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| | '''Barrow Archive and Local Studies Centre'''<br>140 Duke Street<br>Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1XW<br>Telephone: +44 (0) 1229 407377<br>E-mail: barrow.archives@cumbria.gov.uk <br>Website: http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/barec.asp |
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| *'''Cumberland is a historic county (shire) which has become part of Cumbria. In April 2023, Cumberland will be revived as an administrative entity when Cumbria County Council is abolished and replaced by two unitary authorities; one of these is to be named Cumberland and will include most of the historic county, with the exception of Penrith and the surrounding area.'''<ref>"Cumberland", at Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland, accessed 25 February 2023.</ref>
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| == Archives ==
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| Cumbria Archive Service has four Archive Centres. The Cumbria Archives Service map shows areas of Cumbria covered by each office.
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| *[https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/archivecentres/default.asp '''Cumbria Archive Services Map''']<br>
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| The Archive Service cares for '''parish registers, other church records, wills, electoral registers, maps and plans, poor law records, title deeds, and photographs.''' The archives of many families, businesses, local authorities, solicitors, societies and schools also help form a fascinating record of all aspects of life in the county. <ref>"Cumbria Archive Service - Archive Centres", Cumbria County Council, https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/archivecentres/default.asp, accessed 11 February 2023.</ref>
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| '''Carlisle (Cumberland) Archive and Local Studies Centre'''<br>Lady Gillford's House<br>Petteril Bank Rd<br>Carlisle, Cumbria CA1 3AJ UK<br>Telephone: 01228 227 284<br>Email:{{email|carlisle.archives@cumbria.gov.uk}}<br>[https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/archivecentres/cac.asp Website]
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| *Original documents from the twelfth century to the present day, relating to the part of the historic county of Cumberland which is north of the River Derwent
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| *The areas around Carlisle, Keswick, Penrith and Maryport are amongst those for which material is available.
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| *These include:
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| :*Church of England Parishes
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| :*Diocese of Carlisle
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| :*Dean and Chapter of Carlisle Cathedral
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| :*Schools
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| :*Businesses and Industries
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| :*Families and Landed Estates
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| :*Civil Parishes
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| :*Solicitors
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| :*Societies
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| :*Official records'''<ref>"Sources available at this archive centre", Carlisle Archive Centre, https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/archivecentres/cac.asp, accessed 12 February 2023.</ref>
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| '''Whitehaven Archive and Local Studies Centre'''<br>Scotch St.<br>Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 7NL UK<br>Telephone: 01946 506 420<br>Email:{{email|whitehaven.archives@cumbria.gov.uk}}<br>[https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/archivecentres/whalsc.asp Website]<br>
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| *Original historical documents dating from the twelfth century to the present day relating to the area of West Cumbria bounded by the River Derwent in the North and the River Duddon in the South.
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| *The areas around Workington, Cockermouth, and Whitehaven are amongst those for which material is available.
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| *These include:
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| :*Businesses and Industries
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| :*Church of England Parishes
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| :*Civil Parishes
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| :*Landed Estates, Solicitors, Societies.
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| :*Local Authorities
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| :*Nonconformist Churches
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| :*Official records
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| :*Schools
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| :*Shipping registers and crew lists<ref>"Sources available at this archive centre", Whitehaven Archive Centre, https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/archivecentres/whalsc.asp, accessed 12 February 2023.</ref>
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| == Libraries ==
| | '''Barrow Burrough Council'''<br>''Births, Deaths, & Marriages''<br>The Nain Tait Centre<br>Abbey Road<br>Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1LG<br>Telephone: +44 (0) 1229 407510/407511<br>E-mail: admin@barrowbc.gov.uk<br>Website: http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk |
| *[https://cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/locations/libraryLocations.asp '''Links to libraries throughout Cumbria, including Cumberland''']
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| *[https://cumbria-libraries.org.uk/ '''Cumbria Library Catalogue''']
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Cumbria '''List of museums in Cumbria'''] in Wikipedia.
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| *[https://www.google.com/search?q=museums+in+cumbria&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=museums+in+cumbria&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l3j0i390j69i60.8552j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#ip=1 '''Google listing of museums in Cumbria''']
| | '''Cumbria Archive Centre'''<br>Petteril Bank House<br>Petteril Bank Road<br>Carlisle CA1 3AJ<br>Telephone: +44 (0) 1228 229285 or 227284<br>E-mail: carlisle.archives@cumbria.gov.uk<br>Website: http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/newrecoff/CROClatest_news.asp |
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| ==Record Offices==
| | '''Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre'''<br>Scotch Street<br>Whitehaven CA28 7NL<br>Telephone: +44 (0) 1946 506420<br>E-mail: whitehaven.archives@cumbria.gov.uk<br>Website: http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/whrec.asp |
| The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ website] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, nn some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices. There are six register offices in Cumbria. '''Carlisle, Penrith, Whitehaven, and Wigton serve areas once part of Cumberland:'''
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| *[https://new.cumbria.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-ceremonies '''Births, deaths, marriages and ceremonies'''] for all of Cumbria.
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| *[https://new.cumbria.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-ceremonies/registration-certificates/order-copy-certificate '''Order a copy of a certificate'''] from all of Cumbria.
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| *[https://new.cumbria.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-ceremonies/cumbria-registration-service/cumbria-register-offices '''Cumbria Register Offices:'''] Clickable map with links to contact information.
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| Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, in Cumberland, see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/CUL.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Cumberland].
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