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Newspapers

Guide to Cumberland, England newspapers: digitized newspapers, births, deaths, obituaries, online news, online archives.

Online Resources

• See England Newspapers for more resources.

By Newspaper

• 1875-1880 Alston Herald and East Cumberland Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1875, 1877, 1879, 1880
• 1857-1870 Carlisle Examiner and North Western Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1870-1895 Carlisle Express and Examiner at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1870, 1872-1876, 1878, 1879, 1881-1887, 1890-1895
• 1801-1914 Carlisle Journal at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1801-1805, 1810, 1811, 1814, 1815, 1818-1820, 1833-1867, 1870, 1877, 1878, 1881-1914
• 1816-1897 Carlisle Patriot at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1816-1873, 1877, 1885-1887, 1889-1891, 1895, 1897
• 1869-1917 Cumberland & Westmorland Herald at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1869-1895, 1897-1917
• 1855-1874 Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser, and Penrith Literary Chronicle at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1855, 1856, 1858, 1859, 1861-1874
• 1777-1896 Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1777-1783, 1785-1808, 1811-1872, 1874, 1877, 1889-1893, 1895, 1896
• 1877-1910 English Lakes Visitor at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1877-1888, 1890-1895, 1897-1908, 1910
• 1853-1905 Maryport Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1853, 1862-1864, 1866-1895, 1897-1905
• 1892-1933 Millom Gazette at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1890-1898 North Cumberland Reformer at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1890, 1891, 1893-1896, 1898
• 1860-1960 Penrith Observer at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1860-1878, 1880-1960
• 1874-1914 West Cumberland Times at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1874, 1875, 1877-1891, 1893-1897, 1899-1914
• 1918 Whitehaven Advertiser and Cleator Moor and Egremont Observer at Findmypast — index & images ($)
• 1857-1873 Whitehaven News at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1857-1867, 1869-1873
• 1857-1940 Wigton Advertiser at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1857-1868, 1870-1940
• 1888-1914 Workington Star at Findmypast — index & images ($); 1888-1910, 1912-1914

Newspaper Archives

• British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Newspaper Index and Images at The British Newspaper Archive - images ($)

Background

Newspapers contain local events, featuring birth, marriage, death, and memoriam notices, as well as local and national news. Newspapers are kept at repositories, libraries, or online, such as The British Newspaper Archive ($).