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Cumberland, England : Classification : Wills / Probate


Wills are legal documents listing a person's wishes regarding property disposal when they die, hence are useful at providing details of other members of the family of the deceased.

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Classification:GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, National, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates - BMD Index
Link:Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates - BMD Index
Description:Complete GRO indexes online & Non-Parochial BMDs service. Includes overseas BMD's for armed forces.
Extra Info:Includes Pre-1837 Non-Conformist BMDs
Classification:Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate
Title:Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes
Link:https://synagoguescribes.com/blog/
Description:Anglo-Jewish Community Records from Synagogue Scribes
Extra Info:Includes some pre 1837 births, marriages, deaths, wills and other records.
Classification:Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:BARNFATHER, BAIRNSFATHER and BANFATHER One Name Study
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20170529132133/http://...
Description:BARNFATHER, BAIRNSFATHER and BANFATHER One Name Study
Extra Info:Note: this is an archived copy of a site that is not active. Most of the information is still available. Use the links at the top of the page.
Classification:Obituaries, Wills / Probate
Title:Black Sheep Index
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20100722053825/http://w...
Description:Black Sheep Index - Archived Copy
Extra Info:May take a few moments to load. The black sheep index is no longer live, however this is a link to an archived copy. Note that some of the files are not available. So Do Not send money or requests for more information.
Classification:Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study
Link:http://www.bolstridge.co.uk/genealogy/index.php
Description:BOLSTRIDGE One Name Study
Extra Info:Use sources to search for types of information such as burials.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:BOYD Family and Information Centre
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20120716201636/http://c...
Description:BOYD Family and Information Centre
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of the website. Most features appear to work. There may be some delay in loading.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:BREW One Name Study
Link:http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm
Description:BREW One Name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:COLDWELL and COULDWELL One Name Study
Link:https://coldwell.one-name.net/wp/
Description:COLDWELL and COULDWELL One Name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study
Link:http://www.daltondatabank.org/
Description:DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate
Title:DOBBINS Family Tree
Link:http://www.dobbins.co.uk/familytree/
Description:DOBBINS Family Tree
Extra Info:Click on Documents for an index of names.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Obituaries, One Name Study, Parish Records, Pedigrees, Wills / Probate
Title:DOCWRA Family Research
Link:https://www.docwras.org.uk/cms/index.php
Description:DOCWRA Family Research
Extra Info:DOCWRA and variants such as DOCKRELL, DOCKERY and more.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:DUGMORE's of the Past
Link:http://www.ancestorsofbirmingham.com/dugmore/dugmo...
Description:DUGMORE's of the Past
Extra Info:DUGMORE's family name, mainly concentrated in the Midlands area.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Family History Books via Family Search
Link:Family History Books via Family Search
Description:Family History Books via Family Search
Extra Info:More than 40,000 digitized genealogy and family history publications from the archives of some of the most important family history libraries in the world. Read online for free. Includes some parish register transcripts.
Classification:Baptisms, Bishops Transcripts, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Family Search Records Collection - England
Link:Family Search Records Collection - England
Description:Family Search Records Collection - England
Extra Info:An increasing number of records, including census and parish records.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study
Link:https://featherstone.one-name.net/
Description:FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study
Classification:Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:GOODERSON Family History
Link:http://www.gooderson.org/
Description:GOODERSON Family History and One Name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:HOGARTH Family Website
Link:http://www.hogarth.org.uk/
Description:HOGARTH Family Website
Extra Info:Click on reference section for records.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20110611071735/http://h...
Description:HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site -most information still seems to be available. HOLLINGWORTH and variations.
Classification:Births, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:HOLLYER, HOLYER and HOLLIER One Name Study
Link:https://www.hollyer.info/
Description:HOLLYER, HOLYER and HOLLIER One Name Study
Classification:Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:ISMAY One Name Study
Link:https://ismay.one-name.net/
Description:ISMAY One Name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:KEELER Genealogy Website
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nickkeeler/genealog...
Description:KEELER Genealogy Website
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:LANCHBURY / LAINCHBURY
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20150511054040/http://f...
Description:LANCHBURY / LAINCHBURY
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is not active at present. Most information still seems to be available. Mainly in Oxfordshire. Also census for other towns in Buckinghamshire - all surnames.
Classification:Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:LUCEY / LUCY Family History Records
Link:https://lucey.net/
Description:The site for everyone interested in researching the LUCEY and LUCY surname and their family history
Extra Info:Researching the surnames LUCEY & LUCY. From early sources in England & Ireland, some back as far as 1066.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:MALLINSON Family Project
Link:http://www.mallproj-home.co.uk/
Description:MALLINSON Family Project
Extra Info:Also variants. Many concentrated around Huddersfield.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:MILAM Family History and Genealogy Archives
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20080723162509/http://w...
Description:MILAM Family History and Genealogy Archives
Extra Info:An archived copy of a website that is no longer active, most information still seems to be available. Includes Mileham, Milam, Mylam, Milham, Milum, Millam.
Classification:Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate
Title:National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online
Extra Info:Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes seaman's wills and some foreign returns of births, marriages and deaths.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes
Extra Info:Includes wills of Royal Navy Seamen 1786 -1882.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:National Archives - Online Records and Indexes
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK)
Extra Info:Includes wills. Many detailed records require payment.
Classification:Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries, Wills / Probate
Title:Newspaper Index Cards (Andrews), 1790-1976
Link:Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 : Free Index
Description:Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976
Extra Info:Features a collection of notices from newspapers and various official sources, such as the London Gazette. Approximately 250,000 cards include announcements of births, marriages, obituaries, and deaths abroad; notices of wills etc.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:North East Inheritance Project
Link:http://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/nei/
Description:North East Inheritance Project
Extra Info:Click on probate catalogue. Durham University Library's project, which is funding the creation of an online digital image catalogue of over 150,000 wills and related archives from County Durham, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland.and some from Cumberland.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Open Library
Link:http://openlibrary.org/
Description:Open Library - Scanned Books Online
Extra Info:Includes full images of many books of transcribed parish registers. Use the search facility and select e books only. Can also search within book text easily.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate
Title:ORMEROD Family Website
Link:http://www.ormerod.uk.net/index.htm
Description:ORMEROD Family Website
Extra Info:OMEROD and variants such as ORMEROID.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Parish Register Scans
Link:https://ukga.org/browse.php?action=loadDB&DB=1...
Description:Parish Register Scans for Various Counties
Extra Info:Scans of books with parish register transcriptions. Free to browse.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:PENNYFATHER One Name Study
Link:https://pennyfather.one-name.net/
Description:PENNYFATHER One Name Study
Classification:Banns, Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate
Title:PRATLEY One Name Study
Link:http://www.pratley.info/
Description:PRATLEY One Name Study
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Probate Abstracts and Sentences - Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Link:Abstracts of Probates and Sentences
Description:Abstracts of Probates and Sentences in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Extra Info:Covers 1620-24. Includes some records from most English and Welsh Counties and a few records from Ireland. Also includes some records from individuals who died abroad.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Probate Acts Abstracts - Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Link:Abstracts of Probate Acts
Description:Abstracts of Probate Acts in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Extra Info:Covers 1630-1655. Includes some records from most English and Welsh Counties, with some Irish & Scottish Information
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:PURSGLOVE One Name Study
Link:http://www.pursglove.org.uk/
Description:PURSGLOVE One Name Study
Extra Info:Includes variants such as Purseglove, Purslove, Purselove, Purssglove.
Classification:Births, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:RUMNEY Genealogy
Link:http://rumneys.co.uk/
Description:RUMNEY Genealogy
Extra Info:Mainly around Cumberland.
Classification:National, Wills / Probate
Title:Search probate records for documents and wills
Link:https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate
Description:Search the government's probate records for documents and wills
Extra Info:UK Government Probate Search for Wills and Probate
Classification:One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:STAVELEY and STAVELY Genealogy
Link:http://www.staveley-genealogy.com/
Description:STAVELEY and STAVELY Genealogy
Classification:Births, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:STEAD / STEED One Name Study
Link:https://www.stead-steedons.co.uk
Description:STEAD / STEED One Name Study
Extra Info:All variants, including STEDE, STEADS, STEEDS etc.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate
Title:STRANGE, STRAINGE and Variants One Name Study
Link:https://yourtotalevent.com/people/Strange/idxpepl....
Description:STRANGE and STRAINGE Family History
Classification:Deaths, Wills / Probate
Title:Sugar Refiners and Sugar Bakers Database and Information
Link:http://www.mawer.clara.net/intro.html
Description:Sugar Refiners and Sugar Bakers Database and Information
Extra Info:Includes fatalities in the industry.
Classification:National, Wills / Probate
Title:The National Archives Online Collections
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Description:The National Archives - Collection of Digitised Public Records
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Toms Wills Sheding light on the Past
Link:https://www.haine.org.uk/toms_wills/toms_wills.php
Description:Toms Wills - the index to UK wills 1931-1949
Extra Info:Also search 1950-1992 wills for free.
Classification:Census, Wills / Probate
Title:Victoria County History - Explore England's Past
Link:https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county...
Description:Victoria County History - Explore England's Past
Extra Info:This site provides free access to local history materials. Some census and probate / wills have been transcribed.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Will Transcriptions Online
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20120607045210/http://w...
Description:Will Transcriptions Online
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. It may take a few moments to load. The index information still seems to be available, but not always the details. Scroll down for the search by County or Name.
Classification:National, Wills / Probate
Title:WILLS - Find a Will from UK Government Site
Link:https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills
Description:Search for the will or probate of any person in the UK who died in or after 1858
Extra Info:UK Government Probate Search for Wills and Probate, including wills of soldiers who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills - The National Archives Records - Seamen's Wills
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:Wills of Royal Naval Seamen (1786 - 1882)
Extra Info:Search and download the wills of around 35,000 men who joined the Royal Navy between 1786 and 1882
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills Abstracts from Somerset House and Lambeth Palace
Link:http://archive.org/details/northcountrywil00courgo...
Description:Wills Abstracts from Somerset House and Lambeth Palace1383-1558
Extra Info:Online Book. Some wills for Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland. Index at end of book.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills and Administrations Index - National Probate Calendar
Link:England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
Description:National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
Extra Info:Covers England and Wales 1861-1941.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills and Administrations Index - Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Link:Index of Administrations and Wills
Description:Index of Administrations and Wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Extra Info:Covers 1581-1595, 1649-60. Includes some records from most English and Welsh Counties, with some Irish & Scottish Information
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills and Death Duties Records and Indexes - National Archives Online
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Online Wills and Death Duties Records and Indexes
Extra Info:Includes wills from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1384-1858, death duty registers 1796-1811 and wills of Royal Navy seamen 1786-1882.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond
Link:http://archive.org/details/willsinventories00rich
Description:Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond
Extra Info:Online book. Covers portions of Yorkshire, Westmorland, Cumberland, and Lancashire. Appears to cover 1443-1579. Names index at end of book.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills of the North of England
Link:http://archive.org/details/northcountrywill00surtu...
Description:Wills of the North of England
Extra Info:Online book. Abstracts of wills from the Northern counties of England for the period 1383-1558.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills, Probate and Tax Records
Link:Wills, Probate and Tax Records
Description:Ancestry's Wills, Probate and Tax Records
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:YEO One Name Study
Link:https://yeoonline.net/
Description:YEO One Name Study
Classification:Census, General, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate
Title:GENUKI County Page for Cumberland
Link:https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/
Description:General Information for Cumberland

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