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Welcome to the Cumbria County Section of the site.

 

Here are the Wills that I have listed on the site where the testator came from Cumbria.

I do hope that you find this site easy to navigate, and I do hope that you manage to find something that can be helpful in your research.

Best Wishes

Peter

 

This map shows where the county of Cumbria is located, I have also placed on the map many of the places where the testator

of the wills came from, as I thought that this may be of help to you. The map will open in a separate window if you click on the it.

 

Surname of Testator

 Christian Name Town

Year

Will Made

 

Date

Will Proved

 

View

Will

 

Code
BACON Isabel Whitehaven, in the County of Cumberland (Cumbria). 1727 -- View B317
BACON James Whitehaven, in the County of Cumberland (Cumbria). 1695 -- View B318
BORDLEY Ann Hawkshead, Lancashire. (Cumbria).  Plus Letters of Administration. 1745 1748 View B139
BORDLEY William Hawkshead, Lancashire. (Cumbria).   Plus Letters of Administration. 1730 Probate 1741 View B138
BORDLEY William Hawkshead, Lancashire. (Cumbria).   Letters of Administration. -- Admin 1735 View B137
             
DAVIDSON John Banks, in the Parish of Lanercost, Cumberland. (Cumbria) 1886 1892 View D31
DOBSON Henry Whitehaven, in the County Of Cumberland. (Now in Cumbria) 1867 / 70 1871 View D28
DOBSON John Harrington, in the County of Cumberland. (Now in Cumbria) 1889 1891 View D29
DOBSON Nathaniel Smyth Harrington, in the County of Cumberland. (Now in Cumbria) 1920 Probate 1922 View D30
             
EWBANK Edward Kirkby Stephen, in the County of Westmoreland. (Cumbria) 1849 1849 View E57
             
FOTHERGILL  Mary High Stennerskeugh, in the Parish of Ravenstonedale, and County of Westmorland, (Cumbria) 1785 -- View F108
             
GELDART Ann Ulverston. 1641 -- View G131
             
HETHERINGTON Philip The Parish of Upper Denton, Cumberland. (Now in Cumbria) 1748 Admin 1748 View H101
HOWGILL  Robert Adamthwaite, in the Parish of Ravenstonedale, and the County of Westmorland (Cumbria) 1795 -- View H303
HUNTER  Thomas Bowberhead, in the Parish of Ravenstonedale, County of Westmorland. (Cumbria) 1840 1840 View H302
             
JACKSON Thomas Greenhurst, in the Parish of Cartmel, Lancashire (Cumbria). 1797 -- View J95
             
KNOTT Michael Rydal, in the County of Westmoreland. (Now in Cumbria) 1767 1772 View K18
             
LADEMAN John Rosley, within the Parish of Westward, (Cumbria?) - Will + Inventory 1616 Probate 1617/8 View L219
LAIDMAN John Thornyscaylle, in the Parish of Burghe, (Cumbria?) 1569/70 -- View L220
LOADMAN Dorothy Kirkby Stephen, in the County of Westmorland (Cumbria). 1830 1842 View L199
LOADMAN John Kirkby Stephen, in the County of Westmorland (Cumbria). 1825 -- View L198
             
MACKRETH William   Near Sawrey, in Hawkshead, Lancashire. (Cumbria) - Summary, Notes, Will Plus Inventory. 1647 Probate 1648 View M117
MOOR Cuthbert Wanwood in Alston Moor, Cumberland. (Now in Cumbria) 1684 1687 View M24
             
PEARS George Formerly of London, but now of the Town and Parish of Brampton, in the County of Cumberland. (Now in Cumbria) 1836 1836 View P57
             
ROBINSON Christopher Highnook, in the Parish of Low Denton, Cumberland. (Now in Cumbria) 1796 1796 View R49
             
SAYER Thomas Naward Castle, in the County of Cumberland. (Cumbria) 1776 1776 View S264
SCALE John Thwaitehead in Hawkshead, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) - Summary, Notes, Probate Plus Inventory. -- Probate 1670 View S175
SCALE John Grizedale in Hawkshead, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) - Summary plus Notes and Bonds 1686 Probate 1686 View S143
SCALE Richard White Stock how, in Colton, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) - Summary plus Notes and Bonds 1685 Probate 1685 View S138
SCALE Richard Bowkerstead in Hawkshead, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) - Admon Plus Summary and Notes. 1692 -- View S139
SCALES Ellen Thwaitehead in Colton, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) - Summary, Notes, Will Plus Bond 1714 Probate 1715 View S178
SCALES John Roger Ridding in Hawkshead, Furness Fells, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) - Summary, Plus Will, Inventory and Bond. 1612 Probate 1612 View S174
SCALES John Whaithead in Hawkshead, Lancashire.  (Now in Cumbria)  Summary plus Notes and Bonds 1700 Probate 1700 View S134
SCALES John Roger Ridding in Hawkshead, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria)  Summary plus Notes and Bond. 1702 Probate 1702 View S140
SCALES John Thwaitehead in Colton, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) - Summary, Notes, Will Plus Bond 1713 Probate 1713 View S177
SCALES John Thwaitehead near Colton, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) - Summary plus Notes. 1786 Probate 1791 View S135
SCALES John Outyeat in Fieldhead Quarter, Hawkshead, Lancaster. (Now in Cumbria)  - Summary plus Notes. 1830 1832 View S127
SCALES Margaret

Coniston Waterhead, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) -

Summary, Will, Inventory and Bond.

 1729 Probate 1737 View S176
SCALES Robert Thwaitehead, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) - Summary, Will, Inventory and Bond. 1598 Probate 1599 View S173
SCALES Robert Thwait Head in Hawkshead, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) - Summary plus Notes and Bond. 1698 Probate 1699 View S141
SCALES Robert Thwaitehead in Hawkshead, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) - Summary plus Notes. 1707 Probate 1708 View S136
SCALES Rowland Thwaitehead in Colton, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria)  Summary plus Notes and Bond. 1717 Probate 1717 View S142
SCALES Rowland Thwaitehead, in the Parish of Coulton, Lancaster. (Now in Cumbria)  - Summary plus Notes. 1787 1787 View S128
SCALES Rowland Hawkshead, Lancashire. (Now in Cumbria) Will plus Summary & Notes. 1855 Probate 1855 View S130
             
ULLISON Daniel Leavens, in the County of Westmorland. (Now in Cumbria) 1682 1683 View U2
             
WALKER Joseph Greenhow Whitehaven. 1836 1845 / 54 View W41
             

Why not make a visit to the Wills site for Westmorland

Here is a site that has many Wills for Westmorland ancestors, some are abstracts, but many are complete copies of the wills, and there are also a few from Cumberland.

 

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