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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Westmorland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Westmorland Probate Records]]<br> | |||
Here is a list of Westmorland towns and parishes beginning with S. For other places, click on a letter link: [[Westmoreland Probate Records|A]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with B|B]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with D through G|D-G]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with H|H]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with K|K]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with L|L]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with M|M]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with N through R|N-R]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with T through Z|T-Z]]. <br>The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps. | |||
1. 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. | |||
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" | If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.Return to the main [[Westmoreland Probate Records|Westmorland Probate Records]] page. | ||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Westmorland was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts.<br> | |||
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| Selside | | Selside | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Kendal]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Shap | | Shap | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - | 4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Skelsmergh | | Skelsmergh | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Kendal]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Smardale | | Smardale | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Soulby | | Soulby | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle]] (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - | 4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Sowerby, Temple | | Sowerby, Temple | ||
| | | [[Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Temple Sowerby]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | |||
5 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Stainmore | | Stainmore | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Staveley | | Staveley | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Kendal]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
4 - | 4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Swindale | | Swindale | ||
| | | [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory]] | ||
| 2 - | | 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]] | ||
3 - | 3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]] | ||
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]] | |||
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