for using the listed website):  
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==== Archive Location  ====
 
==== Archive Location  ====
  
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The original records for this court are in the [http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/bihr/contact.htm Borthwick Institute for Historical Research]  
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The original records for this court are in the [http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ Borthwick Institute for Historical Research]  
  
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University of York <br>Heslington York YO10 5DD <br>England Telephone: (0)1904 321166 <br>Email: [mailto:bihr500@york.ac.uk bihr500@york.ac.uk] <br>  
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University of York <br>Heslington York YO10 5DD <br>England Telephone: (0)1904 321166 <br>Email: [mailto:bihr500@york.ac.uk bihr500@york.ac.uk] <br>
  
 
==== Archive Records  ====
 
==== Archive Records  ====
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Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.  
 
Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.  
  
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==== Family History Library Records  ====
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==== &nbsp;Family History Library Records  ====
  
 
The Family History Library has the following records on film.<br>  
 
The Family History Library has the following records on film.<br>  
  
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F350921 Wills and administrations, 1389-1858]<br>
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F350921 Original wills, etc. of the Exchequer and Prerogative courts, Archbishop of York, 1688-1750] <br>  
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F350921 Original wills, etc. of the Exchequer and Prerogative courts, Archbishop of York, 1688-1750] <br>  
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F350921 Wills and administrations, 1389-1858]<br>
 
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F342415 Wills registered at York, 1540-1802]<br>  
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F342415 Wills registered at York, 1540-1802]<br>  
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F563751 York District Probate Registry&nbsp;: probate act books, 1502-1624]<br>  
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F563751 York District Probate Registry&nbsp;: probate act books, 1502-1624]<br>  
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== Estate Duty Records  ==
 
== Estate Duty Records  ==
  
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Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].<br>  
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Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].  
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== Archbishop's Registers  ==
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The original registers are held at the Borthwick Institute. They are being digitized, see: [https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/projects/archbishops-registers/ York's Archbishops' Registers Revealed].
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| William Wickwane
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| John le Romeyn
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| Henry Newark
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| {{FHL|389386|item|disp=1484276}}
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| [http://archive.org/details/registerofjohnle128yorkuoft IArchive]
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| Thomas Corbridge
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| William Greenfield
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| William Melton
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| [http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~cf13/pubs.htm Cant. &amp; York Soc. 70-1,<br>76, 85, 93, 101]
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| William Zouche
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| Thomas Arundel
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| Robert Waldby
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| Richard Scrope
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| Henry Bowet
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| William Booth
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| George Neville
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| [http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~cf13/pubs.htm Cant. &amp; York Soc. 69]
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| Thomas Savage
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| {{FHL|389386|item|disp=1484287}}
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| {{FHL|389386|item|disp=1484289}}
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== Jurisdiction  ==
 
== Jurisdiction  ==
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Unless a person&nbsp;held properties in more than one diocese (within the Province of York), always ''first ''search'', ''the local diocesan court probate records&nbsp;of&nbsp;the county in which they lived and/or died.&nbsp;When a search of this courts’ probate records, or a search&nbsp;in those of&nbsp;the local diocesan courts&nbsp;fails to provide the desired probate record, be sure to search the&nbsp;Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York as well. <br>  
 
Unless a person&nbsp;held properties in more than one diocese (within the Province of York), always ''first ''search'', ''the local diocesan court probate records&nbsp;of&nbsp;the county in which they lived and/or died.&nbsp;When a search of this courts’ probate records, or a search&nbsp;in those of&nbsp;the local diocesan courts&nbsp;fails to provide the desired probate record, be sure to search the&nbsp;Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York as well. <br>  
  
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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.
  • Microfilm can no longer be ordered.

Indexes

Online Indexes

Complete indexes to Yorkshire wills are online from 1267 to 1858.

  • The 'York Medieval Probate Index 1267-1500' is available at findmypast (£).
  • For the period 1501 to 1687, refer to the table below. (Exception, for the period 1653 to 1659, refer also to the Prerogative Court of Canterbury page.)
  • The 'Calendar of Probate Records Taken from the Act Books of the Prerogative Court of York 1688-1731' is available at FamilySearch Books Online. This is a free site.
  • The 'Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of York Probate Index 1688-1858' is available at findmypast (£).

Indexes to the Exchequer and Prerogative Courts were published by the Yorkshire Archaeological Society. Many of these volumes have been converted to digital books. The following table will help you find these resources online (the pound sign [£] means there is a fee for using the listed website):

Vol. Contents FamilySearch Google Genealogist findmypast
6 Wills 1389-1514; Probate and Administrations Act Book 1502-1514 (mislabeled on Google) FamilySearch Books Online Link Link (£) Link (£)
11 Wills 1514-1553; Administration Acts (from Act Books) 1514-1553; Probate Acts 1514-1521; Act Book Deanery of Harthill 1558-1565 FamilySearch Books Online Link Link (£) Link (£)
14 Wills 1554-1568; Administration Acts (from Act Books) 1553-1568 FamilySearch Books Online Link Link (£) Link (£)
19 Wills 1568-1585; Administration Acts (from Act Books) 1568-1585 FamilySearch Books Online Link (£) Link (£)
22 Wills 1585-1594; Administration Acts (from Act Books) 1585-1594  FamilySearch Books Online Link (£) Link (£)
24 Wills 1594-1602; Administration Acts (from Act Books) 1594-1602 FamilySearch Books Online
Link (£) Link (£)
26 Wills 1603-1611; Administration Acts (from Act Books) 1603-1611 FamilySearch Books Online Link (£) Link (£)
28 Wills 1612-1619; Administration Acts (from Act Books) 1612-1619 FamilySearch Books Online Link Link (£) Link (£)
32 Wills 1620-1627; Administration Acts (from Act Books) 1620-1627 FamilySearch Books Online Link Link (£) Link (£)
35 Wills 1627-1636; Administration Acts (from Act Books) 1627-1652 FamilySearch Books Online Link Link (£) Link (£)
4 Wills 1636-1652 FamilySearch Books Online Link Link (£) Link (£)
1 Wills 1649-1660 FamilySearch Books Online Link Link (£) Link (£)
49 Wills, Administrations, Probate Acts 1660-1665 FamilySearch Books Online    
60 Wills, Administrations, Probate Acts 1666-1672 Link (£)
68 Wills, Administrations, Probate Acts 1673-1680 Link (£)
89 Wills, Administrations, Probate Acts 1681-1688 Link (£)

Printed and Published Indexes

The Family History Library has film copies of the following indexes. Films can be viewed in the

Family History Library and in a family history center.

Yorkshire probate index : part one, 1800 to 1803 was compiled by Janet Ogden, Stephen D. Whitwam and Brian Jones.

Records

Archive Location

The original records for this court are in the Borthwick Institute for Historical Research

University of York
Heslington York YO10 5DD
England Telephone: (0)1904 321166
Email: bihr500@york.ac.uk

Archive Records

Add information about the manuscript, printed and digital records in this location.

 Family History Library Records

The Family History Library has the following records on film.

Appeals Courts

Any probate that was disputed and could not be settled by the county courts could be sent to these higher appeals courts:

Estate Duty Records

Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to Estate Duty Records.

Archbishop's Registers

The original registers are held at the Borthwick Institute. They are being digitized, see: York's Archbishops' Registers Revealed.

Years Bishop FHL Film Book Online
1215-1255 Walter de Gray 1484275 IArchive
1266-1279 Walter Giffard 1484275 IArchive
1279-1285 William Wickwane 1484275 IArchive
1286-1296 John le Romeyn 1484276 Part 1, Part 2
1298-1299 Henry Newark 1484276 IArchive
1300-1304 Thomas Corbridge 1484276
1306-1315 William Greenfield 1484277
1317-1340 William Melton 1484278 Cant. & York Soc. 70-1,
76, 85, 93, 101
1342-1352 William Zouche 1484279
1353-1373 John Thoresby 1484280
1374-1388 Alexander Neville 1484280
1388-1396 Thomas Arundel 1484281
1397 Robert Waldby 1484281
1398-1405 Richard Scrope 1484281
1407-1423 Henry Bowet 1484282
1426-1452 John Kempe 1484283
1452-1464 William Booth 1484284
1465-1476 George Neville 1484285
1476-1480 Laurence Booth 1484285
1480-1500 Thomas Rotherham 1484286 Cant. & York Soc. 69
1501-1507 Thomas Savage 1484287
1508-1514 Christopher Bainbridge 1484287
1514 vacancy 1484287
1514-1530 Thomas Wolsey 1484287
1531-1544 Ed. Lee 1484288
1545-1554 Robert Holgate 1484288
1555-1559 Nicholas Heath 1484288
1561-1568 Thomas Young 1484289
1568-1570 vacancy 1484289
1570-1576 Ed. Grindal 1484289
1576-1577 vacancy 1484289
1577-1588 Edwin Sandys 1484289
1588-1589 vacancy 1484289
1589-1594 John Piers 1484289
1595-1606 Matthew Hutton 1484289
1606-1628 Tobias Matthew 1484289
1629-1631 Samuel Harsnett 1484290
1632-1640 Richard Neile 1484290
1641-1650 John Williams 1484290

Jurisdiction

This court's jurisdiction applies to persons with bona notabilia (property worth 5 pounds or more) in more than one diocese within the northern Province of York, which includes all of the dioceses of York, Carlisle, Chester, Sodor and Man (Isle of Man), Durham and Lancaster. If probate records are not found in this court, be certain to search the Court of the Dean and Chapter of York.

The Court of the Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York held jurisdiction over the whole of the Province of York, which consisted of the counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Westmoreland, Yorkshire.

Unless a person held properties in more than one diocese (within the Province of York), always first search, the local diocesan court probate records of the county in which they lived and/or died. When a search of this courts’ probate records, or a search in those of the local diocesan courts fails to provide the desired probate record, be sure to search the Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York as well.

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Rudby in Cleveland  • Rudston  • Rufforth  • Ruston Parva  • Ryther  • Saddleworth  • Salterhebble  • Salton  • Sancton  • Sand Hutton  • Sandal Kirk  • Sandal Magna  • Sawley  • Saxton  • Scalby  • Scammonden  • Scampston  • Scarborough St Mary  • Scarborough St Thomas  • Scawton  • Scissett  • Scorborough  • Scrayingham  • Scruton  • Sculcoates All Saints formerly St Mary's  • Sculcoates Christ Church  • Sculcoates St Paul  • Seacroft  • Seamer  • Seamer with Cayton and East Ayton  • Seaton Ross  • Sedbergh  • Selby  • Sessay  • Settle  • Settrington  • Sewerby with Marton  • Shadwell  • Sharow  • Sheepscar St Luke  • Sheffield St Peter and St Paul  • Sheffield Park  • Sheffield St George  • Sheffield St James  • Sheffield St Mary  • Sheffield St Matthew  • Sheffield St Paul  • Sheffield St Philip  • Shelf  • Shepley  • Sherburn  • Sherburn in Elmet  • Sheriff Hutton  • Shipley cum Heaton  • Shipton  • Sigglesthorne  • Silkstone  • Silsden  • Sinnington  • Skeffling  • Skelbrooke  • Skelton nr York  • Skelton cum Newby  • Skelton in Cleveland  • Skerne  • Skidby  • Skipsea  • Skipton  • Skipton Christchurch  • Skipton on Swale  • Skipwith  • Skirpenbeck  • Slaidburn  • Slaithwaite  • Sledmere  • Slingsby  • Snainton  • Snaith  • Sneaton  • Sockburn  • South Cave  • South Cowton  • South Crosland  • South Dalton  • South Kilvington  • South Kirkby  • South Ossett  • South Otterington  • South Stainley  • Sowerby (near Halifax)  • Sowerby (near Thirsk)  • Sowerby St George  • Sowerby St Mary  • Soyland  • Speeton  • Spennithorne  • Spofforth  • Sprotbrough  • Sproatley  • St Martin  • Stainbrough  • Stainburn  • Stainforth  • Stainland  • Stainton  • Stainton in Cleveland  • Stalling Busk  • Stanbury St Gabriel's  • Stanley  • Stanningley  • Stannington  • Stanwick  • Startforth  • Staveley  • Stillingfleet  • Stillington  • Stockton on the Forest  • Stokesley  • Stonegrave  • Stotfold  • Strensall  • Stutton with Hazlewood  • Sunk Island  • Sutton (near Hull)  • Sutton (near Norton)  • Sutton on Derwent  • Sutton on the Forest  • Swillington  • Swine  • Swinefleet  • Swinton  • Sykehouse  • Tadcaster  • Tankersley  • Terrington  • Thirkleby  • Thirsk  • Thixendale  • Thorganby  • Thormanby  • Thornaby  • Thorne  • Thorner  • Thornes  • Thornhill  • Thornthwaite  • Thornton  • Thornton Dale  • Thornton in Craven  • Thornton in Lonsdale  • Thornton le Street  • Thornton Steward  • Thornton St James's  • Thornton Watlass  • Thornton with Allerthorpe  • Thorp Arch  • Thorpe Bassett  • Thorpe Hesley  • Thorpe Salvin  • Thrybergh  • Thurgoland  • Thurnscoe  • Thwing  • Tickhill  • Tinsley  • Todmorden  • Todwick  • Tong  • Topcliffe with Dalton  • Treeton  • Tunstall in Holderness  • Tunstall near Catterick  • Turnhill  • Ugglebarnby  • Ulrome  • Upleatham  • Upper Helmsley  • Upperthong  • Waddington  • Wadsley  • Wadworth  • Wakefield All Saints  • Wakefield Holy Trinity  • Wakefield St Andrew  • Wakefield St John  • Wakefield St Mary  • Wales  • Walkingham Hill with Occaney  • Walkington  • Walton  • Warmfield  • Warmsworth  • Warsill  • Warter  • Warthill  • Wath  • Wath upon Dearne  • Watton  • Wauldby  • Wawne  • Weaverthorpe  • Welbury  • Well  • Welton  • Welwick  • Wensley  • Wentworth  • West Acklam  • West Bretton  • West Heslerton  • West Rounton  • West Tanfield  • West Witton  • Weston  • Westow  • Wetherby  • Wetwang  • Wharram le Street  • Wharram Percy  • Wheldrake  • Whenby  • Whiston  • Whitby  • Whitewell  • Whitgift  • Whitkirk  • Whitley Lower  • Whitwell on the Hill  • Whixley  • Whorlton  • Wibsey  • Wicker  • Wickersley  • Wigginton  • Wighill  • Wilberfoss  • Willerby  • Wilsden cum Allerton  • Wilton (near Pickering)  • Wilton (near Redcar)  • Winestead  • Winksley  • Wintringham  • Wistow  • Withernwick  • Wold Newton  • Womersley  • Woodhouse  • Woodkirk  • Woodsetts  • Woodside  • Woolley  • Worsborough  • Wortley near Barnsley  • Wortley near Leeds  • Wragby  • Wressel  • Wycliffe  • Wyke  • Wykeham  • Yafforth  • Yarm  • Yeadon  • Yedingham  • York All Saints North Street  • York All Saints Pavement with St Peter the Little  • York Castle  • York Cathedral  • York Davy Hall  • York Holy Trinity in Goodramgate with St John Delpike and St Maurice without Monkbar  • York Holy Trinity Micklegate  • York Holy Trinity, King's Court  • York Minster Yard with Beddern  • York Mint Yard  • York St Crux  • York St Cuthbert with St Helen on the Walls and All Saints Peaseholme  • York St Denys with St George  • York St Helen, Stonegate  • York St John, Ouse Bridge End  • York St Lawrence  • York St Margaret with St Peter le Willows  • York St Martin Micklegate with St Gregory  • York St Martin, Coney Street  • York St Mary Bishophill Junior  • York St Mary Bishophill Senior  • York St Mary Castlegate  • York St Michael le Belfrey  • York St Michael, Spurriergate  • York St Nicholas  • York St Olave with St Giles  • York St Sampson  • York St Saviour

Probate
Courts
Prerogative Court of York  • Chancery Court of York  • Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Catterick • Archdeaconry of Eastern Deaneries - Boroughbridge • Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Lonsdale • Archdeaconry of Richmond Eastern Deaneries - Richmond • Consistory Court of Chester • Archdeaconry of Cleveland • Archdeaconry of East Riding • Peculiar of Acomb • Peculiar of Aldbrough  • Peculiar of the Bishop of Durham and the Dean and Chapter of Allerton and Allertonshire  • Peculiar of Alne and Tollerton • Peculiar of the Manor of Altofts in Normanton • Peculiar of the Prebend of Ampleforth • Peculiar of the Manor of Askham Bryan • Peculiar of the Manor of Arkengarthdale with New Forest and Hope • Peculiar of the Prebend of Barmby Moor • Peculiar of the Manor of Barnoldswick • Peculiar of the Manor of Batley • Peculiar of the Manor of Beeford • Peculiar of the Provost of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley • Peculiar of the Prebend of Bilton • Peculiar of the Prebend of Bugthorpe  • Peculiar of Craike • Peculiar of Dunnington  • Peculiar of the Prebend of Fridaythorpe • Peculiar of the Prebend of Fenton • Peculiar of the Prebend of Givendale • Peculiar of the Prebend of Grindal • Peculiar of the Prebend of Holme Archiepiscopi • Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Durham within the Jurisdiction of Howden and Howdenshire • Peculiar of the Manor of Hunsingore • Peculiar of the Prebend of Husthwaite • Court of the Peculiar of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem in Manors of Crossley, Bingley, Cottingley and Pudsey • Peculiar of the Honour of Knaresborough • Peculiar of the Prebend of Knaresborough • Court of the Peculiar of the Prebend of Langtoft • Court of the Peculiar of the Chancellor of York with the Prebendal Jurisdiction of Laughton en le Morthen • Peculiar of St Leonard's Hospital, York • Peculiar of the Manor of Marsden  • Peculiar of the Prebend of Masham • Court of the Deanery and Royal Peculiar of the Collegiate Church of Middleham • Peculiar of the Manor of Newton-on-Ouse with Beningborough • Peculiar of the Prebend of North Newbold • Peculiar of the Prebend of Osbaldwick • Peculiar of the Prebend of Riccall • Peculiar of the Prebend of Salton • Peculiar of Selby • Peculiar of the Manor of Silsden • Peculiar of Snaith • Peculiar of the Prebend of South Cave • Peculiar of the Prebend of Stillington • Peculiar of the Prebend of Strensall • Peculiar of Wadworth • Peculiar of the Manor of Warmfield with Heath • Peculiar of the Prebend of Warthill • Peculiar of the Prebend of Weighton • Peculiar of the Prebend of Wetwang • Peculiar of Bishop Wilton • Peculiar of the Prebend of Wistow • Peculiar of the Archdeaconry of York (West Riding) • Peculiar of the Dean of York • Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York • Peculiar of the Subdean of York • Peculiar of the Succentor Canonicorum of York • Peculiar of Precentor of York (Driffield) • Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Major
 Repositories
Borthwick Institute · East Yorkshire Archive and Local Studies Service · North Yorkshire Archive Service · South Yorkshire Archive Service · West Yorkshire Archive Service · Yorkshire Archaeological Society · The National Archives · Society of Genealogists Library
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