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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. | ||
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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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'''Countywide Interest''' | '''Countywide Interest''' | ||
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*[http://edenlinks.rootsweb.com/1gp/RECORDS/CC/CCINDEX.HTM Constables 1787 Census Index ] | *[http://edenlinks.rootsweb.com/1gp/RECORDS/CC/CCINDEX.HTM Constables 1787 Census Index ] | ||
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cumbria/index.html Cumbria/Cumberland/Westmorland Genealogy Links] | *[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/cumbria/index.html Cumbria/Cumberland/Westmorland Genealogy Links] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/manorialrecords/index.htm Cumbrian Manorial Records] New | ||
*[http://www.cultrans.com/ Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions] New | *[http://www.cultrans.com/ Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions] New | ||
| − | *[http://www.northofthesands.org.uk/ | + | *[http://www.northofthesands.org.uk/westmoreland/home Westmorland Papers] |
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~grigg/1829All16042006.pdf Principal Inhabitants of Cumberland and Westmorland 1829 .PDF] | *[http://www.btinternet.com/~grigg/1829All16042006.pdf Principal Inhabitants of Cumberland and Westmorland 1829 .PDF] | ||
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*[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors] | *[http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Index.htm North Pennine Ancestors] | ||
| + | *[http://southwest-familyhistory.com/ South Westmorland Family History Society] | ||
| + | *[http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~enzedders/westmorland/ Westmorland Abstracts of Wills] New | ||
*[http://edenlinks.rootsweb.com/1gp/RECORDS/WIN_TAX_NW.HTM North Westmorland Window Tax 1777] | *[http://edenlinks.rootsweb.com/1gp/RECORDS/WIN_TAX_NW.HTM North Westmorland Window Tax 1777] | ||
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest''' | '''Specific Town and Village Interest''' | ||
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| + | *[http://www.heversham.org/heversham_history_bingham_1.html Heversham] New | ||
*[http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~enzedders/index.htm Kirkby Stephen] | *[http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~enzedders/index.htm Kirkby Stephen] | ||
*[http://www.mauldy.supanet.com/ Maulds Meaburn] | *[http://www.mauldy.supanet.com/ Maulds Meaburn] | ||
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*[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/milnthorpe.html Milnthorpe Parish Records] | *[http://www.obliquity.com/family/parish/milnthorpe.html Milnthorpe Parish Records] | ||
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*[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''' | ||
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*[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] | ||
| + | ==Register Office== | ||
| + | '''Kendal Register Office''' | ||
| + | County Offices<br> | ||
| + | Kendal<br> | ||
| + | LA9 4RQ<br> | ||
| + | Fax:01539 773565<br> | ||
| − | + | Email: kendal.registeroffice@cumbriacc.gov.uk<br> | |
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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. | ||
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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. |
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County town: Appleby
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Resources
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
Specific Town and Village Interest
- Heversham New
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
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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