Wycombe Deanery Genealogical Records

Wycombe Deanery Marriage & Divorce Records

Lincoln Diocese Marriage Licences (1598-1628)

Abstracts of documents grating couples a right to marry in church by licences issued by Lincoln Diocese. The abstracts list name, condition, occupation, residence, age and other details.

Vicar General’s Office Marriage Licences (1600-1679)

Abstracts of marriage licences granted by the Vicar-General in London. These licences could be used to marry in any church in the Province of Canterbury.

Faculty Office Marriage Licences (1543-1869)

The Faculty Office granted licences to those betrothed who resided in different ecclesiastical provinces, viz. York & Canterbury. Though the office was also used by those who resided in the same province This book provides abstracts of these marriage licences.

Wycombe Deanery Wills & Probate Records

Courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham (1483-1523)

Transcripts of wills and proceedings of the ecclesiastical courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham. These records are in Latin.

Early Lincoln Wills (1280-1547)

Abstracts of early wills, naming legates etc., from the Diocese of Lincoln, covering parts of Lincolnshire and surrounding counties.

Consistory Court of Lincoln Probate Index (1601-1652)

Index of wills proved in the Consistory Court of Lincoln. Provides a reference which can be used to locate records.

Calendars of Lincoln Wills (1601-1652)

A list of wills proved by the Consistory Court of Lincoln.

Consistory Court of Lincoln Administrations (1540-1659)

An index to records administering deceased's estates in the Diocese of Lincoln.

Archdeaconry of Buckingham Episcopal Visitation Book (1662)

Legal records created as the result of the visitation of the bishop to the parishes in the Archdeaconry

Courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham (1483-1523)

Transcripts of wills and proceedings of the ecclesiastical courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham. These records are in Latin.

Wycombe Deanery Taxation Records

Index to Death Duty Registers (1796-1903)

An index to wills and administrations that incurred a death duty tax. The index can be used to order documents that give a brief abstract of the will and details on the duty. It can be used as a make-shift probate index.

Wycombe Deanery Church Records

Archdeaconry of Buckingham Episcopal Visitation Book (1662)

Legal records created as the result of the visitation of the bishop to the parishes in the Archdeaconry

State of the Church: Eliz I & James I (1571-1606)

Extracts from the records of the Diocese of Lincoln, including visitations, subsidy rolls, clergy lists, records relating to papists and non-conformists etc.

Lincoln Episcopal Records (1571-1584)

Records relating to the administration of Lincoln Diocese. Includes act books and bishop's registers.

Rotuli Ricardi Gravesend (1259-1279)

Records relating to the administration of Lincoln Diocese.

Rotuli Hugonis de Welles, Vol. II (1186-1203)

Records relating to the administration of Lincoln Diocese.