Difference between revisions of "Cumberland"

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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.

Samuel Coleridge lived in Keswick.

Resources

Primary Reference

Cumbrian Archive Service

Cumberland and Westmorland Archives

Cumbria Family History Society

Cumbria Libraries

Cumberland Look-up Exchange

South Westmorland FHS

Countywide Interest

Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions

Cumberland Family History Pages

Cumberland History

Cumberland Roots

Cumbria Local History Federation

Cumbrian Genealogy

Cumbrian Manorial Records

Cumbrian Railways Association

EdenLinks Genealogy ~ North Cumbria

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

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

Furness Family History Society

19th Century Longtown

Blaylock Clockmakers of Longtown and Carlisle

MatterdaleMatters Matterdale Matters

Millom Ironworks

Patterdale Patter

Threlkeld

Watermillock Watch

My Whitehaven

The Workington Iron and Steel Industry

Maps and Photographs

Images of Cumbria

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

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 & 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

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)]]
+[[Category:Region 1 ~ North West England]]
-__TOC__
+{| width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"
+|-valign="top"
+|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'''
+Samuel Coleridge lived in Keswick.
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
+|-valign="top"
+|
+'''County town:''' Carlisle
-County town: Carlisle
+'''Other major towns:''' Whitehaven
-Other major towns: Whitehaven
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Cumberland | Cumberland Places of Worship]]'''
-The most north westerly county in England and home to the world famous Lake District.
+'''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
-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.
+|[[Image: EnglandCumberland.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
-The birthplace of William Wordsworth and the home of Samuel Coleridge.
+==Resources==
-<br><br><br>
-==Register Offices==
-*Certificate ordering information;
+'''Primary Reference'''
-*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/registration/otherservices/copy.asp Cumbria County Council : Registration Service : Other Services : Obtaining a copy of a certificate]
+*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/default.asp '''Cumbrian Archive Service''']
+*[http://www.cumberlandarchives.co.uk/ Cumberland and Westmorland Archives]
+*[http://www.cumbriafhs.com/ Cumbria Family History Society]
+*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/ Cumbria Libraries]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6401/Cumberland/lookup.html Cumberland Look-up Exchange]
+*[http://southwest-familyhistory.com/ South Westmorland FHS]
+'''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.cumbrialocalhistory.org.uk/  Cumbria Local History Federation]
+*[http://www.btinternet.com/%7Egrigg/ Cumbrian Genealogy]
+*[http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/manorialrecords/index.htm Cumbrian Manorial Records]
-'''Barrow Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.cumbrianrailwaysassociation.org.uk/ Cumbrian Railways Association]
-Nan Tait Centre<br>
-Abbey Road<br>
-Barrow In Furness<br>
-LA14 1LG<br>
-Fax:01229 894513<br>
-Email barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM EdenLinks Genealogy ~ North Cumbria]
-'''Carlisle Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://users.tinyworld.co.uk/peterostle/besse.html Index to The Early Quaker Families of Cumberland]
-Portland Square<br>
-Carlisle<br>
-CA1 1PE<br>
-Fax:01228 607434<br>
-Email carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/ Industrial History of Cumbria]
-'''Cockermouth Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
-Fairfield<br>
-Station Road<br>
-Cockermouth<br>
-CA13 9PT<br>
-Tel:01900 325960<br>
-Fax:01900 325962<br>
-Email cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://www.pitmen.co.uk/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Pitmen- The 1947 William Pit Disaster Project]
-'''Kendal Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/user/37/u1268437.shtml WW2 People's War]
-County Offices<br>
-Kendal<br>
-LA9 4RQ<br>
-Fax:01539 773565<br>
-Email kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
-'''Penrith Register Office'''<br>
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-Friargate<br>
-Penrith<br>
-CA11 7XR<br>
-Fax:01768 242122<br>
-Email penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://www.reayw.freeserve.co.uk/Index.htm Bishop's Transcripts for Allhallows, Dearham, Flimby, Gilcrux, Holm Cultram and Wigton]
-'''Ulverston Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.bewcastle.com/monuments.htm Bewcastle]
-The Town Hall<br>
-Ulverston<br>
-LA12 7AR<br>
+*[http://www.carlislehistory.co.uk/ Carlisle History]
-'''Whitehaven Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/carlisleindex_f.html The City of Carlisle]
-College House<br>
-Flatt Walk<br>
-Whitehaven<br>
-CA28 7RW<br>
-Email whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/neville.ramsden/page2.htm Copeland District]
-'''Wigton Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://www.furnessfhs.co.uk/ Furness Family History Society]
-Station Road<br>
-Wigton<br>
-CA7 9AJ<br>
-Email wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/longtown19/index.html 19th Century Longtown]
-'''Workington Register Office'''<br>
+*[http://home.clara.net/jnoblaylock/blayclocks/new.html Blaylock Clockmakers of Longtown and Carlisle]
-Hall Park<br>
-Ramsey Brow<br>
-Workington<br>
-CA14 4TG<br>
-Tel:01900 325160<br>
-Email cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk
+*[http://matterdalematters.multiply.com/ MatterdaleMatters Matterdale Matters]
+*[http://www.trochos.freeserve.co.uk/photog/millom/millom1.htm Millom Ironworks]
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://patterdalepatter.multiply.com/ Patterdale Patter]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.threlkeld.org.uk/ Threlkeld]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://watermillockwatch.multiply.com/ Watermillock Watch]
+*[http://www.mywhitehaven.net/ My Whitehaven]
-'''Records Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.banklands.com/ The Workington Iron and Steel Industry]
-*Barrow in Furness R/O [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=296 Helen Smith Too]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/frames_home.html Images of Cumbria]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+==Register Office==
+Certificate ordering information;
+*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/registration/otherservices/copy.asp Cumbria County Council : Obtaining a copy of a certificate]
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*Barrow cemetery  ''details needed'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=296 Helen Smith Too]
+'''Barrow Register Office'''
+Nan Tait Centre<br>
+Abbey Road<br>
+Barrow In Furness<br>
+LA14 1LG<br>
+Fax:01229 894513<br>
-==Photo Offers==
+Email: barrow.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-Members who have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send the member a private message with your queries.
-==Links==
+'''Carlisle Register Office'''
-'''Primary Reference Links'''
+Portland Square<br>
+Carlisle<br>
+CA1 1PE<br>
+Fax:01228 607434<br>
-*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/default.asp '''Cumbrian Archive Service''']
+Email: carlisle.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.cumberlandarchives.co.uk/ Cumberland and Westmoreland Archives]
-*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6401/Cumberland/lookup.html Cumberland Look-up Exchange]
+'''Cockermouth Register Office'''
-*[http://www.cumbriafhs.com/ Cumbria Family History Society]
+Fairfield<br>
+Station Road<br>
+Cockermouth<br>
+CA13 9PT<br>
+Tel:01900 325960<br>
+Fax:01900 325962<br>
-*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/ Cumbria Libraries]
+Email: cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.furnessfhs.co.uk/ Furness Family History Society]
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/ GENUKI Cumbria]
+'''Penrith Register Office'''
+Friargate<br>
+Penrith<br>
+CA11 7XR<br>
+Fax:01768 242122<br>
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+Email: penrith.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.cultrans.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Cumberland and Westmoreland Newspaper Transcriptions]
-*[http://www.jillcoulthard.com/Cumberland_family_history/cumberland_fh_main.htm  Cumberland Family History Pages]
+'''Ulverston Register Office'''
-*[http://www.cumberlandhistory.co.uk/ Cumberland History]
+The Town Hall<br>
+Ulverston<br>
+LA12 7AR<br>
-*[http://www.cumberlandroots.co.uk/ Cumberland Roots]
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/cumb/cumberland_workhouses.htm  Cumberland Workhouses]
+'''Whitehaven Register Office'''
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cumbria/index.html Cumbria, Cumberland & Westmorland Genealogy Links]
+College House<br>
+Flatt Walk<br>
+Whitehaven<br>
+CA28 7RW<br>
-*[http://www.cumbrialocalhistory.org.uk/  Cumbria Local History Federation]
+Email: whitehaven.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-*[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]
+'''Wigton Register Office'''
-*[http://www.cumbrianrailwaysassociation.org.uk/ Cumbrian Railways Association]
+Station Road<br>
+Wigton<br>
+CA7 9AJ<br>
-*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM EdenLinks Genealogy]
+Email: wigton.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-*[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]
+'''Workington Register Office'''
-*[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
+Hall Park<br>
+Ramsey Brow<br>
+Workington<br>
+CA14 4TG<br>
+Tel:01900 325160<br>
-*[http://www.pitmen.co.uk/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Pitmen- The 1947 William Pit Disaster Project]
+Email: cockermouth.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/user/37/u1268437.shtml WW2 People's War] stories gathered by BBC Radio Cumbria
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[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]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.carlislehistory.co.uk/ Carlisle History]
+*Barrow in Furness R/O [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=296 Helen Smith Too]
-*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/carlisleindex_f.html The City of Carlisle]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://freespace.virgin.net/neville.ramsden/page2.htm Copeland District]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/longtown19/index.html 19th Century Longtown]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[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]
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://groups.msn.com/PatterdalePatter/ Patterdale Patter] family history exchange for Patterdale, Hartsop, Glenridding and Deepdale
+*Barrow cemetery  ''details needed'' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=296 Helen Smith Too]
-*[http://www.banklands.com/ The Workington Iron and Steel Industry]
+==Photo Offers==
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries
-'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/frames_home.html Images of Cumbria]
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+Back to [[England]]