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Here is a table of places in Westmorland beginning with the letter B. For other parishes, click on a link:  
Here is a table of places in Westmorland beginning with the letter B. For other parishes, click on a link:  


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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.
#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 first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.  
#If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.
#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 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>
If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br>  


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[[Category:Westmorland Probate Records|Probate B]]

Revision as of 11:12, 20 May 2009

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Here is a table of places in Westmorland beginning with the letter B. For other parishes, click on a link:

  A   C   D-G   H   K   L   M   N-R   S   T-Z
  1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived.
  2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes.
  3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed.
  4. 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.

PLACE PRIMARY COURT SECONDARY COURTS -  IN SEARCH ORDER
Bampton Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

4 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

Barbon Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Kendal 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

3 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

4 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

Barton Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

4 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

Beetham Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Kendal 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

3 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

4 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

Bolton Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

4 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

Brough under Stainmore Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

4 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

Brougham Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory) 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

3 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

4 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

Burneside Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Kendal 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

3 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

4 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York

Burton in Kendal Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Kendal 2 - Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York

3 - Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York

4 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York