Cumbria FHS Website v3.4

The Cumbria Family History Society was founded in 1976 to help members carry out their genealogy researches and our area of interest is the county of Cumbria, which comprises the old counties of Cumberland and Westmorland and a part of Northern Lancashire and North Yorkshire. 

• We organise transcription projects for parish records, monumental inscriptions and census returns, and make the ensuing Publications available for sale

• We produce high quality quarterly Newsletters sent by post or electronically to all members. 

• We organise Events (in person and via Zoom).  

All our activities are described on the Society page.  If you are interested in Cumbrian Family History we hope that you will join us.

 Golden Jubilee 

We are celebrating our 50th Anniversary with a Conference at the Crown & Mitre Hotel in Carlisle 26-31 July 2026 followed by a Family History Fair on Saturday 1st August. See further details on our News page.

Renewals
For existing members, your subscription renewal was due on January 1. Thank you to all  members who have renewed. Those who have not done so will receive no more Newsletters from now on. If you do wish to continue to receive member benefits, please see Renewals for the options open to you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UPDATE  Website v3.4 Release
Over 620,000 records now accessible via PeopleFinder. There are more Carlisle wills, and transcriptions of deaths in Carlisle Journal.
The surname variant  grouping feature haqs been further improved.
This will reduce greatly the number of names that users have to look up. For full release notes see the News page

Publications

• NEW  Askham St Peter PRs : Baptisms & Marriages 1813-1837 £4

• NEW  Kirkandrews-on-Eden with Beaumont PRs Baptisms, Marriages, Burials £5

• NEW  Westward Parish Register Baptisms, Marriages and Burials £4

• NEW  Kirkbride Parish Register Baptisms, Marriages and Burials £5

• NEW Bowness on Solway Baptisms, Marriages and Burials £4

• NEW Preston Patrick  Baptisms and Burials £4

• NEW Keswick St John Monumental Inscriptions £4

• UPDATE Appleby St Lawrence MIs.  Still £8

• NEW Kirkbride St Bride Monumental Inscriptions £4

• NEW St Columba Monumental Inscriptions £6

See also other announcements under News or on our Facebook Group