Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A: Difference between revisions

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Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term probate refers to a collection of documents, including wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and codicils.

Here is a table showing parishes in Cumberland beginning with the letter A. For other parishes, click on a link:

B-C D-H I-N O-T U-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 Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York.
5. The last court to search is the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.

PARISH	FIRST COURT TO SEARCH	NEXT COURTS TO SEARCH
Addingham	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
Aikton	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
Ainstable	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
Allhallows	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
Allonby	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
Alston with Garrigill	Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)	Court of the Bishop of Durham (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
Arlecdon	Court of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Copeland	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
Armathwaite	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
Arthuret	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
Aspatria	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

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-''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[A genealogical glossary terms|act books]]. <br>
+''Probate'' is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term ''probate'' refers to a collection of documents, including [[W genealogical glossary terms|wills]], [[A genealogical glossary terms|administrations]] (also called admons), [[I genealogical glossary terms|inventories]], and [[C genealogical glossary terms|codicils]]. <br>
-Here is a list of parishes in Cumberland beginning with the letter A. For other parishes in this county, click on a link:
+Here is a table showing&nbsp;parishes&nbsp;in Cumberland beginning with the letter A. For other parishes, click&nbsp;on a link:
-[[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B-C|B-C]]    [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D-H|D-H]]    [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes I-N|I-N]]   [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes O-T|O-T]]   [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes U-Z|U-Z]]<br><br>The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858.
+&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B-C|B-C]] &nbsp;&nbsp; [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D-H|D-H]] &nbsp;&nbsp; [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes I-N|I-N]] &nbsp;&nbsp; [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes O-T|O-T]]&nbsp;&nbsp; [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes U-Z|U-Z]]<br>
-. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column. <br>2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.<br>3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.<br>4. Search last the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].
+. 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 [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]].<br>5. The last court to search is the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]].
 If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.
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