Westmorland Probate Jurisdictions for Places Beginning with S

England Westmorland  Westmorland Probate Records

Here is a list of Westmorland towns and parishes beginning with S. For other places, click on a letter link:  A, B, C, D-G, H, K, L, M, N-R, T-Z. The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps.

1. In the first column, find the place where your ancestor lived. 2. In the second column, click on the court name to learn where to find the records and indexes. 3. If the record isn't found in the primary court, search the records for the secondary courts in the order listed. 4. If the record still isn't found, search the records for the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.Return to the main Westmorland Probate Records page.

Before 1858, every town and parish in Westmorland was under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts.