Difference between revisions of "Westmorland"

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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.

Resources

Primary Reference

Cumbria Record Office

Cumbria FHS

South Westmorland FHS

Countywide Interest

Constables 1787 Census Index

1851 Census for Cumberland & Westmorland

Eden Valley in Cumbria - Cumberland and Westmorland

General Information

Cumbrian Genealogy

Cumbria/Cumberland/Westmorland Genealogy Links

Cumbrian Manorial Records New

Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions New

Westmorland Papers

Principal Inhabitants of Cumberland and Westmorland 1829 .PDF

North Pennine Ancestors

South Westmorland Family History Society

Westmorland Abstracts of Wills New

North Westmorland Window Tax 1777

Specific Town and Village Interest

Heversham New

Kirkby Stephen

Maulds Meaburn

Milnthorpe Parish Records

Patterdale Patter

Witherslack Parish Records

Maps and Photographs

Frith Pictures

Images of Cumbria

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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Cemetery Lookup Contacts

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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+[[Category:Region 1 ~ North West England]]
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+{| width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"
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+|-valign="top"
-__TOC__
+|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.
-<br>
+William Wordsworth lived at Dove Cottage, Grasmere.
-[[Image:EnglandWestmoreland.jpg|left|151px|thumb|Westmoreland County Map (source: Wikipedia) ]]
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
-'''Westmorland'''
+|-valign="top"
+|
+'''County town:''' Appleby
-County town: Appleby
-Other major towns: Kendal
+'''Other major towns:''' Kendal
-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 Westmoreland 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.
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Westmoreland| Westmorland Places of Worship]]'''
-Samuel Coleridge lived at Keswick.
-Also see [[Cumberland]] page
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
-<br><br><br><br><br> <br><br><br>
+| [[Image: EnglandWestmoreland.jpg|right|151px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
-==Register Office==
+'''Primary Reference'''
-None listed
+*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/knrec.asp '''Cumbria Record Office''']
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://cumbriafhs.com/cgi-bin/site/main.pl Cumbria FHS]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://southwest-familyhistory.com/ South Westmorland FHS]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://edenlinks.rootsweb.com/1gp/RECORDS/CC/CCINDEX.HTM  Constables 1787 Census Index ]
-==Photo Offers==
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050303042515/jennylittle.members.beeb.net/index.htm 1851 Census for Cumberland & Westmorland]
-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
+*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM Eden Valley in Cumbria - Cumberland and Westmorland]
+*[http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Westmoreland/gazetteer.html General Information]
+*[http://www.btinternet.com/~grigg/ Cumbrian Genealogy]
-==Links==
+*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cumbria/index.html Cumbria/Cumberland/Westmorland Genealogy Links]
+*[http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/manorialrecords/index.htm Cumbrian Manorial Records] New
-*[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/knrec.asp '''Cumbria Record Office''']
+*[http://www.cultrans.com/ Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions] New
+*[http://www.northofthesands.org.uk/westmoreland/home Westmorland Papers]
-'''Local History Society'''
+*[http://www.btinternet.com/~grigg/1829All16042006.pdf Principal Inhabitants of Cumberland and Westmorland 1829 .PDF]
+*[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
-*[http://cumbriafhs.com/cgi-bin/site/main.pl Cumbria FHS]
+*[http://southwest-familyhistory.com/ South Westmorland Family History Society]
+*[http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~enzedders/westmorland/ Westmorland Abstracts of Wills] New
-'''OPC'''
+*[http://edenlinks.rootsweb.com/1gp/RECORDS/WIN_TAX_NW.HTM North Westmorland Window Tax 1777]
-'''Archives'''
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyWestmorland.htm#PageTitle IGI Westmoreland]
+*[http://www.heversham.org/heversham_history_bingham_1.html Heversham] New
-*[http://edenlinks.rootsweb.com/1gp/RECORDS/CC/CCINDEX.HTM  1787 Census Index ]
+*[http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~enzedders/index.htm Kirkby Stephen]
-*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050303042515/jennylittle.members.beeb.net/index.htm 1851 Census for Cumberland & Westmoreland]
+*[http://www.mauldy.supanet.com/ Maulds Meaburn]
-*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/milnthorpe.html Parish Records for Milnthorpe]
+*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/milnthorpe.html Milnthorpe Parish Records]
-*[http://www.northofthesands.org.uk/index.php?file=home Westmorland Papers]
+*[http://patterdalepatter.multiply.com/ Patterdale Patter]
-*[http://www.cultrans.com/ Westmoreland and Cumberland Newspaper Transcriptions]
+*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/witherslack.html Witherslack Parish Records]
-*[http://www.btinternet.com/~grigg/1829All16042006.pdf Principal Inhabitants of Cumberland and Westmoreland 1829]
-*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/witherslack.html Parish records for Witherslack]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://edenlinks.rootsweb.com/1gp/RECORDS/WIN_TAX_NW.HTM North Westmoreland Window Tax 1777]
+*[http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/cumbria/ Frith Pictures]
+*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/frames_home.html Images of Cumbria]
+==Register Office==
-'''Family and Social History'''
+'''Kendal Register Office'''
+County Offices<br>
+Kendal<br>
+LA9 4RQ<br>
+Fax:01539 773565<br>
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/counties/ENG/westmorland.htm Westmoreland Workhouses]
+Email: kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br>
-'''Maps & Photographs'''
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/cumbria/ Frith Pictures]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://http://www.old-maps.co.uk/gazetteer/10westm371/10westm371gazA.htm Town and Village Maps]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/frames_home.html Images of Cumbria]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+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 above.
-'''Countywide Interest'''
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Westmoreland/gazetteer.html General Information]
-*[http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/EDENLINKS.HTM Eden Valley in Cumbria - Cumberland and Westmorland]
+==Photo Offers==
-*[http://www.btinternet.com/~grigg/ Cumbrian Genealogy]
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cumbria/index.html Cumbria/Cumberland/Westmorland Genealogy Links]
-*[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors]
-*[http://www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/ Westmoreland County Genealogy Project]
-'''Specific Town Village Interest'''
-*[http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~enzedders/index.htm Kirkby Stephen]
-*[http://www.mauldy.supanet.com/ Maulds Meaburn]
-*[http://groups.msn.com/PatterdalePatter/ Patterdale] Includes some Parish Records
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+Back to [[England]]