Cumberland
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Cumberland
County town: Carlisle
Other major towns: Whitehaven
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.
The birthplace of William Wordsworth and the home of Samuel Coleridge.
Register Offices
- Certificate ordering information;
- Cumbria County Council : Registration Service : Other Services : Obtaining a copy of a certificate
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
Record Office Lookup Requests
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Records Office Lookup Contacts
- Barrow in Furness R/O Helen Smith Too
Cemetery Lookup Requests
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Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Barrow cemetery details needed Helen Smith Too
Links
Local History Society
- Cumberland History Pages Includes some transcriptions from the West Cumberland Times
OPC
- Cumberland and Westmoreland Online Parish Clerks <<< coming soon
Archives
- Carlisle Newspapers I found one or two mistakes, but try checking with the obits etc on this site
Family and social history
- The Rutledge Family Association-The Dodgson Manuscript 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
Maps & Photographs
Countywide interest
Specific Town Village interest
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
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