Source document description
A List of the Lancashire Wills Proved within the Archdeaconry of Richmond and now preserved in the Probate Court at Lancaster from 1748 to 1792
Period covered: from 1748 to 1792
World location: UK & Ireland
Country location(s): England
'Region' and/or city location(s): Lancashire
Town/locale: Archdeaconry of Richmond
Typically the information given is full name, parish/town of residence, occupation, and date the will was proved. Entries for women refer to their marital status rather than an occupation eg spinster, widow. Occasionally the location of a former residence is also give eg "formerly of Liverpool".
The Archdeaconery of Richmond covered the part of Lancashire north of the River Ribble, and parts of Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire. It was further subdivided into deaneries. This volume indexes the the western deaneries, which are either wholly or partly in Lancashire, - Amounderness, Furness, Kendal and Lonsdale. Their records are held at the Lancashire Record Office.
EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS VOLUME
Inv. means Inventory, and is only inserted where there is no will or administration
Admon means an administration but no Will.
A.W. signifies an Administration with Will annexed.
TUON or CURON BOND signifies a Bond given for the guardianship
of the infant child or children of the deceased.
The letters "A","F","K","L" at the end of the description, indicate the Deanery in which the papers were filed.
A - Deanery of Amounderness
F - Deanery of Furness
K - Deanery of Kendal
L - Deanery of Lonsdale
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