Difference between revisions of "Cumberland"

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The most north westerly county in England and home to the world famous Lake District.

The traditional steel, coal and iron of the coastal towns has almost died out in modern times and replaced with dairy farming, West Cumberland Farmers being Great Britain's largest agricultural co-operative.

Samuel Coleridge lived in Keswick.

Resources

Primary Reference

Cumbrian Archive Service

Cumberland and Westmorland Archives

Cumbria Family History Society

Cumbria Libraries

Cumberland Look-up Exchange

South Westmorland FHS

Countywide Interest

Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions

Cumberland Family History Pages

Cumberland History

Cumberland Roots

Cumbria Local History Federation

Cumbrian Genealogy

Cumbrian Manorial Records

Cumbrian Railways Association

EdenLinks Genealogy ~ North Cumbria

Index to The Early Quaker Families of Cumberland

Industrial History of Cumbria

North Pennine Ancestors

Pitmen- The 1947 William Pit Disaster Project

WW2 People's War

Specific Town and Village Interest

Bishop's Transcripts for Allhallows, Dearham, Flimby, Gilcrux, Holm Cultram and Wigton

Bewcastle

Carlisle History

The City of Carlisle

Copeland District

Furness Family History Society

19th Century Longtown

Blaylock Clockmakers of Longtown and Carlisle

MatterdaleMatters Matterdale Matters

Millom Ironworks

Patterdale Patter

Threlkeld

Watermillock Watch

My Whitehaven

The Workington Iron and Steel Industry

Maps and Photographs

Images of Cumbria

Register Office

Certificate ordering information;

Cumbria County Council : Obtaining a copy of a certificate

Barrow Register Office

Nan Tait Centre
Abbey Road
Barrow In Furness
LA14 1LG
Fax:01229 894513

Email: barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Carlisle Register Office

23 Portland Square
Carlisle
CA1 1PE
Fax:01228 607434

Email: carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Cockermouth Register Office

Fairfield
Station Road
Cockermouth
CA13 9PT
Tel:01900 325960
Fax:01900 325962

Email: cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Penrith Register Office

Friargate
Penrith
CA11 7XR
Fax:01768 242122

Email: penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Ulverston Register Office

The Town Hall
Ulverston
LA12 7AR

Whitehaven Register Office

College House
Flatt Walk
Whitehaven
CA28 7RW

Email: whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Wigton Register Office

Station Road
Wigton
CA7 9AJ

Email: wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Workington Register Office

Hall Park
Ramsey Brow
Workington
CA14 4TG
Tel:01900 325160

Email: cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.

Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Barrow in Furness R/O Helen Smith Too

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.

Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Barrow cemetery details needed Helen Smith Too

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries

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+[[Category:Region 1 ~ North West England]]
+{| width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"
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+|The most north westerly county in England and home to the world famous Lake District.
+The traditional steel, coal and iron of the coastal towns has almost died out in modern times and replaced with dairy farming, West Cumberland Farmers being Great Britain's largest agricultural co-operative.
-<div align="right">
+Samuel Coleridge lived in Keswick.
-[[Image:Cumberland.jpg|250px|thumb|A dreamy landscape submitted by Tom
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
-]]
+|-valign="top"
-</div>
+|
-__TOC__<br>
+'''County town:''' Carlisle
-[[Image:EnglandCumberland.jpg|left|131px|thumb|Historic Cumberland County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
-'''Cumberland'''
-County town: Carlisle
+'''Other major towns:''' Whitehaven
-Other major towns: Whitehaven
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Cumberland | Cumberland Places of Worship]]'''
-The most north westerly county in England and home to the world famous Lake District.
+'''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
-The traditional steel, coal and iron of the coastal towns has almost died out in modern times and replaced with dairy farming, West Cumberland Farmers being Great Britain's largest agricultural co-operative.
+|[[Image: EnglandCumberland.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
-The birthplace of William Wordsworth and the home of Samuel Coleridge.
+==Resources==
-<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><BR><BR>
-==Register Offices==
-*Certificate ordering information;
+'''Primary Reference'''
-*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/registration/otherservices/copy.asp Cumbria County Council : Registration Service : Other Services : Obtaining a copy of a certificate]
+*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/default.asp '''Cumbrian Archive Service''']
+*[http://www.cumberlandarchives.co.uk/ Cumberland and Westmorland Archives]
+*[http://www.cumbriafhs.com/ Cumbria Family History Society]
+*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/ Cumbria Libraries]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6401/Cumberland/lookup.html Cumberland Look-up Exchange]
-'''Barrow Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://southwest-familyhistory.com/ South Westmorland FHS]
-Nan Tait Centre<br>
-Abbey Road<br>
-Barrow In Furness<br>
-LA14 1LG<br>
-Fax:01229 894513<br>
-Email barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
-'''Carlisle Register Office'''<br>
-Portland Square<br>
-Carlisle<br>
-CA1 1PE<br>
-Fax:01228 607434<br>
-Email carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-'''Cockermouth Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.cultrans.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions]
-Fairfield<br>
-Station Road<br>
-Cockermouth<br>
-CA13 9PT<br>
-Tel:01900 325960<br>
-Fax:01900 325962<br>
-Email cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://www.jillcoulthard.com/Cumberland_family_history/cumberland_fh_main.htm  Cumberland Family History Pages]
-'''Kendal Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.cumberlandhistory.co.uk/ Cumberland History]
-County Offices<br>
-Kendal<br>
-LA9 4RQ<br>
-Fax:01539 773565<br>
-Email kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://www.cumberlandroots.co.uk/ Cumberland Roots]
-'''Penrith Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.cumbrialocalhistory.org.uk/  Cumbria Local History Federation]
-Friargate<br>
-Penrith<br>
-CA11 7XR<br>
-Fax:01768 242122<br>
-Email penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://www.btinternet.com/%7Egrigg/ Cumbrian Genealogy]
-'''Ulverston Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/manorialrecords/index.htm Cumbrian Manorial Records]
-The Town Hall<br>
-Ulverston<br>
-LA12 7AR<br>
+*[http://www.cumbrianrailwaysassociation.org.uk/ Cumbrian Railways Association]
-'''Whitehaven Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM EdenLinks Genealogy ~ North Cumbria]
-College House<br>
-Flatt Walk<br>
-Whitehaven<br>
-CA28 7RW<br>
-Email whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://users.tinyworld.co.uk/peterostle/besse.html Index to The Early Quaker Families of Cumberland]
-'''Wigton Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/ Industrial History of Cumbria]
-Station Road<br>
-Wigton<br>
-CA7 9AJ<br>
-Email wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
-'''Workington Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.pitmen.co.uk/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Pitmen- The 1947 William Pit Disaster Project]
-Hall Park<br>
-Ramsey Brow<br>
-Workington<br>
-CA14 4TG<br>
-Tel:01900 325160<br>
-Email cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/user/37/u1268437.shtml WW2 People's War]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.reayw.freeserve.co.uk/Index.htm Bishop's Transcripts for Allhallows, Dearham, Flimby, Gilcrux, Holm Cultram and Wigton]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.bewcastle.com/monuments.htm Bewcastle]
+*[http://www.carlislehistory.co.uk/ Carlisle History]
-'''Records Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/carlisleindex_f.html The City of Carlisle]
-*Barrow in Furness R/O [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=296 Helen Smith Too]
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/neville.ramsden/page2.htm Copeland District]
+*[http://www.furnessfhs.co.uk/ Furness Family History Society]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/longtown19/index.html 19th Century Longtown]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://home.clara.net/jnoblaylock/blayclocks/new.html Blaylock Clockmakers of Longtown and Carlisle]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://matterdalematters.multiply.com/ MatterdaleMatters Matterdale Matters]
+*[http://www.trochos.freeserve.co.uk/photog/millom/millom1.htm Millom Ironworks]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://patterdalepatter.multiply.com/ Patterdale Patter]
-*Barrow cemetery  ''details needed'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=296 Helen Smith Too]
+*[http://www.threlkeld.org.uk/ Threlkeld]
+*[http://watermillockwatch.multiply.com/ Watermillock Watch]
-==Photo Offers==
+*[http://www.mywhitehaven.net/ My Whitehaven]
-Members who have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send the member a private message with your queries.
+*[http://www.banklands.com/ The Workington Iron and Steel Industry]
-==Links==
-'''Primary Research Links'''
-*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/default.asp '''Cumbrian Archive Service''']
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/ GENUKI Cumbria]
+*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/frames_home.html Images of Cumbria]
-*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/ Cumbria Libraries]
+==Register Office==
-*[http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/manorialrecords/index.htm Cumbrian Manorial Records]
+Certificate ordering information;
+*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/registration/otherservices/copy.asp Cumbria County Council : Obtaining a copy of a certificate]
-*[http://www.cumberlandroots.co.uk/ Cumberland Roots]
-*[http://www.btinternet.com/%7Egrigg/ Cumbrian Genealogy]
+'''Barrow Register Office'''
-*[http://www.cumbriafhs.com/ Cumbria Family History Society]
+Nan Tait Centre<br>
+Abbey Road<br>
+Barrow In Furness<br>
+LA14 1LG<br>
+Fax:01229 894513<br>
-*[http://www.furnessfhs.co.uk/ Furness Family History Society]
+Email: barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.cumbrialocalhistory.org.uk/  Cumbria Local History Federation]
-*[http://www.cumberlandhistory.co.uk/ Cumberland History]
+'''Carlisle Register Office'''
-*[http://www.jillcoulthard.com/  Verwood - Jill Coulthard Home page]
+Portland Square<br>
+Carlisle<br>
+CA1 1PE<br>
+Fax:01228 607434<br>
-*[http://www.cumberlandandwestmorland-opc.co.uk/ Cumberland and Westmoreland Online Parish Clerks]
+Email: carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6401/Cumberland/lookup.html Cumberland Look-up Exchange]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyCumberland.htm#PageTitle IGI Cumberland]
+'''Cockermouth Register Office'''
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cumbria/index.html Cumbria, Cumberland & Westmorland Genealogy Links]
+Fairfield<br>
+Station Road<br>
+Cockermouth<br>
+CA13 9PT<br>
+Tel:01900 325960<br>
+Fax:01900 325962<br>
-*[http://www.reayw.freeserve.co.uk/Index.htm Bishop's Transcripts]
+Email: cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.cumberlandroots.co.uk/ Parish Records]
-*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/longtown19/index.html Carlisle Newspapers]
+'''Penrith Register Office'''
-*[http://www.cultrans.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Cumberland and Westmoreland Newspaper Transcriptions]
+Friargate<br>
+Penrith<br>
+CA11 7XR<br>
+Fax:01768 242122<br>
-*[http://www.btinternet.com/~grigg/1829All16042006.pdf Principal Inhabitants of Cumberland and Westmoreland 1829]
+Email: penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.btinternet.com/~grigg/1847and1855Combined16042006.pdf Principal Inhabitants of Cumberland 1847]
-*[http://www.btinternet.com/~grigg/1901All16042006.pdf Bulmers's Directory of Cumberland 1901]
+'''Ulverston Register Office'''
-*[http://sylgrigg.users.btopenworld.com/1851Consolidated16042006.pdf 1851 Cumberland Census by name]
+The Town Hall<br>
+Ulverston<br>
+LA12 7AR<br>
-*[http://sylgrigg.users.btopenworld.com/Census_Places16042006.pdf List of Places]
-*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~rutledge/DodgsonManuscript.htm The Rutledge Family Association -The Dodgson Manuscript]
+'''Whitehaven Register Office'''
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/cumb/cumberland_workhouses.htm  Cumberland Workhouses]
+College House<br>
+Flatt Walk<br>
+Whitehaven<br>
+CA28 7RW<br>
-*[http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/ The Industrial History of Cumberland]
+Email: whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.trochos.freeserve.co.uk/photog/millom/millom1.htm Millom Ironworks]
-*[http://www.cumbrianrailwaysassociation.org.uk/ The Cumbrian Railways Association]
+'''Wigton Register Office'''
-*[http://www.banklands.com/ The Workington Iron and Steel Industry]
+Station Road<br>
+Wigton<br>
+CA7 9AJ<br>
+Email: wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
+'''Workington Register Office'''
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+Hall Park<br>
+Ramsey Brow<br>
+Workington<br>
+CA14 4TG<br>
+Tel:01900 325160<br>
-*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM Local Village Sites]
+Email: cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/user/37/u1268437.shtml Cumberland WW2]
-*[http://hometown.aol.com/samgreany/CumbriaDeathNotices.html Cumbria Death Notices]
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM Cumberland and Westmorland Family History and Genealogy]
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://home.clara.net/jnoblaylock/blayclocks/new.html Blaylock Clockmakers]
+*Barrow in Furness R/O [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=296 Helen Smith Too]
-*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/carlisleindex_f.html The Carlisle Index]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.carlislehistory.co.uk/ Carlisle History]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://freespace.virgin.net/neville.ramsden/ Copeland District]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.bewcastle.com/monuments.htm Bewcastle: Cumbria's Border Country]
-*[http://freespace.virgin.net/neville.ramsden/ Neville Ramsden]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://groups.msn.com/PatterdalePatter/ Genealogy Pages for Patterdale, Hartsop, Glenridding and Deepdale]
+*Barrow cemetery  ''details needed'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=296 Helen Smith Too]
+==Photo Offers==
-'''Maps and Photographs'''
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries
-*[http://www.cumbrialakes.org/ Historical photographs of Cumbria]
-*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/frames_home.html Images of Cumbria]
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+Back to [[England]]