Calendar of Wills Proved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Gloucester, 1541-1650, with an Appendix of Dispersed Wills and Wills Proved in the Peculiar Courts of Bibury and Bishop's Cleeve : 1530-1796 / edited by W. P. W. Phillimore and Leland L. Duncan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Phillimore, W. P. W., editor.

Duncan, Leland L., editor.

Series:

Calendar of Wills Proved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Gloucester Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wills--England.

Wills.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Burlington : TannerRitchie Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

This book is a historical calendar of wills and probate records from the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Gloucester between 1541 and 1650, with additional records from the peculiar courts of Bibury and Bishop's Cleeve from 1530 to 1796. Edited by W.P.W. Phillimore and Leland L. Duncan, it provides indices of names and locations, offering valuable insights into ecclesiastical jurisdictions and local history, including details of parishes, peculiar privileges, and probate processes in the Diocese of Gloucester. It is intended for historians, genealogists, and researchers studying English legal and ecclesiastical history during the Tudor and Stuart periods. Generated by AI.

Contents:

TITLE PAGE

INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS

CALENDAR OF GLOUCESTER WILLS (1541-1650)

1540s

1550s

1560s

1570s

1580s

1590s

1600s

1610s

1620s

1630s

1640s

1650

DISPERSED WILLS

Bundle I: 1530-1701

Bundle II: 1583-1665

Bundle III: 1508-1574

CALENDAR OF WILLS AND INVENTORIES IN THE PECULIAR COURT OF BIBURY (1590-1649)

WILLS PROVED IN THE PECULIAR COURT OF BISHOP'S CLEEVE (1635-1796)

WILLS AND FRAGMENTS OF WILLS IN THE BUNDLE FOR 1591-1593

INDEX OF NAMES

A

B

C

D

E

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Notes:

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ISBN:

9781773012261

1773012266

OCLC:

1470857720