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-England [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Westmorland Probate Records]]
+England [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Westmoreland]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Westmorland Probate Records]]
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+Here is a table of places in Westmorland beginning with the letter B. For other parishes, click on a link:<br>
-Before 1858, every town and parish in Westmorland was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When looking for a will of an ancestor in this county, search the courts in the order listed. It's best to search an index first. Indexes are mentioned on the individual court pages. To link to the court page, you need to see the jurisdiction tables. Below is the jurisdiction table for places starting with the letter B. Click on one of the following letters to go to another jurisdiction table.
+[[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with A|A]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with D through G|D-G]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with H|H]] [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with K|K]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with L|L]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with M|M]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with N through R|N-R]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with S|S]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with T through Z|T-Z]].
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+The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps.
-[[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with A|A]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Parishes Beginning with C|C]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with D through G|D-G]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with H|H]] [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with K|K]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with L|L]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with M|M]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with N through R|N-R]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with S|S]], [[Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with T through Z|T-Z]].
+#In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.
+#In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.
+#If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.
+#If the record still isn't found, search the records for the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].
+If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br>
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