Yorkshire Probate Records: Difference between revisions

<h2> Court Jurisdictions by Parish  </h2>

<p>Before 1858, every town and parish in Yorkshire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts.&nbsp; For&nbsp;an authoritative treatise on&nbsp;each Yorkshire probate court and the parishes&nbsp;comprising them in pre-1858, see Anthony J. Camp's publication,&nbsp;<i>Wills and Their Whereabouts,</i> also available at&nbsp;the Family History Library, FHL&nbsp;book <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=413992&amp;disp=Wills+and+their+whereabouts%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0">#942 S2wa</a>.&nbsp;  

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</p><p>Before 1858, every town and parish in Cumberland was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When searching for the will of an ancestor, find the name of the town or parish where he/she lived in the jurisdictions lists below. Go to the list of places by clicking on a letter or series of letters below.

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