Court of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Copeland

Cumberland Cumberland Probate Records

The records of this court begin in &lt;add date&gt;. For an explanation of probate records in England, click here.

Search Indexes First
Indexes will help you easily find the probate record. An index could be a strict alphabetical list, a list of all last names starting with a letter of the alphabet, a group of names for a specific number of years. References to the probate indexes in the Family History Library collection can be found by clicking here.

Online Indexes
The 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.

Printed and Manuscript Indexes
The Family History Library has some printed indexes. These can be found in the catalog by using the Place Search for Cumberland and the topic Probate records - Indexes. Manuscript indexes for this court are cataloged with the probate records.

Search Probate Documents
The Family History Library has probates in its collection. Film can be found in the catalog by using the Place Search for Cumberland and the topic Probate records.

Tips
There is a difference between an index and a calendar. The index is in strict alphabetical order. A calendar may be a list of last names starting which start certain letter of the alphabet. For instance, all the names starting with the letter A are grouped together.

Documents related to probates
Several types of documents are part of probate. Only a few are mentioned here. Learn more about these records by clicking here.


 * Act Book
 * Administration (also known as Admon)
 * Codicil