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 Help & ResourcesHelp with collectionsNational Wills Index collectionsAbout BRS Probate CollectionMoreNorthamptonshire Administrations 1677-1710 British Record Society volume 70 Published 1947 Search this Collection
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About the index
This volume is an index to administrations plus some inventories registered in the Archdeaconry court of Northampton 1677–1710. See map
The Inventories were only included when it was believed there was no corresponding administration remaining on record. Locating the original documents
Where are the originals held?
The original wills are held at Northamptonshire Record Office - www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/recordoffice To obtain copies of an original will you need to contact The Northamptonshire Record Office by letter, fax or e-mail, giving full details (including source ie BRS and which court etc) and references. They will then send you a quote of the full costs. You then need to complete an order form (which is downloadable from their website) and return it to the record office (with payment). Alternatively you can visit The Northamptonshire Record Office personally, details of opening hours etc can be found on their website. Additionally FamilySearch www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog has filmed the majority of these probate documents, a microfilm copy of which can be ordered and viewed via your local FamilySearch Family History Center. www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp What information from the document do I need to locate the original?
Understanding the index
Which court or courts are included?
Administrations Registered between 1677 and 1710 in the Northampton Archdeaconry Court. Which diocese is involved? The Archdeaconry of Northampton was in the Diocese of Peterborough. See map 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. Between this time all wills were proved and all grants of administration made, at one central Court of Probate in London. This was really just the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) under a different name and thus wills etc proved during this period will be found indexed within the PCC. See PCC volumes BRS 54, BRS 61, and Matthews 1-9 for this period. What does the index include? All names and places appearing in the administration or inventory plus incidental information such as occupation, date of administration, value of estate and name of executor where found in the original documents are included in the index. Names are arranged alphabetically. This means some name variants may not appear clustered together. Names in the index are according to the spelling used in the documents, usually based on the signaturee of the testator. Dates of wills are given in 'Old Style' or Julian Calendar. The folio number identifies the group of pages, anywhere from 2 to 16, within which the will's first page appears. Notes and Abbreviations used in the index The number of the administration in the yearly bundle in each case has been inserted, and this has been placed in round brackets, which also indicate editorial comments.
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