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== Probate Indexes == | == Probate Indexes == | ||
Before looking for a will, you should search a probate index. It will save time and give a reference to finding a copy of a will.<br> | |||
Indexes that cover only one court are listed in the article for the specific court. Click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cumberland_Probate_Records#Cumberland_Probate_Courts here].<br> | ==== Online Indexes<br> ==== | ||
Indexes that cover only one court are listed in the article for the specific court. Click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cumberland_Probate_Records#Cumberland_Probate_Courts here]. The following Web site contains a probate index for several parishes in Cumberland. <br> [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/ProbateRecords/index.html ''Wills of Cumberland: Abstracts of Cumberland Probate Records pre-1858''] <br> | |||
==== Printed or Filmed Indexes<br> ==== | |||
Indexes are found in archives and in the Family History Library. To find the ones in the library, | |||
#Go to the catalog. | |||
#Click Place Search. | |||
#Type Cumberland and click Search. | |||
#Scroll down and click the topic Probate Records--Indexes. | |||
#Click on the title that includes the name of the court and the time period. | |||
Many indexes are in the same catalog record as the original copies. They are not under the topic Probate-Indexes. If an index is not listed, go to the topic Probate Records. <br> | |||
== Estate Duty Records<br> == | == Estate Duty Records<br> == | ||