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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.

Resources

Primary Reference

Cumbrian Archive Service

Cumberland and Westmorland Archives

Cumberland Look-up Exchange

Cumbria Family History Society

Cumbria Libraries

Furness Family History Society

GENUKI Cumbria

Countywide Interest

Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions

Cumberland Family History Pages

Cumberland History

Cumberland Roots

Cumberland Workhouses

Cumbria, Cumberland & Westmorland Genealogy Links

Cumbria Local History Federation

Cumbrian Genealogy includes lists of principal inhabitants, 1851 census, 1901 directory

Cumbrian Manorial Records

Cumbrian Railways Association

EdenLinks Genealogy

Index to the early Quaker families of Cumberland

Industrial History of Cumbria

North Pennine Ancestors

Pitmen- The 1947 William Pit Disaster Project

WW2 People's War stories gathered by BBC Radio Cumbria

Specific Town and Village Interest

Bishop's Transcripts for Allhallows, Dearham, Flimby, Gilcrux, Holm Cultram and Wigton

Bewcastle

Carlisle History

The City of Carlisle

Copeland District

19th Century Longtown

Blaylock Clockmakers of Longtown and Carlisle

Millom Ironworks

Patterdale Patter family history exchange for Patterdale, Hartsop, Glenridding and Deepdale

The Workington Iron and Steel Industry

Maps and Photographs

Images of Cumbria

Books of local interest

Register Office

Certificate ordering information;

Cumbria County Council : Obtaining a copy of a certificate

Barrow Register Office

Nan Tait Centre
Abbey Road
Barrow In Furness
LA14 1LG
Fax:01229 894513

Email: barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Carlisle Register Office

23 Portland Square
Carlisle
CA1 1PE
Fax:01228 607434

Email: carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Cockermouth Register Office

Fairfield
Station Road
Cockermouth
CA13 9PT
Tel:01900 325960
Fax:01900 325962

Email: cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Kendal Register Office

County Offices
Kendal
LA9 4RQ
Fax:01539 773565

Email: kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Penrith Register Office

Friargate
Penrith
CA11 7XR
Fax:01768 242122

Email: penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Ulverston Register Office

The Town Hall
Ulverston
LA12 7AR

Whitehaven Register Office

College House
Flatt Walk
Whitehaven
CA28 7RW

Email: whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Wigton Register Office

Station Road
Wigton
CA7 9AJ

Email: wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Workington Register Office

Hall Park
Ramsey Brow
Workington
CA14 4TG
Tel:01900 325160

Email: cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Record Office 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 Lookup Contacts

Barrow in Furness R/O Helen Smith Too

Cemetery 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.

Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Barrow cemetery details needed Helen Smith Too

Photo Offers

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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-[[Image:EnglandCumberland.jpg|right|131px|thumb|Historic Cumberland County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
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+|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.
-'''Cumberland'''
+The birthplace of William Wordsworth and the home of Samuel Coleridge.
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
+|-valign="top"
+|
+'''County town:''' Carlisle
-County town: Carlisle
-Other major towns: Whitehaven
+'''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.
+'''[[Places_of_Worship: Cumberland | Cumberland Places of Worship]]'''
-The birthplace of William Wordsworth and the home of Samuel Coleridge.
-<br><br><br>
-==Register Offices==
-*Certificate ordering information;
+'''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
-*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/registration/otherservices/copy.asp Cumbria County Council : Registration Service : Other Services : Obtaining a copy of a certificate]
+|[[Image: EnglandCumberland.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''Primary Reference'''
+*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/default.asp '''Cumbrian Archive Service''']
+*[http://www.cumberlandarchives.co.uk/ Cumberland and Westmorland Archives]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6401/Cumberland/lookup.html Cumberland Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://www.cumbriafhs.com/ Cumbria Family History Society]
+*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/ Cumbria Libraries]
+*[http://www.furnessfhs.co.uk/ Furness Family History Society]
+*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/ GENUKI Cumbria]
+'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://www.cultrans.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions]
+*[http://www.jillcoulthard.com/Cumberland_family_history/cumberland_fh_main.htm  Cumberland Family History Pages]
+*[http://www.cumberlandhistory.co.uk/ Cumberland History]
+*[http://www.cumberlandroots.co.uk/ Cumberland Roots]
+*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/cumb/cumberland_workhouses.htm  Cumberland Workhouses]
+*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cumbria/index.html Cumbria, Cumberland & Westmorland Genealogy Links]
+*[http://www.cumbrialocalhistory.org.uk/  Cumbria Local History Federation]
+*[http://www.btinternet.com/%7Egrigg/ Cumbrian Genealogy] includes lists of principal inhabitants, 1851 census, 1901 directory
+*[http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/manorialrecords/index.htm Cumbrian Manorial Records]
+*[http://www.cumbrianrailwaysassociation.org.uk/ Cumbrian Railways Association]
+*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM EdenLinks Genealogy]
+*[http://users.tinyworld.co.uk/peterostle/besse.html Index to the early Quaker families of Cumberland]
+*[http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/ Industrial History of Cumbria]
+*[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
+*[http://www.pitmen.co.uk/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Pitmen- The 1947 William Pit Disaster Project]
+*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/user/37/u1268437.shtml WW2 People's War] stories gathered by BBC Radio Cumbria
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+*[http://www.reayw.freeserve.co.uk/Index.htm Bishop's Transcripts for Allhallows, Dearham, Flimby, Gilcrux, Holm Cultram and Wigton]
+*[http://www.bewcastle.com/monuments.htm Bewcastle]
+*[http://www.carlislehistory.co.uk/ Carlisle History]
+*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/carlisleindex_f.html The City of Carlisle]
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/neville.ramsden/page2.htm Copeland District]
+*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/longtown19/index.html 19th Century Longtown]
+*[http://home.clara.net/jnoblaylock/blayclocks/new.html Blaylock Clockmakers of Longtown and Carlisle]
+*[http://www.trochos.freeserve.co.uk/photog/millom/millom1.htm Millom Ironworks]
+*[http://groups.msn.com/PatterdalePatter/ Patterdale Patter] family history exchange for Patterdale, Hartsop, Glenridding and Deepdale
+*[http://www.banklands.com/ The Workington Iron and Steel Industry]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/frames_home.html Images of Cumbria]
+'''Books of local interest'''
+==Register Office==
+Certificate ordering information;
+*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/registration/otherservices/copy.asp Cumbria County Council : Obtaining a copy of a certificate]
+'''Barrow Register Office'''
-'''Barrow Register Office'''<br>
 Nan Tait Centre<br>
 Abbey Road<br>
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 LA14 1LG<br>
 Fax:01229 894513<br>
-Email barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+Email: barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
+'''Carlisle Register Office'''
-'''Carlisle Register Office'''<br>
 Portland Square<br>
 Carlisle<br>
 CA1 1PE<br>
 Fax:01228 607434<br>
-Email carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+Email: carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
+'''Cockermouth Register Office'''
-'''Cockermouth Register Office'''<br>
 Fairfield<br>
 Station Road<br>
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 Tel:01900 325960<br>
 Fax:01900 325962<br>
-Email cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+Email: cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
+'''Kendal Register Office'''
-'''Kendal Register Office'''<br>
 County Offices<br>
 Kendal<br>
 LA9 4RQ<br>
 Fax:01539 773565<br>
-Email kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+Email: kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
+'''Penrith Register Office'''
-'''Penrith Register Office'''<br>
 Friargate<br>
 Penrith<br>
 CA11 7XR<br>
 Fax:01768 242122<br>
-Email penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+Email: penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-'''Ulverston Register Office'''<br>
+'''Ulverston Register Office'''
 The Town Hall<br>
 Ulverston<br>
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-'''Whitehaven Register Office'''<br>
+'''Whitehaven Register Office'''
 College House<br>
 Flatt Walk<br>
 Whitehaven<br>
 CA28 7RW<br>
-Email whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+Email: whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-'''Wigton Register Office'''<br>
+'''Wigton Register Office'''
 Station Road<br>
 Wigton<br>
 CA7 9AJ<br>
-Email wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+Email: wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
+'''Workington Register Office'''
-'''Workington Register Office'''<br>
 Hall Park<br>
 Ramsey Brow<br>
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 CA14 4TG<br>
 Tel:01900 325160<br>
-Email cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+Email: cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
@@ Line 98: / Line 208: @@
 Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-'''Records Office Lookup Contacts'''
+'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
 *Barrow in Furness R/O [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=296 Helen Smith Too]
@@ Line 110: / Line 220: @@
 Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
@@ Line 120: / Line 230: @@
 ==Photo Offers==
-Members who have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send the member a private message with your queries.
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-==Links==
-'''Primary Reference Links'''
-*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/default.asp '''Cumbrian Archive Service''']
-*[http://www.cumberlandarchives.co.uk/ Cumberland and Westmorland Archives]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6401/Cumberland/lookup.html Cumberland Look-up Exchange]
-*[http://www.cumbriafhs.com/ Cumbria Family History Society]
-*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/ Cumbria Libraries]
-*[http://www.furnessfhs.co.uk/ Furness Family History Society]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/ GENUKI Cumbria]
-'''Countywide Interest'''
-*[http://www.cultrans.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions]
-*[http://www.jillcoulthard.com/Cumberland_family_history/cumberland_fh_main.htm  Cumberland Family History Pages]
-*[http://www.cumberlandhistory.co.uk/ Cumberland History]
-*[http://www.cumberlandroots.co.uk/ Cumberland Roots]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/cumb/cumberland_workhouses.htm  Cumberland Workhouses]
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cumbria/index.html Cumbria, Cumberland & Westmorland Genealogy Links]
-*[http://www.cumbrialocalhistory.org.uk/  Cumbria Local History Federation]
-*[http://www.btinternet.com/%7Egrigg/ Cumbrian Genealogy] includes lists of principal inhabitants, 1851 census, 1901 directory
-*[http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/manorialrecords/index.htm Cumbrian Manorial Records]
-*[http://www.cumbrianrailwaysassociation.org.uk/ Cumbrian Railways Association]
-*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM EdenLinks Genealogy]
-*[http://users.tinyworld.co.uk/peterostle/besse.html Index to the early Quaker families of Cumberland]
-*[http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/ Industrial History of Cumbria]
-*[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
-*[http://www.pitmen.co.uk/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Pitmen- The 1947 William Pit Disaster Project]
-*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/user/37/u1268437.shtml WW2 People's War] stories gathered by BBC Radio Cumbria
-'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-*[http://www.reayw.freeserve.co.uk/Index.htm Bishop's Transcripts for Allhallows, Dearham, Flimby, Gilcrux, Holm Cultram and Wigton]
-*[http://www.bewcastle.com/monuments.htm Bewcastle]
-*[http://www.carlislehistory.co.uk/ Carlisle History]
-*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/carlisleindex_f.html The City of Carlisle]
-*[http://freespace.virgin.net/neville.ramsden/page2.htm Copeland District]
-*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/longtown19/index.html 19th Century Longtown]
-*[http://home.clara.net/jnoblaylock/blayclocks/new.html Blaylock Clockmakers of Longtown and Carlisle]
-*[http://www.trochos.freeserve.co.uk/photog/millom/millom1.htm Millom Ironworks]
-*[http://groups.msn.com/PatterdalePatter/ Patterdale Patter] family history exchange for Patterdale, Hartsop, Glenridding and Deepdale
-*[http://www.banklands.com/ The Workington Iron and Steel Industry]
-'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/frames_home.html Images of Cumbria]
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+Back to [[England]]