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The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court. | ||
== Some Explanatory Notes on Cumberland Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on Cumberland Courts == | ||
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== Court Jurisdictions == | == Court Jurisdictions == | ||
Before 1858, every town and parish in Cumberland was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When searching for the will of an ancestor, find the name of the town or parish where he/she lived in the jurisdictions lists below.<br> | Before 1858, every town and parish in Cumberland was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. When searching for the will of an ancestor, find the name of the town or parish where he/she lived in the jurisdictions lists below.<br> | ||
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Go to the list of parishes, and see the probate jurisdictions over them, by clicking on the link to the alphabetical list. | |||
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[[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]], [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B-C|B-C]], [[Cumberland Probate Records, Parishes D-H|D-H]], [[Cumberland Probate Records, Parishes I-N|I-N]], [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes O-T|O-T]], [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes U-Z|U-Z]]. | [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes A|A]], [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B-C|B-C]], [[Cumberland Probate Records, Parishes D-H|D-H]], [[Cumberland Probate Records, Parishes I-N|I-N]], [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes O-T|O-T]], [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes U-Z|U-Z]]. | ||
If you don't know where your ancestor lived, search every court. If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br> | If you don't know where your ancestor lived, search every court. If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.<br> | ||
== Probate Indexes Online == | == Probate Indexes Online == | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/ProbateRecords/index.html ''Wills of Cumberland: Abstracts of Cumberland Probate Records pre-1858''] is being compiled.<br> | [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/ProbateRecords/index.html ''Wills of Cumberland: Abstracts of Cumberland Probate Records pre-1858''] is being compiled.<br> | ||
== Post-1857 Probate Records == | == Post-1857 Probate Records == | ||