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CONISTON, MONK, with Skelwith, a '''township''', in the parish of Hawkshead, union of Ulverston,hundred of Lonsdale north of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 4 miles (W. by N.) from Hawkshead. Slate quarrying and tourism are the two main sources of employment in the village. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50894#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 679-682. Date accessed: 23 September 2013.</ref> | CONISTON, MONK, with Skelwith, a '''township''', in the parish of Hawkshead, union of Ulverston,hundred of Lonsdale north of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 4 miles (W. by N.) from Hawkshead. Slate quarrying and tourism are the two main sources of employment in the village. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50894#s12 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 679-682. Date accessed: 23 September 2013.</ref> | ||
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=== Civil Registration === | |||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | ||
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