Difference between revisions of "Westmorland"

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[[Category:Region 1 ~ North West England]]
 
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Copper was mined from the western mountains, slate and limestone were quarried, along with marble which is fashioned into chimney-pieces, ornaments etc.  
 
Copper was mined from the western mountains, slate and limestone were quarried, along with marble which is fashioned into chimney-pieces, ornaments etc.  
  
Samuel Coleridge lived at Keswick.
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William Wordsworth lived at Dove Cottage, Grasmere.
 
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'''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
 
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'''Primary Reference'''
 
'''Primary Reference'''
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*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/knrec.asp '''Cumbria Record Office''']
 
*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/knrec.asp '''Cumbria Record Office''']
  
 
*[http://cumbriafhs.com/cgi-bin/site/main.pl Cumbria FHS]
 
*[http://cumbriafhs.com/cgi-bin/site/main.pl Cumbria FHS]
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*[http://southwest-familyhistory.com/ South Westmorland FHS]
  
  
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*[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
 
*[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
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*[http://southwest-familyhistory.com/ South Westmorland Family History Society]
  
 
*[http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~enzedders/westmorland/ Westmorland Abstracts of Wills] New
 
*[http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~enzedders/westmorland/ Westmorland Abstracts of Wills] New
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*[http://www.mauldy.supanet.com/ Maulds Meaburn]
 
*[http://www.mauldy.supanet.com/ Maulds Meaburn]
 
*[http://www.msnusers.com/MartindaleMart Martindale Mart]
 
  
 
*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/milnthorpe.html Milnthorpe Parish Records]
 
*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/milnthorpe.html Milnthorpe Parish Records]
  
*[http://groups.msn.com/PatterdalePatter/ Patterdale] Includes some Parish Records
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*[http://patterdalepatter.multiply.com/ Patterdale Patter]
  
 
*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/witherslack.html Witherslack Parish Records]
 
*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/witherslack.html Witherslack Parish Records]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
*[http://www.adamthwaitearchive.org.uk/History/early_maps_of_WestmorlandandWestRiding.htm Early Maps of Cumberland and the West Riding of Yorkshire] New
 
  
 
*[http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/cumbria/ Frith Pictures]
 
*[http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/cumbria/ Frith Pictures]
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*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/frames_home.html Images of Cumbria]
 
*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/frames_home.html Images of Cumbria]
  
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==Register Office==
  
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'''Kendal Register Office'''
  
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County Offices<br>
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Kendal<br>
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LA9 4RQ<br>
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Fax:01539 773565<br>
  
'''Books of local interest'''
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Email: kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Register Office==
 
  
None listed
 
  
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
 
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
 
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
 
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
  
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
 
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
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Back to [[England]]
 
Back to [[England]]

Latest revision as of 10:30, 16 May 2023

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.

County town: Appleby


Other major towns: Kendal


Westmorland Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference



Countywide Interest



Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs

Register Office

Kendal Register Office

County Offices
Kendal
LA9 4RQ
Fax:01539 773565

Email: kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk


Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Please read the 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

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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Cemetery Lookup Contacts


Photo Offers

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