Difference between revisions of "Westmorland"

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Way up in the north west of England, Westmorland forms a main part of Lake District National Park.

In the greater part hilly, much of Westmorland is unspoiled.

Copper was mined from the western mountains, slate and limestone were quarried, along with marble which is fashioned into chimney-pieces, ornaments etc.

William Wordsworth lived at Dove Cottage, Grasmere.

Resources

Primary Reference

Cumbria Record Office

Cumbria FHS

South Westmorland FHS

Countywide Interest

Constables 1787 Census Index

1851 Census for Cumberland & Westmorland

Eden Valley in Cumbria - Cumberland and Westmorland

General Information

Cumbrian Genealogy

Cumbria/Cumberland/Westmorland Genealogy Links

Cumbrian Manorial Records New

Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions New

Westmorland Papers

Principal Inhabitants of Cumberland and Westmorland 1829 .PDF

North Pennine Ancestors

South Westmorland Family History Society

Westmorland Abstracts of Wills New

North Westmorland Window Tax 1777

Specific Town and Village Interest

Heversham New

Kirkby Stephen

Maulds Meaburn

Milnthorpe Parish Records

Patterdale Patter

Witherslack Parish Records

Maps and Photographs

Frith Pictures

Images of Cumbria

Register Office

Kendal Register Office

County Offices
Kendal
LA9 4RQ
Fax:01539 773565

Email: kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

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Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

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+[[Category:Region 1 ~ North West England]]
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+|Way up in the north west of England, Westmorland forms a main part of Lake District National Park.
+In the greater part hilly, much of Westmorland is unspoiled.
-See [[Cumberland]] page as well.<br>
+Copper was mined from the western mountains, slate and limestone were quarried, along with marble which is fashioned into chimney-pieces, ornaments etc.
-=====Register Office Contact Details=====
+William Wordsworth lived at Dove Cottage, Grasmere.
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
+|-valign="top"
+|
+'''County town:''' Appleby
-=====Links=====
-*[http://http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/knrec.asp Cumbria Record Office]<br><br>
-*[http://http://www.cumbriafhs.com Cumbria FHS]<br><br>
-*[http://http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Westmoreland/gazetteer.html General Information]<br> <br>
-*[http://edenlinks.rootsweb.com/1gp/RECORDS/CC/CCINDEX.HTM  1787 Census Index ]<br><br>
-*[http://http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WES/churchgallery.htm Westmoreland Church Photographs]<br><br>
-*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050303042515/jennylittle.members.beeb.net/index.htm 1851 Census]<br><br>
-*[http://http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/cumbria/ Frith Pictures]<br><br>
-*[http://http://www.old-maps.co.uk/gazetteer/10westm371/10westm371gazA.htm Town and Village Maps]<br><br>
-*[http://http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/westmd/westmorland.htm Westmoreland Workhouses]<br><br>
-*[http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~enzedders/index.htm Kirkby Stephen]<br><br>
-*[http://www.mauldy.supanet.com/ Maulds Meaburn]<br><br>
-*[http://www.northofthesands.org.uk/index.php?file=home Westmorland Papers]<br><br>
-*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM Eden Valley in Cumbria - Cumberland and Westmorland]<br><br>
-*[http://www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/ Westmoreland County Genealogy Project]<br><br>
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cumbria/index.html Cumbria/Cumberland/Westmorland Genealogy Links]<br><br>
-*[http://www.btinternet.com/~grigg/ Cumbrian Genealogy]<br><br>
-*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/milnthorpe.html Parish Records for Milnthorpe]<br><br>
-*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/witherslack.html Parish records for Witherslack]<br><br>
-=====Record Office and Cemetery Lookup Contacts=====
+'''Other major towns:''' Kendal
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Westmoreland| Westmorland Places of Worship]]'''
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandWestmoreland.jpg|right|151px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''Primary Reference'''
+*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/knrec.asp '''Cumbria Record Office''']
+*[http://cumbriafhs.com/cgi-bin/site/main.pl Cumbria FHS]
+*[http://southwest-familyhistory.com/ South Westmorland FHS]
+'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://edenlinks.rootsweb.com/1gp/RECORDS/CC/CCINDEX.HTM  Constables 1787 Census Index ]
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050303042515/jennylittle.members.beeb.net/index.htm 1851 Census for Cumberland & Westmorland]
+*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM Eden Valley in Cumbria - Cumberland and Westmorland]
+*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Westmoreland/gazetteer.html General Information]
+*[http://www.btinternet.com/~grigg/ Cumbrian Genealogy]
+*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cumbria/index.html Cumbria/Cumberland/Westmorland Genealogy Links]
+*[http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/manorialrecords/index.htm Cumbrian Manorial Records] New
+*[http://www.cultrans.com/ Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions] New
+*[http://www.northofthesands.org.uk/westmoreland/home Westmorland Papers]
+*[http://www.btinternet.com/~grigg/1829All16042006.pdf Principal Inhabitants of Cumberland and Westmorland 1829 .PDF]
+*[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
+*[http://southwest-familyhistory.com/ South Westmorland Family History Society]
+*[http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~enzedders/westmorland/ Westmorland Abstracts of Wills] New
+*[http://edenlinks.rootsweb.com/1gp/RECORDS/WIN_TAX_NW.HTM North Westmorland Window Tax 1777]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+*[http://www.heversham.org/heversham_history_bingham_1.html Heversham] New
+*[http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~enzedders/index.htm Kirkby Stephen]
+*[http://www.mauldy.supanet.com/ Maulds Meaburn]
+*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/milnthorpe.html Milnthorpe Parish Records]
+*[http://patterdalepatter.multiply.com/ Patterdale Patter]
+*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/witherslack.html Witherslack Parish Records]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/cumbria/ Frith Pictures]
+*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/frames_home.html Images of Cumbria]
+==Register Office==
+'''Kendal Register Office'''
+County Offices<br>
+Kendal<br>
+LA9 4RQ<br>
+Fax:01539 773565<br>
+Email: kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
+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.
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Cemetery 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.
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+==Photo Offers==
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
+Back to [[England]]