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Databases (and Forums)

Databases


Cumbria FHS has compiled a series of 10 databases serving as an index to over 335,000 historical individuals in the old counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, plus Furness in Lancashire and Sedbergh in Yorkshire. These databases have been combined and are searchable altogether in a single operation  using the unified Cumbrian People Search interface on this website

In the future there will be additional content added for Will Indexes and Newspaper Transcriptionn Indexes.

Copeland Baptisms

 21k records 

transcribed by Nev Ramsden on behalf of Cumbria FHS.


Parish Baptisms

Arlecdon 1720-1837

Bassenthwaite 1700-1838

Beckermet, St Bridgets 1687-1837

Beckermet, St Johns 1689-1838

Bootle 1701-1837

Bridekirk 1698-1812

Brigham 1696-1838

Broughton-in-Furness 1811

Buttermere 1702-1841

Cleator 1700-1837

Cleator Moor – St.Mary's 1853-1900

Clifton 1699-1838

Corney 1689-1839

Dean 1699-1839

Distington 1700-1838

Drigg 1689-1851

Egremont 1699-1845

Embleton 1699-1838

Ennerdale 1700-1842

Eskdale 1650-1851

Eskdale Bible Christians 1874-1883

Gosforth 1682-1851

Haile 1699-1838

Harrington 1699-1837

Hensingham 1811-1838

Irton 1689-1851

Kirkby Ireleth 1813-1837

Lamplugh 1700-1838

Lorton 1699-1838

Loweswater 1700-1838

Millom 1699-1838

Moresby 1699-1838

Mosser 1798-1839

Muncaster 1700-1837

Netherwasdale 1689-1939

Pardshaw Meeting 1656-1789

Ponsonby 1702-1837

Seathwaite 1721-1837

Setmurthy 1759-1821

St.Bees 1700-1837

Thwaites 1724-1837

Torver 1792-1837

Ulpha 1703-1837

Waberthwaite 1699-1840

Wasdale head 1721-1908

Whicham 1684-1839

Whitbeck 1700-1837

Whitehaven, Holy Trinity 1715-1837

Whitehaven, St Beghs 1764-1840

Whitehaven, St James 1753-1837

Whitehaven, St Nicholas 1698-1837

Woodland, Kirkby Ireleth 1735-1837

Wythop 1792-1838

Copeland Marriages

 64k records

 transcribed by Nev Ramsden on behalf of Cumbria FHS 


Parish Marriages

Ambleside 1724-1833

Arlecdon 1720-1837

Bassenthwaite 1700-1855

Beckermet, St Bridgets 1687-1842

Beckermet, St Johns 1636-1837

Bootle 1664-1837

Borrowdale 1871

Bridekirk 1698-1812

Brigham 1699-1837

Broughton-in-Furness 1718-1812

Cleator 1702-1838

Cleator Moor – St.Mary's 1855-1900

Clifton 1699-1838

Cockermouth 1742

Colton 1743-1807

Commenwealth [sic] 1656-1657

Coniston 1833

Corney 1650-1839

Crosthwaite 1628-1810

Dalton-in-Furness 1755-1836

Dean 1699-1837

Distington 1700-1838

Drigg 1631-1894

Egremont 1698-1837

Embleton 1699-1837

Ennerdale 1645-1839

Eskdale 1628-1851

Finsthwaite 1753

Gosforth 1663-1852

Grasmere 1712-1835

Haile 1645-1840

Harrington 1700-1837

Hawkeshead 1755-1831

Hensingham 1825-1838

Irton 1692-1869

Kirkby Ireleth 1754-1837

Kirkoswald 1800-1835

Lamplugh 1698-1838

Lorton 1700-1837

Loweswater 1700-1838

Marriage Bond 1665-1755

Millom 1650-1837

Moresby 1699-1837

Muncaster 1653-1837

Netherwasdale 1690-1879

Pardshaw Meeting 1650-1775

Pennington 1703-1798

Ponsonby 1702-1848

Seathwaite 1737-1836

Shap 1740

St.Bees 1700-1837

Thwaites 1723-1838

Torver 1775-1836

Ulpha 1689-1837

Ulverston-in-Furness 1734-1811

Waberthwaite 1657-1841

Wasdale head 1753-1851

Whicham 1650-1837

Whitbeck 1656-1851

Whitehaven (Unspecified) 1724-1833

Whitehaven, Holy Trinity 1715-1837

Whitehaven, St Beghs 1819-1840

Whitehaven, St James 1753-1837

Whitehaven, St Nicholas 1698-1837

Windermere 1724

Copeland Burials

 80k records 

transcribed by Nev Ramsden on behalf of Cumbria FHS 


Parish Burials

Arlecdon 1720-1837

Bassenthwaite 1700-1837

Beckermet, St Bridgets 1700-1838

Beckermet, St Johns 1699-1837

Bootle 1701-1837

Bridekirk 1699-1812

Brigham 1699-1837

Broughton-in-Furness 1813-1837

Cleator 1689-1839

Clifton 1700-1839

Corney 1691-1839

Dean 1700-1837

Distington 1700-1837

Drigg 1699-1851

Egremont 1700-1837

Embleton 1699-1837

Ennerdale 1700-1837

Eskdale 1650-1851

Gosforth 1689-1851

Haile 1699-1842

Harrington 1699-1837

Hensingham 1812-1837

Irton 1689-1837

Kirkby Ireleth 1813-1837

Lamplugh 1699-1837

Lorton 1699-1837

Loweswater 1700-1837

Millom 1700-1837

Moresby 1717-1837

Mosser 1780-1837

Muncaster 1700-1837

Netherwasdale 1689-1952

Pardshaw Meeting 1656-1776

Pennington 1729-1807

Ponsonby 1714-1904

Seathwaite 1737-1837

St.Bees 1699-1837

Thwaites 1725-1837

Torver 1792-1837

Ulpha 1703-1838

Waberthwaite 1699-1839

Whicham 1699-1839

Whitbeck 1700-1839

Whitehaven, Holy Trinity 1716-1837

Whitehaven, St James 1753-1837

Whitehaven, St Nicholas 1694-1837

Westmorland Burials

 43.3k records

indexed by Cumbria FHS (corresponding to volume 1 of the shop publication) and including the following parishes:


There are other Westmorland burials transcribed and published by CFHS that will be updated at a later time

Carlisle Wills
exclusive 101k records 

C18th probate documents indexed for all named individuals (not just the testator) by Trevor Littleton on behalf of Cumbria FHS
 The dates covered are 1727-1781 and 1785-1788 (so far)

Carlisle Patriot Transcriptions
1k records

index to death transcriptions by Petra Mitchinson for 1816 in Cumberland Pacquet. Additional information available in Newspaper Transcriptions on this site.
 [more detail to be added]

Westmorland Hearth Tax 1674

 6.9k records 

extracted from the Edenlinks site with acknowledgement to Les Strong
 It is a list of all inhabitants of Westmorland (not including the Borough of Kendal) who had a hearth on which to cook in the year 1674 and on which they were taxed.

Westmorland Window Tax 1777

 3.2k records 

extracted from the Edenlinks site with acknowledgement to Les Strong.

The Window Tax replaced the hated Hearth Tax It was less invasive as assessors did not have to enter dwellings to count the windows. House occupiers were taxed on the number of their windows.

Westmorland Census 1787

 7.5k records 

extracted from the Edenlinks site with acknowledgement to Les Strong
This was a 'census' of 1787 (also known as the Constables' Census) the surviving returns of which are held at the Kendal Record Office of Cumbria Archives Service.

The Record Office reference is WQ/SP/C. They are transcribed in Vital Statistics published by Curwen Archives Trust 1992 - ISBN 1897590008.

They contain names of all householders, their families and tenants, and their occupations.

Solicitor Documents
exclusive  6.5k records

C19th records from Wright, Brown & Strong a Carlisle solicitors' practice indexed by Cumbria FHS.
These documents are currently available for purchase (by members or non-members)
 Copy and paste details into an email to the Publications Officer to ask for a quote.
Note that in future they will be deposited with the Archive Service.

Forums (Newspaper Transcriptions)


Cumbria FHS no longer provides directly a Forum for Newspaper Transcriptions and Member Enquiries (and Contributions). Instead we provide a link from this site to the Newspaper Transcriptions on Google Group GENEALOGY CUMBRIA, and we also support financially the e-mail list list-cumbria 

For Member Enquiries (to fellow members), please use the Cumbria FHS Facebook Group



In addition on this site, there is a search icon (magnifying glass) on the top line of every page. T
his is for searching for words on the "static" pages of this website - and cannot be used for searching for individuals.