Court of the Manor of Mansfield

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Jurisdiction

This court had jurisdiction over the parishes of Mansfield, Mansfield Woodhouse, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Hucknall-under-Huthwaite, Budby, Kilton and Scofto in Worksop, part of Worksop, and also non-resident landowners in the manor.

Records

The original records are deposited at the Nottinghamshire Archives.  They include:

• Original wills, bonds and inventories, 1640-1857
• Registered wills, 1580-1606
• Enrolled wills, 1519-1858 (in the Court rolls)
• Indexes

Contact the archives for assistance.

Some records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library at Salt Lake City and through family history centers.  They include:

• Original wills, 1640-1857
• Administrations, 1712-1718, 1735-1749, 1793-1858
• Registered wills, 1580-1606

Indexes

The records on microfilm include indexes (see above).  An index is also available at the Society of Genealogists in London.