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Description: | A collection of family and local history resources as follows:
1. Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.
Locations
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2. Census returns
1841-1891 Westmorland
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3. Directories
3(a) County and Regional Directories
Various dates for Westmorland from 1829-1938
A few for Furness and Cumberland
3(b) City and Town Directories
Kendal 1953, 1963, 1965, 1974
3(c) Telephone Directories
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4. Electoral registers and polls books
4(a) Electoral Registers
Westmorland 1956-present day (South Lakeland)
4(b) Poll Books
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5. International Genealogical Index (IGI)
1992 edition. Microfiche held in Kendal Library
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6. Unpublished Indexes
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7. Parish Registers
Small number of transcripts
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8. Periodicals (excl. newspapers)
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9. Published Transcripts of Archival Material
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10. Other material
Maps: 1st edition O.S. series 6" and 25" to 1 mile (incomplete sets) Westmorland
2nd edition O.S. series 6" and 25" to 1 mile (incomplete sets) Westmorland
Plus later maps.
Photographs.
Newspapers on microfilm.
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11. Guides to Collections
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12. Local Record Offices
Cumbria Record Office
County Offices
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 4RQ
Tel: 01539 773540 / 773542
email: kendal.record.office@cumbriacc.gov.uk
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Other information
Chapman County Codes (BS 6879): CMA, CUL | Subjects: | Registration of birth Registration of death Population censuses Registration of marriage Local history Electoral registers Genealogy Parish records Poll books | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01539 773544 | Telephone: | 01539 773520 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:8537 | Go to resource |
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