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RefNoKAH/18
AltRefNoAH18
TitleProbate Inventories
DescriptionProbate inventories consist of a list of goods, chattels and credits belonging to the deceased which were attached to the will. They were made, or appraised, by neighbours of the deceased who were considered to be of suitable standing. In practice, however, some of the appraisers seem to have been barely literate and many inventories are not very reliable. In most cases they can only be used to give a vague idea as to the movable property of the testator. Before 1858 wills, inventories and administration bonds had to be proved at an ecclesiastical court. For the vast majority of people living in Huntingdonshire this would have meant the Archdeaconry Court. Individuals with property outside the Archdeaconry would have had their wills proved at either the Consistory Court of Lincoln (from 1837 the Consistory Court of Ely) or, above that, the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Probate for parishioners within the Peculiars or Prebends of the Archdeaconry would have been proved at Peculiar or Prebendal courts.
Date1590-1858
CreatorNameThe Archdeaconry of Huntingdon
RepositoryHuntingdonshire Archives
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