Whicham, Cumberland Genealogy

England  Cumberland Parish History Add a general overview of the history of this parish. It can be a few sentences or a couple of paragraphs. Resources Civil Registration Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD. Church records Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection Census records Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection. 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 Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. England Jurisdictions 1851 *Vision of Britain </ul> Web sites Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.

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