Prerogative Court of York: 1514 -1652,1666-1688,1698-1699, & 1705-1857.

Any will or administration highlighted by an asterisk in the lists below has been obtained from various record offices and are available. If you require a copy or an extraction please contact me and I will gladly arrange it as long as it is within the conditions imposed by the various record offices.

The years 1514 -1688 have been extracted from the following Yorkshire Records Society publications of the transcriptions for the Perogative Court and Exchequer Courts of York.

Old Series

Vol #

Coverage

Vol #

Coverage

Vol #

Coverage

Vol #

Coverage

11

1514-1553

14

1554-1568

19

1568-1585

22

1585-1594

24

1594-1602

26

1603-1611

28

1612-1619

32

1620-1627

35

1627-1637

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Series

Vol #

Coverage

Vol #

Coverage

Vol #

Coverage

Vol #

Coverage

4

1636-1652

68

1673-1680

60

1666-1672

89

1681-1688

The years 1698 to 1857 have been extracted from the microfilm indexes at the LDS Family History Library (1698-1699, & 1705-1770) and the Society of Genealogists (1771 - 1857)

Name

Year

Abode

Will / Admin

Comments

Richard*

1651

Westward {? Co. Cumb}

Will

Bundle for October, Sept. 23, 1651

Thomas

1773

Eland nr Halifax

Will

April

Thomas

1778

Sheraton, Hesledon, Durham

Will

November

Richard

1791

Eland nr Halifax

Will

November

Francis

1830

Whitley wife of John

Admin

April

Thomas *

1831

Maryport

Will

April Prog 7, 800

Joseph *

1850

Ropery, nr Maryport

Will

April; Codicil included see 1851: Exec: Joseph Sealby

Joseph *

1851

Ropery, nr Maryport

Will

March; Codicil included see 1850

 

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