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 Help & ResourcesHelp with collectionsNational Wills Index collectionsAbout York Peculiars Probate IndexMoreThe following list gives the names of parishes and townships that came under peculiar jurisdictions. Please note, however, that the nature of peculiar jurisdictions varied greatly, and that jurisdictions could change over time. Even if a place was a peculiar it does not mean that all probate was proved in the peculiar court - much of it may well be found in the exchequer and prerogative courts. Please also note that for many of these courts, very few records survive. Note also that the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of York (which exercised jurisdiction over beneficed clergy in the diocese and over lay people during times of archiepiscopal visitations) and Vacancy jurisdiction (exercised by the Dean and Chapter of York during the periods when the diocese was without an archbishop), could cover any area of the diocese. A | B | C | D| E | F | G | H | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | W |Y Jurisdiction of the Archbishop EXCHEQUER AND PREROGATIVE COURTS The Exchequer court exercised probate jurisdiction in respect of layman and of unbeneficed clergymen who had goods solely in the diocese of York. Probate records of the exchequer court are arranged according to rural deanery. Note that original wills for the archdeaconry of Nottingham were transferred to Nottinghamshire Record Office in 1972. If a person had bona notabilia either in more than one jurisdiction within the diocese of York, or in more than one diocese in the northern province, probate was granted by the Prerogative court. Note that during the vacancy of the see probate jurisdiction was exercised by the Dean and Chapter of York. Dates: 1389-1858 CHANCERY COURT OF YORK Jurisdiction: The probate and administration of the goods of beneficed clergy in the diocese of York and probate ratione vistationis belonged to the Chancery court or court of Audience of the archbishop. Dates: 1535-1857 HEXHAMSHIRE PECULIAR Jurisdiction: Hexham, Allendale, West Allen, St Peter's Allenheads, St Mary Bingfield, St John Lee, Ninebanks, St Oswald's, Whitley. After the Restoration (1660) the probate business of this court was recorded in the act books of the Prerogative Court of York, and the original documents are filed with the Prerogative Court documents. Jurisdiction of the Dean and Chapter of York PROBATE RECORDS DURING VACANCIES OF THE SEE The dean and chapter of York exercised archiepiscopal jurisdiction during vacancies of the see. There are very few surviving records before the vacancies of the 17th century. Note that vacancy wills and bonds for 1691, 1714, 1747 and 1757 are included among the records of the Exchequer Court. Dates: 1464-1847 THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF YORK Jurisdiction: Yorkshire: Aldborough, Boston Spa, Bramham, Brotherton, Burton Leonard, Burton Pidsea, Copmanthorpe, Dunsforth, Helperby, Helperthorpe, Hornby, Luttons Ambo, Upper Poppleton, Weaverthorpe, Wharram le Street; in York city: Bedern, St Andrew, St John del Pike, St John Hungate, St John Ousebridge, St Lawrence, St Martin Coney Street, St Mary Bishophill Junior, St Mary Layerthorpe, St Maurice, St Michael le Belfrey, St Nicholas, St Sampson, St Wilfrid Nottinghamshire: Askham, East Drayton, Laneham, Misterton, Stokeham, West Stockwith Lancashire: Broughton, Kirkby Irelyth, Seathwaite Note: A few records also survive from the time the dean and chapter exercised jurisdiction in Bubwith, Dalton on Tees, Goodmanham and Topcliffe in Yorkshire, and Treswell in Nottinghamshire. Dates: 1383-1858 Jurisdictions of the Cathedral Dignitaries and Archdeacons COURT OF THE DEAN OF YORK Jurisdiction Allerston, Allerthorpe, Barmby Moor, Bielby, Ebberston, Ellerburn, Fangfoss, Givendale, Goathland, Hayton, Kilham, Kilnwick Percy, Meltonby, Millington, Newton near Pickering, Pickering, Pocklington, Thornton on Spalding Moor, Wilton, Yapham. From the 18th century the prebendal jurisdiction of Barnby (Barmby Moor) became absorbed into that of the deanery of York, and for a short period after the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the prebendary of Givendale appears to have exercised testamentary jurisdiction in Givendale and Millington, in place of the dean. Dates: 1510-1857 COURT OF THE PRECENTOR OF YORK WITH THE PREBENDAL JURISDICTION OF DRIFFIELD ANNEXED Jurisdiction: Great Driffield, Little Driffield, Haxby (part), Little Ouseburn Dates: 1557-1852 COURT OF THE CHANCELLOR OF YORK WITH THE PREBENDAL JURISDICTION OF LAUGHTON EN LE MORTHEN ANNEXED Jurisdiction: Acklam near Malton, North and South Anston, Firbeck, Handsworth, Laughton en le Morthen, Letwell with Gildingwells, Thorpe Salvin, Throapham St John, Wales, Wawne Dates: 1548-1858 COURT OF THE SUBDEAN OF YORK Jurisdiction: Preston in Holderness Dates: 1559-1837 COURT OF THE SUCCENTER OF YORK Jurisdiction: Tunstall Dates: 1557-1838 COURT OF THE ARCHDEACON OF YORK Jurisdiction: Mexborough, Ravenfield Dates: 1662-1839 COURT OF THE ARCHDEACON OF THE EAST RIDING Jurisdiction: Mappleton Dates: 1571-1849 JURISDICTION OF THE DISSOLVED TREASURESHIP OF YORK Note: The treasurership was surrendered to the king on 26 May 1547; obviously some of the early wills of these three peculiars belong, strictly speaking, to the still extant jurisdiction of the treasurer of York, but for the sake of convenience they have been kept with the post-1547 records of the individual peculiar courts. PECULIAR COURT OF ACOMB Jurisdiction: Acomb Dates: 1456-1837 PECULIAR COURT OF ALNE AND TOLLERTON Jurisdiction: Alne, Skelton, Tollerton, Wigginton Note: A probate register 1545-1553 is still in the Minster Library, York. Dates: 1458-1856 PECULIAR COURT OF BISHOP WILTON Jurisdiction: Bishop Wilton, Bolton near Pocklington Dates: 1531-1842 Jurisdictions of the Prebendaries of York Minster PREBENDAL COURT OF AMPLEFORTH Jurisdiction: Ampleforth, Heslington Dates: 1528-1827 PREBENDAL COURT OF APESTHORPE Jurisdiction: Apesthorpe (Nottinghamshire) Dates: 1557-1844 PREBENDAL COURT OF BARNBY Jurisdiction: Barmby Moor Note: Subsequent probate jurisdiction was exercised by the dean of York and the records are to be found under the jurisdiction of the Deanery (see above). Dates: 1610-1729 PREBENDAL COURT OF BILTON Jurisdiction: Bilton in Ainsty Dates: 1591-1849 PREBENDAL COURT OF BOLE Jurisdiction Bole (Nottinghamshire) Dates: 1546-1847 PREBENDAL COURT OF BUGTHORPE see Court of the precentor of York above PREBENDAL COURT OF DUNNINGTON Jurisdiction: Dunnington Note: Testamentary jurisdiction was apparently not exercised by later prebendaries of Dunnington and henceforth Dunnington wills are to be located in the main Exchequer court series. Dates: 1549-1729 PREBENDAL COURT OF FENTON Jurisdiction: Church Fenton, Micklefield, Sherburn in Elmet Dates: 1528-1854 PREBENDAL COURT OF FRIDAYTHORPE Jurisdiction: Fridaythorpe Note: Probate jurisdiction in Fridaythorpe was henceforth exercised by the prebendary of Wetwang (see below). Dates: 1593-1730 PREBENDAL COURT OF GIVENDALE Jurisdiction Givendale, Millington Note: Probate jurisdiction was normally exercised by the Dean of York both before and after this period (see above). Dates: 1661-1669 PREBENDAL COURT OF GRINDAL Jurisdiction Grindal Note: Probate jurisdiction was not normally exercised by later prebendaries of Grindal and henceforth Grindal wills are to be located in the main Exchequer court series. Dates: 1623-1629 PREBENDAL COURT OF HOLME ARCHIEPISCOPI Jurisdiction: Withernwick Dates: 1560-1836 PREBENDAL COURT OF HUSTHWAITE Jurisdiction: Husthwaite, Carlton Husthwaite Dates: 1633-1842 PREBENDAL COURT OF KNARESBOROUGH Jurisdiction: Knaresborough (part) Note: The prebendary of Knaresborough anciently exercised probate jurisdiction over some parts of the town of Knaresborough. Dates: 1546, 1560. Please note there are only two items in this collection. PREBENDAL COURT OF LANGTOFT Jurisdiction: Langtoft, Cottam, North Grimston Dates: 1520-1845 PREBENDAL COURT OF LAUGHTON EN LE MORTHEN see Court of the Chancellor of York above. PREBENDAL COURT OF NORTH NEWBALD Jurisdiction: North and South Newbald Dates: 1496-1851 PREBENDAL COURT OF OSBALDWICK Jurisdiction: Osbaldwick (part), Gate Helmsley, Murton (part) Dates: 1549-1827 PREBENDAL COURT OF RICCALL Jurisdiction: Riccall Dates: 1549-1833 PREBENDAL COURT OF STILLINGTON Jurisdiction: Stillington Dates: 1515-1843 PREBENDAL COURT OF STRENSALL Jurisdiction: Strensall, Haxby (part), Murton (part), Osbaldwick (part) Dates: 1528-1852 PREBENDAL COURT OF TOCKERINGTON Jurisdiction: Thockrington (Northumberland) Dates: 1741-1744 PREBENDAL COURT OF ULLESKELF Jurisdiction: Ulleskelf Note: Probate jurisdiction in Ulleskelf was also exercised by the prebendary of Wetwang. Dates: 1612-1751 PREBENDAL COURT OF WARTHILL Jurisdiction: Warthill Dates: 1548-1837 PREBENDAL COURT OF WEIGHTON Jurisdiction: Market Weighton, Shiptonthorpe Dates: 1502-1858 PREBENDAL COURT OF WETWANG Jurisdiction: Wetwang, Elloughton, Fimber, Fridaythorpe, Kirkby Wharfe, Ulleskelf Note: see also Prebendal Court of Fridaythorpe; Prebendal Court of Ulleskelf above. Dates: 1559-1850 PREBENDAL COURT OF WISTOW Jurisdiction: Wistow, Cawood, Monk Fryston Dates: 1558-1842 Jurisdiction of dissolved prebends PECULIAR COURT OF SOUTH CAVE Jurisdiction: South Cave Dates: 1558-1843 PECULIAR COURT OF SALTON Jurisdiction: Salton Dates: 1531-1826 PECULIAR COURT OF WADWORTH Jurisdiction: Wadworth. This peculiar jurisdiction was formerly part of the prebend of South Cave. Dates: 1639-1819 Other Ecclesiastical and Lay Jurisdictions MANORIAL COURT OF ASKHAM BRYAN Jurisdiction: Askham Bryan Dates: 1715-1799 MANORIAL COURT OF BARNOLDSWICK Jurisdiction: Barnoldswick Dates: 1660-1794 (note that these are mainly inventories) MANORIAL COURT OF BEEFORD Jurisdiction: Beeford Dates: 1561-1768 PECULIAR COURT OF THE PROVOST OF THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST JOHN, BEVERLEY Dates: 1539-1552, 1555 MANORIAL COURT OF CROSSLEY, BINGLEY, COTTINGLEY AND PUDSEY Jurisdiction: Crossley, Bingley, Cottingley, Pudsey Dates: 1585-1804 PECULIAR COURT OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER (FORMERLY PRIOR AND CONVENT) OF DURHAM WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF HOWDEN AND HOWDENSHIRE Jurisdiction: Howden, Asselby, Barlby, Barmby Marsh, Blacktoft, Brantingham, Eastrington, Ellerker, Hemingbrough, Holtby, Laxton, Skipwith, Walkington, Welton Dates: 1521-1857 MANORIAL COURT OF LINTON ON OUSE Jurisdiction: Linton on Ouse Dates: 1710-1735 MANORIAL COURT OF MARSDEN Jurisdiction: Marsden Dates: 1655-1855 MANORIAL COURT OF NEWTON ON OUSE WITH BENINGBROUGH Jurisdiction: Newton on Ouse, Beningbrough Dates: 1614-1812. PECULIAR COURT OF SELBY Jurisdiction: Selby, Barlow, Brayton, Burn, Gateforth, Hambleton, Thorpe Willoughby Dates: 1555-1858 MANORIAL COURT OF SILSDEN Jurisdiction: Silsden Dates: 1588-1809 PECULIAR COURT OF SNAITH Jurisdiction: Snaith, Airmyn, Balne, Carlton, Cowick, Goole, Gowdall, Heck, Hensall, Hook, Ousefleet, Pollington, Rawcliffe, Reedness, Swinefleet, Whitgift Dates: 1568-1858 MANORIAL COURT OF TEMPLE NEWSAM Jurisdiction: Temple Newsam Dates: 1612-1701
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