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Before looking for a will, you should search an index. <br>  
Before looking for a will, you should search an index. <br>  


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The [http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/history/probate_index.php University of Central Lancashire] has "An index of all surviving probate documents for the Western Deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Richmond, 1748-1858 has been prepared. The deaneries included are Amounderness, Copeland, Furness, Kendal and Lonsdale". The indexes are based on 36,676 wills. Indexes for surnames and for places are free of charge.  
 
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An index of all surviving probate documents for the Western Deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Richmond, 1748-1858 has been prepared. The deaneries included are Amounderness, Copeland, Furness, Kendal and Lonsdale. The full index (36,676 wills) is available on the members' area of the website. An alphabetical list of the townships and other placenames in the index is available, free of charge.&nbsp;&nbsp;An alphabetical list of the surnames in the index is available, free of charge.  


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Abstracts of Cumberland Probate Records pre-1858  
Abstracts of Cumberland Probate Records pre-1858  


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== Post-1857 Probate Records  ==
== Post-1857 Probate Records  ==
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