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· Roland Grigg has for many years been transcribing parish registers, directories and other information. He places them at your use here online…

· Extracts from parish records transcribed by Joan Gerhard, Bolton, Brigham, Crosthwaite, Crosscanonby, Dean, Kirklinton, Lamplugh and Mosser

· Cumberland places names, transcribed from Mannex and Whellan 1847. Steve Bulman

· Jollie's Directory 1811 prominent citizens of Carlisle. Transcription Steve Bulman.

· Memorial Inscriptions, a listing of what are available at Cumbrian Record Offices

· Westmorland Census 1841: Appleby, Bongate, County Gaol Appleby, Crackenthorpe, Hilton Appleby, Murton Bongate, Asby, Brough, Brough Sowerby, Hillbeck, Stainmore, Stainmore North, Kirkby Stephen, East Ward Union Workhouse, Mallerstang, Nateby, Smardale, Soulby, Temple Sowerby, Waitby, Wharton, Winton, Winton Hall Academy, Winton House Academy, Kirkby Thore, Milburn or Milbourne, Milbourne Academy.

· Askham in Westmorland Parish registers, In 1904 Mary Noble published a short history and transcription of this parish register. Please use this as a secondary source and for absolute accuracy consult the originals held at Kendal Record Office. "work in progress"

· Malcolm "Jake" Prescott has transcribed many Matterdale & Watermillock records, including Church Registers, Wesleyan Register, Census Information, Directory Information 1908, Confirmations, A Roll of Honour of War Dead etc etc. Well worth a look at.

· Cumbrian Churches a fairly comprehensive listing of Cumbrian Churches, batch codes for searching the IGI are added where known."Jake"

· The Porter family of Bolton Cumberland extensive and enthralling, over 16,000 words almost every Cumberland family of note is mentioned here plus many from Furness, Westmorland, Ireland and further afield.

· A list of more than 700 names appearing in the Porter Pedigree …above

· Hewitt Family Wills - Now over 100 wills transcribed here mainly connected with North Cumberland. Thanks to Graham Hewitt.

· Records relating to The Barony of Kendale Vol 1 by William Farrer Litt.D. Edited by John F. Curwen, F.S.A. Many most interesting notes on Inquests and other Disputes ++ much more. Most of the records are between the years 1080 and 1700

· Census 1881 village transcriptions.. a beginning, more please……

· North Westmorland Window Tax 1777 Index

· South Westmorland Window Tax 1777 Index

· Westmorland, A Constables Census 1787 Index by parish, broken down into Constablewicks. (West Ward)

· Westmorland, A Constables Census 1787 Index by name in alphabetical order (West Ward) this is a large file with several thousand entries.

· Westmorland, A Constables Census 1787 Index by parish, broken down into Constablewicks. (East Ward)

· Westmorland, A Constables Census 1787 Index by name in alphabetical order (East Ward) this is a large file with several thousand entries.

· Westmorland, A Constables Census 1787 Index, broken down into Constablewicks. There is also an alphabetical index. (Kendal Ward)

· Westmorland Hearth Tax 1674 Index

· Westmorland Hearth Tax some entries from Kendal 1671 and 1664 Index by place.

· North Cumberland Miscellany - Lots of information from North Cumberland families of Atkinson, Bell, Carruthers and Wilson. Around Arthuret, Nether Denton and Lanercost. Some land tax returns too.

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