Difference between revisions of "Cumberland"

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*[http://www.furnessfhs.co.uk/ Furness FHS]
 
*[http://www.furnessfhs.co.uk/ Furness FHS]
 
*[http://www.cumbrialocalhistory.org.uk/  Local History Groups]
 
*[http://www.cumbrialocalhistory.org.uk/  Local History Groups]
*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/carlisleindex_f.html Carlisle History]
 
 
*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM Local Village Sites]
 
*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM Local Village Sites]
 
*[http://freespace.virgin.net/neville.ramsden/ Copeland District]
 
*[http://freespace.virgin.net/neville.ramsden/ Copeland District]
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cumbria/index.html Genealogy Links]
 
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cumbria/index.html Genealogy Links]
 
*[http://www.old-maps.co.uk/gazetteer/10cumbe071/10cumbe071gazA.htm TOWN and VILLAGE MAPS]
 
*[http://www.old-maps.co.uk/gazetteer/10cumbe071/10cumbe071gazA.htm TOWN and VILLAGE MAPS]
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*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/cumb/cumberland_workhouses.htm  Cumberland Workhouses]
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*[http://www.cumberlandroots.co.uk/ Cumberland Roots]
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/%7Egrigg/ Cumbrian Genealogy]
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*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/carlisleindex_f.html The Carlisle Index]
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*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM Cumberland and Westmorland Family History and Genealogy]
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*[http://www.cultrans.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Cumberland And Westmoreland Newspaper Transcriptions]
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/neville.ramsden/ Neville Ramsden]
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*[http://www.jillcoulthard.com/]JILL COULTHARD HOME PAGE]
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*[http://hometown.aol.com/samgreany/CumbriaDeathNotices.html Cumbria Death Notices]
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*[http://www.reayw.freeserve.co.uk/Index.htm Bishops Transcripts]
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/user/37/u1268437.shtml Cumberland ww2]
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An excellent and dense family history document from the first half of the nineteenth century.
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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.
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Use the edit/find function on your browser to see if your Cumberland roots are here 
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~rutledge/DodgsonManuscript.htm The Rutledge Family Association-The Dodgson Manuscript]
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I found one or two mistakes, but try checking with the obits etc on this site
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*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/longtown19/index.html Carlisle Newspapers]
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Bewcastle MI's
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There is an index of momnumental inscriptions from St Cuthbert's Church, Bewcastle here
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*[http://www.bewcastle.com/monuments.htm Bewcastle: Cumbria's Border Country]
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The church has put out a CD containing the full inscriptions

Revision as of 13:53, 14 March 2007


Registry Offices
Barrow In Furness

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

Carlisle

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

Cockermouth

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

Kendal

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

Penrith

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

Ulverston

Ulverston Register Office
The Town Hall
Ulverston
LA12 7AR

Whitehaven

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

Wigton

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

Workington

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


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