Kirkoswald, Cumberland Genealogy

England Cumberland  Cumberland Parishes

Parish History
"KIRK-OSWALD (St. Oswald), a market-town and parish, in the union of Penrith, Leath ward, E. division of Cumberland; containing, with the township of Staffield, 948 inhabitants, of whom 691 are in the town, 15½ miles (S. E.) from Carlisle, and 292 (N. N. W.) from London."

From: Lewis, Samuel A., "A Topographical Dictionary of England" (1848), pp. 701-706. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51084 Date accessed: 16 September 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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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 *Vision of Britain

Web sites
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