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Here is a list of Cumberland towns and parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. Search the courts in the order given.  
''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>


*Choose your parish in column 1.
Here is a list of parishes in Cumberland beginning with the letter A. For other parishes in this county, click on a link:
*Search in the records for court shown in column 2.  
*If the record isn't found in that court, search the records for the court(s) shown in column 3.


It is best to search indexes first. When you click on a court name, you will learn more about indexes that are available.  
[[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.  


For other places, click on a link: [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, B-C|B-C]], [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, D-H|D-H]], [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions,I-N|I-N]], [[Cumberland Probate Jurisdictions, U-Z|U-Z]].  
1. 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]].  


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If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.
 
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! width="15%" style="background: rgb(255, 222, 173) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | PARISH
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! width="40%" style="background: rgb(255, 222, 173) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | PRIMARY COURT
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| Addingham  
| Addingham  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  


4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
 
5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


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|-
| Aikton  
| Aikton  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  


4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
 
5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


|-
|-
| Ainstable  
| Ainstable  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  


4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
 
5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


|-
|-
| Allhallows  
| Allhallows  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  


4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
 
5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


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|-
| Allonby  
| Allonby  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  


4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
 
5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


|-
|-
| Alston with Garrigill  
| Alston with Garrigill  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Durham]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[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]]  
| [[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]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  


4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
 
5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


|-
|-
| Arlecdon  
| Arlecdon  
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Copeland  
| [[Court of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Copeland]]
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  


4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
 
5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


|-
|-
| Armathwaite  
| Armathwaite  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  


4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
 
5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


|-
|-
| Arthuret  
| Arthuret  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  


4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
 
5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


|-
|-
| Aspatria  
| Aspatria  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle]] (Episcopal Consistory)  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]  


4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
4 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
 
5 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


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