Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory)

England Cumberland Probate Records

For a general explanation about probate records in England, click here.

Find the Records
Cumberland has three record offices, one in Barrow, in Kendall and in Carlisle. Contact these offices and request information about the original probate records. Links to the offices are found on the Cumbria Archive Service site.

Probate records and indexes on microfilm, microfiche and in print are also available at some societies and libraries, including through the Family History Library. References to a list of the ones in the library's collection can be found by clicking 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.

History
To read about the history of this court, click here. **Contributor: this link should go to a separate page that gives a brief history of the Cumberland courts.**

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Indexes
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Online indexes
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Printed indexes
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Probate Records
The Family History Library has copies of the original and registered wills.

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