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 England &gt; [[Cumberland Probate Records]]
-Here is a list of Cumberland towns and parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order given.
+Here is a table of places in Cumberland beginning with the letters O-T. For other parishes, click&nbsp;on a link:
-*Choose a place in column 1.
+[[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B-C|B-C]] &nbsp;[[Cumberland Probate Records, Parishes D-H|D-H]] &nbsp;[[Cumberland Probate Records, Parishes I-N|I-N]] &nbsp;[[Cumberland Probate Records, Parishes O-Z|O-Z]]. <br>
-*Search in the records for court shown in column 2.
-*If the record isn't found in that court, search the records for the court(s) shown in column 3.
-It is best to search indexes first. When you click on a court name, you will learn more about indexes that are available.
+The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps.
-For other parishes, click&nbsp;on a link: [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B-C|B-C]],&nbsp;[[Cumberland Probate Records, Parishes D-H|D-H]],&nbsp;[[Cumberland Probate Records, Parishes I-N|I-N]],&nbsp;[[Cumberland Probate Records, Parishes O-Z|O-Z]].
+. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.<br> 2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br> 3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.<br> 4. If the record still isn't found, search the records for the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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+If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br>
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