3,662
edits
Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with A: Difference between revisions
Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with A (view source)
Revision as of 11:44, 20 May 2009
, 20 May 2009no edit summary
(Added beginning paragraphs.) |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Westmorland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Westmorland Probate Records]]<br> Here is a table of places in Westmorland beginning with the letter A. For other parishes, click on a link:<br> | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Westmorland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Westmorland Probate Records]]<br> | ||
Here is a table of places in Westmorland beginning with the letter A. For other parishes, click on a link:<br> | |||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" style="width: 338px; height: 30px;" | {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" style="width: 338px; height: 30px;" | ||
| Line 17: | Line 19: | ||
The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps. | The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps. | ||
#In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived. | #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. | #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 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 the record still isn't found, search the records for the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | ||