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ARCHIVES

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Access to National ArchivesAlso called Discovery. Discovery holds more than 32 million descriptions of records held by The National Archives and more than 2,500 archives across the country. Over 9 million records are available for download.
Ancestry (UK)A subscription website with a very large collection of records, some data is accessible free of charge and free trial subscriptions are available but be sure to cancel if you do not want to be charged after the free trial ends.
Ancestry (World) A subscription website with a very large collection of records, some data is accessible free of charge and free trial subscriptions are available but be sure to cancel if you do not want to be charged after the free trial ends.
BMDregisters.co.ukThe Official Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial BMDs Service. For records of birth, baptism, marriage, death and burial taken from non-parish sources
British History On LineBritish History Online is a collection of nearly 1300 volumes of primary and secondary content relating to British and Irish history, and histories of empire and the British world. BHO also provides access to 40,000 images and 10,000 tiles of historic maps of the British Isles.
British Library Newspaper CatalogueHolds over 34,000 titles from the UK and overseas, or 60 million individual issues. The newspaper collection includes the ongoing legal deposit collection of UK and Irish newspapers. However on-line access is via the British Newspaper Archive see separate entry under Newspapers, this website only deals with physical access via the British Library.
Crockford's Clerical DirectoryThe definitive guide to Anglican clergy and churches in the Church of England, the Church of Ireland, the Church in Wales and the Scottish Episcopal Church, with biographies of over 27,000 Anglican clergy dating back to 1968.
Cumbria Archive ServicesThe Archive Service cares for parish registers, other church records, wills, electoral registers, maps and plans, poor law records, title deeds, and photographs. Access to CASCAT the archive database
Cumbrian Manorial RecordsThe Cumbrian Manorial Records website aims to provide practical guidance to users of manorial records, particularly in Cumbria
Ellis IslandSearch an extraordinary collection of arrival records in the family history section of this on line museum to discover new layers in your ancestry and retrace your family's journey to the gates of the United States.
Ellis Island Immigration RecordsEllis Island Passenger Records (The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc)
General Register Office (Order Certificates)The General Register Office is part of Her Majesty's Passport Office and oversees civil registration in England and Wales. They maintain the national archive of all births, marriages and deaths dating back to 1837
GENUKIGENUKI provides a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland. It is a non-commercial service, maintained by a charitable trust and a group of volunteers.
National Archive - Documents on lineAccess records held by The National Archives and more than 2,500 other archives.
National ArchivesThe website of the National Archives for help with your research, search thier catalogues and find on line collections, a vast amount of information.
National Archives (Latin)Good start for understanding early documents written in latin. Tests to measure your progress.
National Archives (Old Manuscripts)Online course to learn how to read old manuscripts. checks done to review progress and hints given.
National Archives of AustraliaWhether you are interested in your family history, sourcing historical files from a government agency or researching Australia's past, the National Archives of Australia can help you find what you need.
National Archives of IrelandThe National Archives hold records of the modern Irish state from its foundation to approximately 1986, It has an on line catalogue with about 2 million entries, mainly more modern ones.
National Library of Australia - Genealogy DatabasesA number of genealogy resources, go to the website and in the main menu click on eResources and then select Browse eResources and in the menu column select from Genealogy. Not all indexes are available on line some can only be accessed from the Archive Libraries.
Scotlands PeopleThe ScotlandsPeople website is the official Scottish Government site for searching government records and archives. Searching the index is free but access to the records is pay per view through purchase of credits.
UK BMD This site provides 2793 links to websites that offer on-line transcriptions of UK births, marriages, deaths and censuses. A wide range of other indexes and transcriptions are also available for most counties, these may include parish records, wills, monumental inscriptions etc

BACKGROUND READING

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A Tour In WestmorlandA TOUR IN WESTMORLAND BY SIR CLEMENT JONES. A travel guide written in 1948 mainly about Eastern Westmorland.
Digitised BooksA gateway site on Family Search with digitised family history books. Over 500,000 genealogy books, family histories, maps, yearbooks, and more.

CENSUS

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1901 LeftoversSome extracts from the 1901 census as donated by users.
Hearth Tax Records (Westmorland available)Includes Bottom of Westmorland and Kendal Barony hundreds Michaelmas 1670, Kendal and Kirkland survey Michaelmas 1674, Westmorland Michaelmas 1674

CRIME

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Old Bailey OnlineA fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court.

DATABASES

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Ancestral ScotlandLearn about where in Scotland the clans have their ancestral roots, or find which castles are connected to which clans and discover these stories for yourself.
Archer SoftwareGuide to the Family Search Batch numbers for the UK
Archer SoftwareGuide to the Family Search Batch numbers for the Westmorland
Archer SoftwareGuide to the Family Search Batch numbers for the Cumberland
Archer SoftwareGuide to the Family Search Batch numbers for the Lancashire
CulTransExtracts from old Cumbrian Newspapers containing births, marriages and deaths and other interesting information.
Cumbria County History. This site contains a page for every one of the 348 parishes and townships within Cumbria.
Englands ImmigrantsImmigration Index 1330-1550
Family Search Digital LibrarySearch the Family Search digital library
Find That MIData about where to find what Memorial Inscriptions are available.
Free BMDThe Free BMD site with records from 1837.
Free BMD View ImagesView the original images for the BMD transcriptions
Free CENThe free census website with records contributed by users.
Free REGFree database of Parish Registers. Limited content for Cumbria
IGI Batch NumbersHugh Wallis's list of IGI batch numbers. These are now out of date and no longer link with FamilySearch though you can use the batch numbers manually. Try using the Archer Software Site instead.
IGI Batch Numbers for CumberlandHugh Wallis's list of IGI batch numbers for Cumberland. These are now out of date and no longer link with FamilySearch though you can use the batch numbers manually. Try using the Archer Software Site instead.
IGI Batch Numbers for WestmorlandHugh Wallis's list of IGI batch numbers for Westmorland. These are now out of date and no longer link with FamilySearch though you can use the batch numbers manually. Try using the Archer Software Site instead.
IGI SearchGeneral search page for the www.familysearch.org website.
Our Family HistoryA personal site that appears to include family trees relevant to Cumbria.
Satterthwaite Parish Community Website.The parish of Satterthwaite community website

GENERAL

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British GenealogyPaid for research with a free Forum.
British LibraryThe national library of the United Kingdom and give access to the world's most comprehensive research collection. We provide information services to academic, business, research and scientific communities. Their collection of over 170 million items includes artefacts from every age of written civilisation. We keep the nation's archive of printed and digital publications, adding around three million new items to our collection every year.
Cindi's List - CumberlandLink to other websites with information on Cumberland family history.
Cindi's List - WestmorlandLink to other websites with information on Westmorland family history.
Crew List Index Project (CLIP)Records of British merchant seafarers of the late 19th and early 20th century.
Curious FoxCuriousFox, the village by village contact site for anyone researching family history, genealogy and local history in the UK and Ireland
DNA TestingA guide to some of the DNA testing available
Dufton Family Name and Village.Dufton Family History and Genealogy
England Gen WebPart of the WorldGenWeb Project and is the local resource page for English research.
Family Tree FolkSupplies and gifts for family history research.
Family Tree Forum.Forums for family history research.
Find My PastA subscription site with access to a wealth of records.
Flat Caps and BonnetsA website selling a CD which contains around 140 PDF files which are scans of various books, including some earlier publications for parish records.
French OriginsPaid research into French Family History
Garlands HospitalA blog on the history of the Cumberland and Westmorland Joint Lunatic Asylum or Garlands Hospital as it was known.
GENUKIA virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland
GENUKI CumberlandGENUKI information page for Cumberland
GENUKI WestmorlandGENUKI information page for Westmorland
GonMad Cumbrian DictionaryA collection of words and phrases of Cumbrian dialect.
Guides to the LakesA collection of links to historical data including old pictures ane maps about the lake district.
Guides to the LakesThe Lakes Guide topics, useful information of the area
Internet Archive Cumberland PublicationsLink to the internet archive where old publications for Cumberland have been scanned and saved, includes some parish records and old books describing the county.
Internet Archive Westmorland PublicationsLink to the internet archive where old publications for Westmorland have been scanned and saved, includes some parish records and old books describing the county.
Kirkby Stephen - Various ExtractsParish Register transcription for Kirkby Stephen
Kirkby Stephen Marriage Bonds 1668-1739Extracts from Marriage Bonds volumes 1 and 2 published by CFHS
Levens History ProjectPhotos, documents and archives from Leven Village and area
Longsleddale CommunityAll parish records transcribed and indexed in very helpful way - brilliant site for anyone interested in the area
Maritime History Archive at St. John's, Newfoundland. Immense repository of Maritime information - especially Crew Agreements.
Medieval source material on the internetMedieval source material on the internet
Methodist AncestorsWhere to find local Methodist church and circuit records, locations of Methodist church archives
Miscellaneous links to USA genealogy sites.How to trace your family roots from immigration to US citizenship.
More People and Places Some Westmorland Information about peopleA family history research site with links to Cumbria
Old Occupations.List of old occupations
On Line Genealogy ShopThe on line shop of the Family History Federation
Roots WebRoots web is the location for mailing lists and access to other projects and tools. Now hosted by Amazon but it remains free of charge.
RootsChatThe UK's largest free family history forum
Sherwens of CumbriaA family history/genealogy webpage about families from the West Cumbria area.
St Bees VillageGeneral Website for St. Bees Village.
The EDGE Guide to Cumbria and the Lake DistrictA tourist information guide to the county
The Olive Tree GenealogySearch for your ancestors in Ships' Passenger lists, Naturalization Records, Palatine Genealogy, Canadian Genealogy, American Genealogy, Native American Genealogy, Huguenots, Mennonites, Almshouse Records, Orphan Records, church records, military muster rolls, census records, land records and more.
Victoria Hall CalamityPage for the 1883 tragedy in Sunderland when 183 young children were crushed to death.
Westmorland Wills.Abstracts of wills in the county of Westmorland

MAILING LISTS

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Cumbria Mailing ListsMailing lists hosted on Cumbria Family History Society.

MAPS

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National Library of ScotlandOld Maps

MAPS AND PHOTOGRAPHS

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1855 County Boundary MapsMaps of the county boundarys
1940's Ordnance Survey MapsFull on line access to the Ordnance Survey, One-inch to the mile maps of England and Wales, New Popular Edition, 1945-1947
Cassini Maps (Copies of historic maps)Seller of historical maps
Cumbria County Archive/Library Service. Historic Images of CumbrCumbriaimagebank is a collection of digital images created using original material from Cumbria County Council Libraries and Archives Service
Family Search MapsExplore maps on the Familysearch site.
Guides to the Lakes - Old pictures and mapsA collection of links to historical data including old pictures ane maps about the lake district.
National Library of Scotland MapsThe maps section of the National Library of Scotland, maps cover England as well. Mainly from the late 1800's and early 1900's they have a useful feature to be able to compare the old map side by side with a modern map.
Old UK Photos 1960 and earlier.Early Photographic Print Collection (EPPC) – Comprising over 22,000 items, mostly photographic prints, this collection includes images from every region of the UK.
People and Places includes a large section of photographs and inA family history research site with links to Cumbria
Visit the past - old photos of CumbriaOld photos of Cumbria

MILITARY

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission The CWGC have built and look after 2,500 cemeteries and plots and have erected over a million headstones at military and civil sites across the world.
Cumbria Newspapers World War 1 ItemsIndexes from various Cumbria Newspapers for soldiers and war memorials.
Memoirs of Barrow and the Border Regiment.Blog with army memoirs and life of a lad from Barrow from the 40's to the 60's
Military and Family Genealogy researchTours of the battlefields of World War One and World War Two
North East War Memorials ProjectRecords for war memorials in Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Durham
Workington MilitiaDetails on the foundation and early history of the militia regiment. Also contains a list of the regiment's men.

MINING

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Durham Mining MuseumFamily history page of the Durham Mining Museum Website

NEWSPAPERS

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British Newspaper ArchiveAccess hundreds of historic newspapers from all over Britain and Ireland. This is a subscription site with some limited free access.
Cumberland and Westmorland Newspapers ArchiveTranscriptions from old newspapers of Cumberland and Westmorland.
London Edinburgh & Belfast GazettesThe Gazette is formally the combination of three publications: The London Gazette, The Belfast Gazette and The Edinburgh Gazette. The Gazettes are official journals of record.

PARISH RECORDS

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Family SearchA free database of records mainly based on Bishops Transcripts of Baptisms and Marriages but with other additions.
FreeREGFree database of Parish Registers. Limited content for Cumbria
Lancashire Online Parish ClerksOnLine Parish Clerks project for the County of Lancashire.
LDS Digitized Books SectionSearchable catalogue of digital book held by LDS

RAILWAYS

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Cumbrian Railways - Genealogy.The counties railway history group. Has a database of railway employees.
The Cumbria Railways website - lost railways of Northern CumbriaWebsite dedicated to the lost railways of Cumbria.

RESEARCH

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Family Tree Resources - Help with research.Collection of information on how to get started with your research.
Jewish Family ResearchJewish Family Research provide quick and efficient genealogical services
Paid research based in Cumbria.North Yorkshire and surrounding areas research.

SOCIETIES

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Alston Moor Historical SocietyOffers help with research in the Alston area
Anglo-German Family History SocietyA self help group to trace your German speaking ancestors
Cleveland Family History SocietyCleveland FHS was set up in 1980 to provide a service for family historians and they cover the old county of Cleveland and part of County Durham and North Yorkshire.
Cleveland Family History Society ForumForum for the Cleveland Family History Society.
Federation of Family History SocietiesThe umbrella body of many family history societies in the UK
List of Family History SocietiesA list of family history societies on the FFHS website.
Manchester and Salford Family History Forum Forum of the Manchester and Salford Family History Society
Northumberland & Durham Family History SocietyWebsite of the Northumberland & Durham Family History Society
Northumberland & Durham Family History Society ForumForum of the Northumberland & Durham Family History Society
Society of GenealogistsMain website of the Society of Genealogists. Providing access to records and free advice for members of SoG.
Yorkshire Family History SocietiesList of Yorkshire Family History Societies.

TUTORIALS AND GUIDES

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Ancestor Search - Newcomers GuideThis site provides guidance on WHERE to find information on your English and Welsh ancestors
Family Genealogy & History Internet Education Directory.A portal to many other sites with genealogical information.
Family History Research Guide.Guides to various aspects of Genealogy Research
Genealogy GuideWebsite with some basic guides to genealogy including probate.
How to Document GenealogyHow to document your family history, US orientated but useful background information.

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