Workington St Michael, Cumberland Genealogy

England Cumberland  Cumberland Parishes

Parish History
WORKINGTON (St. Michael), a market-town, sea-port, and parish, in the union of Cockermouth, Allerdale ward above Derwent, W. division of Cumberland;34 miles (S. W. by W.) from Carlisle, and 310 (N. W. by N.) from London. St. John's district church was erected in 1822. There are places of worship for Independents, Primitive Methodists, Wesleyans, Presbyterians, and Roman Catholics.

"WORKINGTON, a town, a parish, and a sub-district, in Cockermouth district, Cumberland. The town stands on the coast, at the mouth of the river Derwent, and on the Maryport and Whitehaven railway, at the junction of the railway to Cockermouth, 7 miles N by E of Whitehaven. Church built in 1823, four dissenting chapels, a Roman Catholic chapel. The parish includes Little Clifton, Great Clifton, Stainburn, and Winscales townships; and comprises 7,630 acres of land, and 580 of water. Pop. in 1851, 7,159; in 1861, 7,834."

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Genealogy
Lynn, Janette. Who Said Our Ancestors Didn't Travel Very Far? Now you know why you couldn't find them in Denbigh/Denbighshire. Five marriages are recorded in the Workington parish records of Denbigh grooms. They are Isaac Hugh to Marther Matherman 12 Sept. 1778; John Miller to Sarah Hatch 30 Sept. 1778; David Davies to Elanor Crudders 7 Jan. 1779; Mathias Williams to Ann Ditchburn 8 Feb. 1779; Peter Vaughn to Isabella Routledge 2 October 1781. This is to be found in journal Hel Achau, #100, March 2009, page 55, Family History Library Ref. 942.93 D25h

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.

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