England, Cumbria Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection is the Church of England's parish registers containing baptisms, marriages, and burials that took place in the county of Cumbria from 1538 to 1990. Records may include: name, parents, spouse, father's occupation, residence, date of birth, date of marriage, burial date and place and much more depending on the record type. The original records are held at the Cumbria Record Office.

Parish registers have been kept at the local level across England since the mid-1500s. Due to this long and relatively stable tradition, these records are important to English genealogical research as they are often one of the only sources for finding families and individuals in England before the start of civil registration in 1837.

Cumbria County was created April 1974. It was formed from Cumberland, Westmoreland and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire Counties. It is the third largest in size county in England.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The information in these records may include the following:

Christening
 * Name of the Child
 * Date and Place of Christening
 * Birth Date
 * Often the Parents Are Listed
 * Occupation of Parents

Marriage
 * Names of the Bride and Groom
 * Date and Place of Marriage
 * Occupations
 * Fathers' names and Their Occupations

Marriage Banns
 * Names of Bride and Groom
 * Dates of Banns

Burial
 * Name of the deceased
 * Date and place of burial
 * Age
 * Estimated birth year

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