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Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Westmorland fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with. | Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Westmorland fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with. | ||
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== Westmorland Probate Courts == | == Westmorland Probate Courts == | ||
The courts that had jurisdiction over the county were:<br> | The courts that had jurisdiction over the county were:<br> | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Kendal]] | *[[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Kendal]] | ||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Ravenstonedale]] | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Ravenstonedale]] | ||
*[[Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Temple Sowerby]]<br> | *[[Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Temple Sowerby]]<br> | ||
*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] | ||
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=== Some Explanatory Notes on the Westmorland Probate Courts === | === Some Explanatory Notes on the Westmorland Probate Courts === | ||