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#Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. <br> | #Discover when and where your ancestor died. If you don’t know, use the approximate date and place where they lived. <br> | ||
#Go to | #Go to Court Jurisdictions section below.<br> | ||
#Click a letter or span of letters | #Click a letter or span of letters for your place. This opens a jurisdictions table.<br> | ||
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== Cumberland Probate Courts == | |||
The following ecclesiastical courts had some probate jurisdiction over the county of Kent prior to 1858. Click on a court name to learn more about its records and indexes and how to find the probate of your ancestor in the court's records. To determine the court for your ancestor, Go to the Court Jurisdictions section below.<br> | |||
*[[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]] | *[[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]] | ||
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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. Go to the list of places by clicking on a letter or series of letters 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. Go to the list of places by clicking on a letter or series of letters below.<br> | ||
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== Probate Indexes == | == Probate Indexes == | ||
The following Web site contains an index to several parishes in Cumberland. Indexes for only one court are listed in the article for the specific court. <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> | The following Web site contains an index to several parishes in Cumberland. Indexes for only one court are listed in the article for the specific court. <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 == | ||