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| − | |The most north westerly county in England and home to the world famous Lake District.
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| − | 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.
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| − | Samuel Coleridge lived in Keswick.
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| − | '''County town:''' Carlisle | |
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| − | '''Other major towns:''' Whitehaven | + | '''Click <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.familytreeforum.com/content.php/63-UK-County-Index here]</span> to be redirected to the new location.''' |
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| − | '''[[Places_of_Worship:Cumberland | Cumberland Places of Worship]]'''
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| − | '''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| − | |[[Image: EnglandCumberland.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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| − | ==Resources==
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| − | '''Primary Reference'''
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| − | *[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/default.asp '''Cumbrian Archive Service''']
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| − | *[http://www.cumberlandarchives.co.uk/ Cumberland and Westmorland Archives]
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| − | *[http://www.cumbriafhs.com/ Cumbria Family History Society]
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| − | *[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/ Cumbria Libraries]
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| − | *[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6401/Cumberland/lookup.html Cumberland Look-up Exchange]
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| − | *[http://southwest-familyhistory.com/ South Westmorland FHS]
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| − | '''Countywide Interest'''
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| − | *[http://www.cultrans.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions]
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| − | *[http://www.jillcoulthard.com/Cumberland_family_history/cumberland_fh_main.htm Cumberland Family History Pages]
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| − | *[http://www.cumberlandhistory.co.uk/ Cumberland History]
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| − | *[http://www.cumberlandroots.co.uk/ Cumberland Roots]
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| − | *[http://www.cumbrialocalhistory.org.uk/ Cumbria Local History Federation]
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| − | *[http://www.btinternet.com/%7Egrigg/ Cumbrian Genealogy]
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| − | *[http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/manorialrecords/index.htm Cumbrian Manorial Records]
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| − | *[http://www.cumbrianrailwaysassociation.org.uk/ Cumbrian Railways Association]
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| − | *[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM EdenLinks Genealogy ~ North Cumbria]
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| − | *[http://users.tinyworld.co.uk/peterostle/besse.html Index to The Early Quaker Families of Cumberland]
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| − | *[http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/ Industrial History of Cumbria]
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| − | *[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
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| − | *[http://www.pitmen.co.uk/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Pitmen- The 1947 William Pit Disaster Project]
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| − | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/user/37/u1268437.shtml WW2 People's War]
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| − | '''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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| − | *[http://www.reayw.freeserve.co.uk/Index.htm Bishop's Transcripts for Allhallows, Dearham, Flimby, Gilcrux, Holm Cultram and Wigton]
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| − | *[http://www.bewcastle.com/monuments.htm Bewcastle]
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| − | *[http://www.carlislehistory.co.uk/ Carlisle History]
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| − | *[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/carlisleindex_f.html The City of Carlisle]
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| − | *[http://freespace.virgin.net/neville.ramsden/page2.htm Copeland District]
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| − | *[http://www.furnessfhs.co.uk/ Furness Family History Society]
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| − | *[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/longtown19/index.html 19th Century Longtown]
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| − | *[http://home.clara.net/jnoblaylock/blayclocks/new.html Blaylock Clockmakers of Longtown and Carlisle]
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| − | *[http://matterdalematters.multiply.com/ MatterdaleMatters Matterdale Matters]
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| − | *[http://www.trochos.freeserve.co.uk/photog/millom/millom1.htm Millom Ironworks]
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| − | *[http://patterdalepatter.multiply.com/ Patterdale Patter]
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| − | *[http://www.threlkeld.org.uk/ Threlkeld]
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| − | *[http://watermillockwatch.multiply.com/ Watermillock Watch]
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| − | *[http://www.mywhitehaven.net/ My Whitehaven]
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| − | *[http://www.banklands.com/ The Workington Iron and Steel Industry]
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| − | '''Maps and Photographs'''
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| − | *[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/frames_home.html Images of Cumbria]
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| − | ==Register Office==
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| − | Certificate ordering information;
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| − | *[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/registration/otherservices/copy.asp Cumbria County Council : Obtaining a copy of a certificate]
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| − | '''Barrow Register Office'''
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| − | Nan Tait Centre<br>
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| − | Abbey Road<br>
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| − | Barrow In Furness<br>
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| − | LA14 1LG<br>
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| − | Fax:01229 894513<br>
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| − | Email: barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Carlisle Register Office'''
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| − | 23 Portland Square<br>
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| − | Carlisle<br>
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| − | CA1 1PE<br>
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| − | Fax:01228 607434<br>
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| − | Email: carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Cockermouth Register Office'''
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| − | Fairfield<br>
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| − | Station Road<br>
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| − | Cockermouth<br>
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| − | CA13 9PT<br>
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| − | Tel:01900 325960<br>
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| − | Fax:01900 325962<br>
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| − | Email: cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Penrith Register Office'''
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| − | Friargate<br>
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| − | Penrith<br>
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| − | CA11 7XR<br>
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| − | Fax:01768 242122<br>
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| − | Email: penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Ulverston Register Office'''
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| − | The Town Hall<br>
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| − | Ulverston<br>
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| − | LA12 7AR<br>
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| − | '''Whitehaven Register Office'''
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| − | College House<br>
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| − | Flatt Walk<br>
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| − | Whitehaven<br>
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| − | CA28 7RW<br>
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| − | Email: whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Wigton Register Office'''
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| − | Station Road<br>
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| − | Wigton<br>
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| − | CA7 9AJ<br>
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| − | Email: wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Workington Register Office'''
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| − | Hall Park<br>
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| − | Ramsey Brow<br>
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| − | Workington<br>
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| − | CA14 4TG<br>
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| − | Tel:01900 325160<br>
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| − | Email: cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
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| − | ==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
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| − | Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
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| − | A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum] or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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| − | If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
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