Difference between revisions of "Cumberland"

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=====Registry Offices=====
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==Registry Offices==
  
 
*Certificate ordering information;
 
*Certificate ordering information;
 
*[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/registration/otherservices/copy.asp Cumbria County Council : Registration Service : Other Services : Obtaining a copy of a certificate]
  
======'''Barrow In Furness'''======
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=====Barrow In Furness=====
 
Barrow Register Office<br>
 
Barrow Register Office<br>
 
Nan Tait Centre<br>
 
Nan Tait Centre<br>
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Email barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
 
Email barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
  
======'''Carlisle'''======
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=====Carlisle=====
 
Carlisle Register Office<br>
 
Carlisle Register Office<br>
 
23 Portland Square<br>
 
23 Portland Square<br>
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Email carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
 
Email carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
  
======'''Cockermouth'''======
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=====Cockermouth=====
 
Cockermouth Register Office<br>
 
Cockermouth Register Office<br>
 
Fairfield<br>
 
Fairfield<br>
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Email cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
 
Email cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
  
======'''Kendal'''======
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=====Kendal=====
 
Kendal Register Office<br>
 
Kendal Register Office<br>
 
County Offices<br>
 
County Offices<br>
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Email kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
 
Email kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
  
======'''Penrith'''======
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=====Penrith=====
 
Penrith Register Office<br>
 
Penrith Register Office<br>
 
Friargate<br>
 
Friargate<br>
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Email penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
 
Email penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
  
======'''Ulverston'''======
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=====Ulverston=====
 
Ulverston Register Office<br>
 
Ulverston Register Office<br>
 
The Town Hall<br>
 
The Town Hall<br>
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LA12 7AR<br>
 
LA12 7AR<br>
  
======'''Whitehaven'''======
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=====Whitehaven=====
 
Whitehaven Register Office<br>
 
Whitehaven Register Office<br>
 
College House<br>
 
College House<br>
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Email whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
 
Email whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
  
======'''Wigton'''======
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=====Wigton=====
 
Wigton Register Office<br>
 
Wigton Register Office<br>
 
Station Road<br>
 
Station Road<br>
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Email wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
 
Email wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
  
======'''Workington'''======
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=====Workington=====
 
Workington Register Office<br>
 
Workington Register Office<br>
 
Hall Park<br>
 
Hall Park<br>
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=====Links=====
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==Links==
  
 
*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/default.asp CUMBRIAN ARCHIVE SERVICE]
 
*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/default.asp CUMBRIAN ARCHIVE SERVICE]

Revision as of 00:08, 16 March 2007


Registry Offices

Barrow In Furness

Barrow Register Office
Nan Tait Centre
Abbey Road
Barrow In Furness
LA14 1LG
Fax:01229 894513
Email barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Carlisle

Carlisle Register Office
23 Portland Square
Carlisle
CA1 1PE
Fax:01228 607434
Email carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Cockermouth

Cockermouth Register Office
Fairfield
Station Road
Cockermouth
CA13 9PT
Tel:01900 325960
Fax:01900 325962
Email cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Kendal

Kendal Register Office
County Offices
Kendal
LA9 4RQ
Fax:01539 773565
Email kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Penrith

Penrith Register Office
Friargate
Penrith
CA11 7XR
Fax:01768 242122
Email penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Ulverston

Ulverston Register Office
The Town Hall
Ulverston
LA12 7AR

Whitehaven

Whitehaven Register Office
College House
Flatt Walk
Whitehaven
CA28 7RW
Email whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Wigton

Wigton Register Office
Station Road
Wigton
CA7 9AJ
Email wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Workington

Workington Register Office
Hall Park
Ramsey Brow
Workington
CA14 4TG
Tel:01900 325160
Email cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk


Links

An excellent and dense family history document from the first half of the nineteenth century. The writer's main interest is the Dodgson family, but mentions many more families in the Longtown/Carlisle area with birth marriage and death details going back to the 1700's. Use the edit/find function on your browser to see if your Cumberland roots are here

I found one or two mistakes, but try checking with the obits etc on this site


Bewcastle MI's There is an index of momnumental inscriptions from St Cuthbert's Church, Bewcastle here

The church has put out a CD containing the full inscriptions