These titles represent sources of actual genealogical data, parish registers, monumental inscriptions, etc. In most cases they are secondary sources and therefore subject to transcription error. Questions or conflicts should always be resolved by reference to the original, or primary, data if, and when, it is available. In addition to the material listed here, other source records are available from publications by Cumbria Family History Society, Roland Grigg, and others.   Arthuret Ted Relph has transcribed the wonderful, 250 year old diaries of a Cumberland clergyman, describing, in detail, the comings and goings of many folks in Arthuret and Longtown. A wealth of information about the residents of the times. Diaries of George Williamson, Part 1, Arthuret & Longtown, 1742 to 1747 Transcribed by Ted Relph, ISBN 0 9519151 18, 1997, Penrith Rev. Williamson was Curate at Arthuret and later Vicar at Crosby Ravensworth. He kept extensive diaries from 1742 until 1781. Part 1, transcribed in this volume covers the five years he was in Arthuret. The diaries from his time as Vicar at Crosby Ravenworth are being transcribed and will be available in the future. The 94 page Part 1 is available from: Ted Relph Holly Cottage Crosby Ravenworth, Penrith Cumbria CA10 3JP Please remit only in British pounds as follows: U.K. £6.50; Air to U.S./Canada £7.92; Air to Aust./N.Z. £8.42 Bewcastle Parish Register Transcripts Transcripts of the Parish Registers, Bewcastle Parish, 1665-1728 and 1728-1812;. Transcribed by M. Jackson. Two volumes combined into one book, 290 pages, heavy card stock covers, plastic comb binding that will lay flat when open. Parish registers were kept by English churches, recording the events of the parish; baptisms, marriages and burials as well as miscellaneous other information, including "presentments" for moral indiscretions. In the case of baptisms and marriages, parents names and residence are often (usually) given and, in later years, the father's occupation. Depending on the recorder, the mother's maiden name is sometimes also provided. In transcribing the registers from the originals in the Cumbria County Record Office, the Castle, Carlisle, Mike Jackson indexed each volume by full name and also by farm or residence. This book includes a short history of the parish church and maps showing "quarter" boundaries and many farm locations. Sold out - currently not available Don Noble 3266 Kew Gardens Lane Orlando, FL 32812-6659   Mike Jackson Moss Nook Faugh Carlisle, Cumbria CA4 9DX (01228) 70538 Check or money order in either case; unfortunately credit cards are not accepted as this is not a large commercial venture! Transcript of the Knowe Presbyterian Chapel, 1788-1994;. Transcribed by M. Jackson, 210 pages, bound in heavy card stock with plastic comb binding to lay flat when open. The Knowe chapel is located within Bewcastle parish and many events from each generation were recorded here rather than at the Church of England church. Few, if any, of these records are in the Mormon IGI or available from any other source. As in the above case, Mike Jackson has transcribed the events from the registers adding complete indexes by both full names and place names. In the place index, he also provides the grid location reference from the Ordnance Survey Maps, including many for farms that no longer exist. In contrast to the registers of the Established Church, the Knowe registers also routinely include the date of birth as well as baptism, providing the researcher with significantly more information. An additional extraordinary resource is "Register of Names Selected from the Copy of the Register of Baptisms, Number 1 (kept by Revd William Tweedie at Knowe Manse in 1853) of Persons Baptized Who Have Emigrated to America and Other Parts of the World and Some Other Persons". The content of this document have been incorporated into this register transcript. Sold out - currently not available   The Monuments of Bewcastle (St. Cuthberts) Churchyard M. Jackson, 1998 Mike has recently completed a complete survey of the churchyard, in which he cross checked dates and names against the written records. The cross checking brought many surprises, in that ages, dates and spellings varied. This book records the monuments as they are, even when differences occur. Complete inscriptions, including any poems, Scripture, etc. are recorded in full. Mike was also able to uncover each of the stones stacked near the walls and record those inscriptions as well. Previous to this survey, there were two others, the first by Alexander McCracken, which was compiled and indexed in 1973 by George Gilchrist, and the second in 1978 by Joseph Foster and David Downer. The first, which recorded only pre-1855 inscriptions, while the second, though useful is very basic. This new survey runs to 73 pages including a four page plan of the stone's locations. It is indexed by name and by the placenames mentioned. The price, from Mike at the address shown below, is £10.00, postpaid in the UK, £13.00 to North America, Australia/New Zealand or elsewhere. Checks in Sterling only please as Mike has no ability to accept other currencies. A Chronological History of the Manor & Castle of Bewcastle by Mike Jackson, 1998, Carlisle Mr. Jackson has spent many years studying the history to Bewcastle Parish and this thirty eight page book catalogs references he has found from almost one hundred different books from various libraries in both England and Scotland. I have had the enjoyable, and sometimes puzzling, task of placing the information in some form and order,... and have made a number of corrections and additions. Mike has put these pieces together, interpreting and commenting based on the experience gained over many years of reading literally hundreds of manorial and castle histories. This is quite useful, and interesting, if you're researching in or near Bewcastle. It is available directly from the author: Mike Jackson Moss Nook Faugh Carlisle, Cumbria CA4 9DX (01228) 70538 The price is £5.00, postpaid in the UK, £7.00 to North America, Australia/New Zealand or elsewhere. Checks in Sterling only please as Mike has no ability to accept other currencies. Caldbeck Monumental Inscriptions in the Church and Churchyard at St. Kentigern's Monumental Inscriptions in the Church and Churchyard at St. Kentigern's, Caldbeck and District Local History Society, August 1996. ISBN: 0952600919 Click on title to see purchase information Greystoke Index to 1851 Census for Leath Ward; Pt.3: Greystoke District (D Smith) Index to 1851 Census for Leath Ward; Pt.3: Greystoke District (D Smith), D. Smith, Cumbria Family History Society, 1989. ISBN: 1871420032 Click on title to see purchase information Howard Family Documents Howard Family Documents; v.3; List of Deeds and Manorial Documents Relating to Cumberland, Pt.1: Howard Family Documents; v.3; List of Deeds and Manorial Documents Relating to Cumberland, Pt.1:, Univ of Durham, Dept. of Palaeography & Diplomatic, 1970. ISBN: 0902193325 Howard Family Documents; v.4; List of Deeds and Manorial Documents Relating to Cumberland, Pt.2: Howard Family Documents; v.4; List of Deeds and Manorial Documents Relating to Cumberland, Pt.2:, Univ of Durham, Dept. of Palaeography & Diplomatic, 1970. ISBN: 0902193333 Howard Family Documents; v.2; List of Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Cumberland Howard Family Documents; v.2; List of Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Cumberland, Univ of Durham, Dept. of Palaeography & Diplomatic, 1970. ISBN: 0902193317 Click on title to see purchase information Penrith Index to 1851 Census for Leath Ward; Pt.2: Penrith (D Smith) Index to 1851 Census for Leath Ward; Pt.2: Penrith (D Smith), D. Smith, Cumbria Family History Society, 1988. ISBN: 1871420016 Click on title to see purchase information Cumbria as a Whole Jollie's 1811 Directory Jollie's Cumberland Guide and Directory , Francis Jollie, Ed., (Reprint) M.J. Moon, Whitehaven, 1995. ISBN: 0904131378 The original two volumes, reprinted in facsimile and bound as one. Includes an illustrated county map and three town plans of Whitehaven, Workington and Carlisle in a slip pocket. The original adverts, usually missing, have been retained. Click on title to see purchase information History and Directory of West Cumberland, 1901 Directory of West Cumberland, 1901 , T. Bulmer, Ed., (Reprint) M.J. Moon, Whitehaven, 1994. ISBN: 090413136X 160 pages, pictorial wrapper, featuring a rare lithograph of Whitehaven. Click on title to see purchase information Principal Inhabitants of Cumberland Principal Inhabitants of Cumberland and Westmorland with Furness , R. Grigg, Ed., Beewood Coldell, 1988. ISBN: 1871418003 This is an alphabetical listing of inhabitants. NOTE: iBS has sometimes been showing this as not available. It is available directly from Mr. Grigg however. Click on title to see purchase information Roxburghshire, Scotland 1851 Census Transcripts,selecteted parishes in Roxburghshire by Graham Maxwell On his web site, http://www.maxwells.freeserve.co.uk/publishing/, Mr. Maxwell offers transcripts of the 1851 census for several Roxburghshire parishes. This county, in Scotland, immediately bordered Cumberland on the north. Currently these include: Ashkirk Parish Bedrule Parish Castleton Parish Cavers Parish Hobkirk Parish Kirktown Parish Minto Parish Southdean Parish Census Teviothead Parish Census Wilton Parish As I have Bewcastle ancestors, I bought the Castleton transcripts as folks moved back and forth quite often. If you have an interest in Northern Cumberland, these might also interest and help to you. Maxwells accepts credit cards and ship worldwide.

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