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Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Westmorland. Search these indexes first: | Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Westmorland. Search these indexes first: | ||
*[http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/history/probate_index.php An index of wills and related documents covering Lancashire north of the Ribble, and parts of Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire, 1748-1858]. Specifically, it indexes all surviving probate documents for the Western Deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Richmond, 1748-1858. The deaneries included are Amounderness, Copeland, Furness, Kendal and Lonsdale. | *[http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/history/probate_index.php An index of wills and related documents covering Lancashire north of the Ribble, and parts of Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire, 1748-1858]. Specifically, it indexes all surviving probate documents for the Western Deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Richmond, 1748-1858. The deaneries included are Amounderness, Copeland, Furness, Kendal and Lonsdale. (The full index, from the Institute of Family and Local History at the University of Central Lancashire, is only available to members and requires membership to view it. Surname only and place name only lists are available for free but do not give any information or help you locate a will.) | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5945 Westmorland, England: Parish and Probate Records] is a collection of parish and probate records in England and Wales, from the 1500s to the 1800s. It includes extracts of other types of records including will. | *[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5945 Westmorland, England: Parish and Probate Records] is a collection of parish and probate records in England and Wales, from the 1500s to the 1800s. It includes extracts of other types of records including will. | ||