Index of Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1383-1558 : K-Z, and Index.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Challenor, J.

Series:

Index of Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Series

Index of Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Series ; v.2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Probate records.

Electronic indexes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington : TannerRitchie Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

This volume serves as an index of wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury between 1383 and 1558. Edited by J. Challenor C. Smith, it offers a comprehensive catalog of testators, their locations, and related records, preserved in the Principal Probate Registry at Somerset House, London. The work provides critical historical and genealogical insights, particularly valuable for researchers exploring early administration grants, inventories, and the context of inheritance and property during the specified period. The index is a resource for historians, archivists, and genealogists interested in English legal and social history, offering access to otherwise lost records and unique details about sixteenth-century probate practices. Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781773011868

1773011863

OCLC:

1470851713