Brampton, Cumberland Genealogy

Guide to Brampton, Cumberland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History
BRAMPTON (St. Martin), a parish, and the head of a union, in Eskdale ward, E. division of Cumberland; 9½ miles (N. E. by E.) from Carlisle, and 305 (N. by W.) from London. There are places of worship for Independents, Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists, and Presbyterians.

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Civil Registration
Brampton was in Brampton district. To search an index of Brampton district records go to FreeBMD. The Cumberland Civil Registration article tells more about these records.

Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England
Due to the increasing access of online records: Hover over the collection's title for more information Other Websites These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
 * Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
 * Dates in the following table are approximate
 * Archdeaconry of Richmond, England, Church of England Marriage Bonds, 1611-1861 at Ancestry – index & images ($)
 * Joiner Marriage Index - Cumberland ($)
 * The Genealogist Parish Registers - Cumberland ($)
 * UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
 * Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
 * Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records

Non-Conformists (All other Religions)

 * 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)
 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Independent/Congregational
 * Presbyterian Church in England
 * Roman Catholic
 * Independent Zion Chapel - Births and baptisms, 1817-1837 at the FS Library
 * Wesleyan Methodist - Church records, 1841-1934 at the FS Library

Probate Records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cumberland Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * [ England Jurisdictions 1851]
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Websites
Brampton on GENUKI