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*[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | *[[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]. | ||
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The following Web site contains a probate index for several parishes in Cumberland. <br> [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/ProbateRecords/index.html ''Wills of Cumberland: Abstracts of Cumberland Probate Records pre-1858''] <br> | The following Web site contains a probate index for several parishes in Cumberland. <br> [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/ProbateRecords/index.html ''Wills of Cumberland: Abstracts of Cumberland Probate Records pre-1858''] <br> | ||
Indexes that cover only one court are listed in the article for the specific court. Click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cumberland_Probate_Records#Cumberland_Probate_Courts here].<br> | Indexes that cover only one court are listed in the article for the specific court. Click [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cumberland_Probate_Records#Cumberland_Probate_Courts here].<br> | ||
== Estate Duty Records<br> == | |||
Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was payable on estates over a certain value. Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Between 1813-1858 estate duty indexes may help locate a will. For more information, go to [[Estate Duty Records]].<br> | |||
== Post-1857 Probate Records == | == Post-1857 Probate Records == | ||
Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. For more information, go to [[Principal Probate Registry]].<br> | Beginning in 1858, the government took over the settlement of estates and all wills are now probated through the Principal Probate Registry system. For more information, go to [[Principal Probate Registry]].<br> | ||
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[[Category:England|England]] | [[Category:England|England]] | ||