York Peculiars Probate Index - Peculiar courts included in the indexes

This table lists the various peculiar courts included in the indexes, with the abbreviations used in the database, and the period covered by the records.

Abbreviation	Name of court	Period of records
Acom	Peculiar Court of Acomb (dissolved Treasureship)	1456-1837
Alne & Tollerton	Peculiar Court of Alne and Tollerton (dissolved Treasureship)	1458-1856
Ampleforth	Prebendal Court of Ampleforth	1528-1827
Apesforth	Prebendal Court of Apesforth (Nottinghamshire)	1557-1844
Archdeac.of E. Riding	Court of the Archdeacon of the East Riding	1571-1849
Archdeacon of York	Court of the Archdeacon of York	1662-1839
Askham Bryan	Manorial Court of Askham Bryan	1715-1788
Barmby	Prebendal Court of Barmby	1610-1736
Barnoldswick	Manorial Court of Barnoldswick	1660-1794
Beeford	Beeford	1561-1768
Beverley	Peculiar Court of the Collegiate Church of St John, Beverley	1539-1552
Bilton	Prebendal Court of Bilton	1591-1849
Bishop Wilton	Peculiar Court of Bishop Wilton (dissolved Treasurership)	1531-1824
Bole	Prebendal Court of Bole (Nottinghamshire)	1546-1847
Bugthorpe	Prebendal Court of Bugthorpe	1544-1831
Chancellor of York	Court of the Chancellor of York with the Prebendal Jurisdiction of Laughton en le Morthen annexed	1557-1852
Crossley, etc	Manorial Court of Crossley, Bingley, Cottingley and Pudsey	1585-1804
Dean & Chapter	Dean and Chapter of York	1383-1858
Dean of York	Court of the Dean of York	1510-1857
Dunnington	Prebendal Court of Dunnington	1549-1729
Fenton	Prebendal Court of Fenton	1528-1854
Fridaythorpe	Prebendal Court of Fridaythorpe	1593-1730
Givendale	Prebendal Court of Givendale	1661-1669
Grindale	Prebendal Court of Grindale	1623-1628
Hexhamshire	Court of the archbishop within the liberty of Hexham and Hexhamshire (Northumberland)	1593-1602
Holme	Prebendal Court of Holme Archiepiscipi	1560-1836
Howdenshire	Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of Durham within the jurisdiction of Howden and Howdenshire	1521-1857
Husthwaite	Prebendal Court of Husthwaite	1633-1842
Knares	Prebendal Court of Knaresborough	1546, 1560
Langtoft	Prebendal Court of Langtoft	1520-1845
Linton	Manorial Court of Linton on Ouse	1710-1735
Marsden	Manorial Court of Marsden	1655-1855
Newbald	Prebendal Court of North Newbald	1496-1851
Newton	Manorial Court of Newton on Ouse with Beningbrough	1614-1812
Northallerton	Peculiar jurisdiction of the Bishop of Durham in Northallerton	1568-1588
Osbald	Prebendal Court of Osbaldwick	1549-1827
Precentor	Court of the Precentor with the prebendal jurisdiction of Driffield	1557-1852
Riccall	Prebendal Court of Riccall	1549-1833
Salton	Peculiar Court of Salton (dissolved prebend)	1531-1826
Selby	Peculiar Court of Selby	1555-1858
Silsden	Manorial Court of Silsden	1588-1809
South Cave	Peculiar Court of South Cave (dissolved prebend)	1579-1843
Stillington	Prebendal Court of Stillington	1528-1852
Strensall	Prebendal Court of Strensall	1528-1852
Subdean of York	Court of the Subdean of York	1559-1837
Succentor of York	Court of the Succentor of York	1557-1838
Temple Newsam	Manorial Court of Temple Newsam	1612-1701
Tockerington	Prebendal Court of Tockerington (Thockrington, Northumberland)	1741-1744
Ulleskelf	Prebendal Court of Ulleskelf	1612-1751
Wadworth	Peculiar Court of Wadworth (dissolved prebend)	1639-1819
Warthill	Prebendal Court of Warthill	1548-1837
Weighton	Prebendal Court of Weighton	1502-1858
Wetwang	Prebendal Court of Wetwang	1458-1850
Wistow	Prebendal Court of Wistow	1558-1707

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