Local History
Page Editor: Norman Jackson
Page Last Reviewed: 20 Apr 2024
All the Local History content on this website has been moved and expanded onto a new dedicated website.
https//:www.patterdalepast.co.uk
The content on this site will no longer be updated and will eventually be removed.
https//:www.patterdalepast.co.uk
The content on this site will no longer be updated and will eventually be removed.
In this section of the site, we are bringing together as much historical information as possible about the Parish of Patterdale. It is hoped this will be of as much interest to local readers as it will undoubtedly be to genealogists and historical researchers in more distant places. Much of this data has been provided by Chris Darvill, who, over many years, has transcribed the Parish Registers, Census Returns, Memorial Inscriptions and local Directories.
Some subjects for future inclusion have been suggested by readers and these are shown below in italics (with no active link). If you know anything about these, or know of any other stories about local events or people and fancy writing something up about them, please do so. We will gladly add them to the site and of course give you full acknowledgement as the author.
Events
Keppel Cove Disaster - 1927
Census
1787 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911
People
Rev. William Prosser Morris
John Mounsey (The 'King' of Patterdale)
Ann Macbeth
Marshalls of Patterdale Hall
William Wordsworth
Stories
The Charles Gough Tragedy - 1805
John Earl of Glenridding, Australia - 1822
The Murder of Thomas Grisdale - 1835
Wally's War - WW2 memories of Walter Dry
Places
Greenside Mine
The Parting Stone
Photographs
Joseph Lowe Postcard Collection - c1890 to 1934
Abraham Series Postcards of Patterdale
Miscellaneous Old Photos and Postcards
Old Maps
The collection of old maps of the area are now hosted on our dedicated
local history website PatterdalePAST
St Patrick's Parish Registers
PLEASE NOTE: The collection of Parish Register transcripts are now hosted
on our dedicated local history website PatterdalePAST
Wesleyan Chapel Parish Registers
PLEASE NOTE: The collection of Parish Register transcripts are now hosted
on our dedicated local history website PatterdalePAST
Directories
Parson & White Directory 1829
Harriet Martineau Directory 1855
Post Office Directories 1858
Whellan Directory 1860
Bulmer's Directories 1885, 1905
Kelly's Directories
Westmorland Gazette Directory 1930