Cumberland Census & County Genealogy Records

CUMBERLAND, A maritime and border county of England [Map (above) shows location], having the counties of Dumfries and Roxburgh on the north, Northumberland and Durham on the east, Westmorland and Lancashire on the south, the Irish Sea on the west, and the Solway Firth on the NW.; length, NE. and SW., 75 miles; extreme breadth, E. and W., 45 miles; average breadth, 22 miles; coast line, about 75 miles; area, 970,161 acres, population 250,647. The coast on the Solway is low and sandy, but on the Irish Sea it is lofty and rugged; chief promontory, St Bees Head. In the NW. the country is open and flat; it is watered by the Eden and other streams, and consists chiefly of verdant meadows and good arable land. From this plain the surface rises towards the east and south into a region with deep defiles or dales, which form the mountainous district of "The Lakes". Coal and iron are extensively worked in the west, the coalfield stretching from the neighbourhood of Whitehaven to that of Maryport. Numerous blast furnaces are constantly at work. Plumbago or black lead is obtained in considerable quantities near Keswick. Slate, limestone, and sandstone are abundant. Copper, cobalt, antimony, manganese, and gypsum are also found. Owing to the general elevation of the land, and the moisture of the climate, the cultivation of the soil is less attended to than the rearing of sheep and cattle. The dairy produce is very considerable. Woollen manufactures are carried on to some extent at Carlisle and some other places The County comprises 5 wards, 208 parishes, the parliamentary and municipal borough of Carlisle (1 member), and the parliamentary borough of Whitehaven (1 member). It is mostly in the diocese of Carlisle. For parliamentary purposes it is divided into 4 divisions, viz., Northern or Eskdale, Mid or Penrith, Cockermouth, and Western or Egremont, 1 member for each division." [Bartholemew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887]

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Cumberland, England Census Records
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• 1841 Cumberland Census Records ;
• 1851 Cumberland Census Records ;
• 1861 Cumberland Census Records ;
• 1871 Cumberland Census Records ;
• 1881 Cumberland Census Records ;
• 1891 Cumberland Census Records ;
• 1901 Cumberland Census Records ;
  

 

Cumberland Parish & Probate Records

The registers of the parish church of St. Giles, Great Orton, Cumberland
The registers of the parish church of St. Giles, Great Orton, Cumberland
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History, topography and directory of East Cumberland
History, topography and directory of East Cumberland
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Cumberland, England Visitations, 1615
Cumberland, England Visitations, 1615
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A history of Cumberland
A history of Cumberland
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Early Cumberland and Westmoreland Friends
Early Cumberland and Westmoreland Friends : a series of biographical sketches of early members of the Society of Friends
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Cumberland Civil Parish Index and Parish Census Records

• Abbey Holme Abbey Street Above Derwent Aglionby Aikton Ainstable Allhallows Allonby and West Newton Alston Anthorn Arlecdon Arthuret Askerton Aspatria and Brayton Bailey Bassenthwaite Beaumont Beckermet St Bridget Beckermet St John Bellbank Berrier and Murrah Bewaldeth Bewcastle Biglands and Gamblesby Birkby Birker and Austhwaite Blackwell High Blackwell Low Blencogo Blennerhasset and Kirkland Blindbothel Bolton High Bolton Low Bootle Botcherby Botchergate Bothel and Threapland Boustead Hill Bowness Bowscale Brackenthwaite Brampton Breconhill Bridekirk Briery Cottages Brigham Brisco Bromfield Brunstock Buckabank Burgh by Sands Burtholme Bustabeck Bound Buttermere Caldbeck Haltcliff Caldewgate Calthwaite Camerton Cargo Carlatton Carleton Carlisle St Mary Castle Carrock Castle Street Catterlen Chapel Sucken Cleator Cockermouth Corney Croglin Crosscanonby Crosscanonby and Maryport Crosthwaite Crosthwaite and Borrowdale Crosthwaite St John Culgaith Cumdivock Cummersdale Cumrew Cumwhinton Cumwhitton Dacre Dalston Dean Dearham Distington Dovenby Drigg Drigg and Carleton Drumburgh Dundraw with Kelsick Eaglesfield Eaglesfield Abbey Easby East Scaleby Edenhall Egremont Embleton English Street Ennerdale Eskdale and Wasdale Etterby Extraparochial

  Farlam Faugh Fenton Fingland Fisher Street Flimby Frizington Gamblesby Gilcrux Glassonby Gosforth Graysouthen Great Broughton Great Clifton Great Salkeld Greystoke Grinsdale Haile Harraby Harrington Hawksdale Hayton Hayton and Mealo Hensingham Hethersgill High Caldbeck High Crosby High Ireby High Sebergham Holme Cultram Holme East Waver Holme St Cuthbert Houghton How Hunsonby Hutton Hutton John Hutton Roof Hutton Soil Irthington Irton Isel Old Park Isell, Blindcrake, and Redmain Itonfield Ivegill Johnby Keswick Ketton Kingmoor Kingwater Kinniside Kirk Bampton Kirkandrews Middle Kirkandrews Nether Kirkandrews upon Eden Kirkbride Kirkland and Blencarn Kirklinton Middle Kirkoswald Lamonby Lamplugh Langrigg and Mealrigg Langwathby Laversdale Lazonby Linstock Little Blencow Little Clifton Little Compton Little Corby Little Salkeld Longburgh Longtown Lorton Low Caldbeck Low Crosby Low Ireby Loweswater and St Bees Lowside Quarter Lyneside Maryport Matterdale Melmerby Middlesceugh Millom Millom Above Millom Below Moat Moorhouse Moorthwaite Moresby Mosedale Mosser Motherby and Gill Muncaster Mungrisdale Murton Naworth Nether Denton Nether Wasdale Netherby Newby Newton Newtown Nichol Forest Nixons Northsceugh

  Orton Oughterby Oughterside and Allerby Oulton Ousby Papcastle Parton Penrith Petteril Crooks Plumbland Plumpton Street Plumpton Wall Ponsonby Preston Quarter Raughton and Gaitsgill Renwick Ribton and Bridekirk Rickerby Rickergate Rockcliffe Rottington Salter with Eskat Sandwith Scotch Street Seaton Sebergham Setmurthy Skelton Skiddaw Forest Skirwith Snittlegarth Solport Southernby Sowerby Row St Bees Staffield Stainburn Stainton Stanwix Stapleton Stockdalewath Sunderland Talkin Tarraby Thomas Close Threlkeld Thursby Torpenhow Trough Uldale Ulpha Underskiddaw Unthank Upper and Nether Hesket Upper Denton Upperby Waberthwaite Walby Walton Low and Walton High Wampool Warwick Warwick Bridge Wasdale Waterhead Watermillock Waverton Weddiker West Scaleby Westlinton Westward Westward and Brocklebank Westward and Rosley Westward and Stoneraise Wetheral Whicham Whillimoor Whinfell Whitbeck Whitehaven Wigton Winder Winscales Workington Wreay Wythop