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Archives
CASCAT Cumbria Archives Service Catalogue https://archiveweb.cumbria.gov.uk/calmview/
LANCAT Lancashire Archives Catalogue (includes some Cumberland Probate Records) https://archivecat.lancashire.gov.uk/calmview/
Biographical Compilations
CUMBRIAN LIVES Towards a Dictionary of Cumbrian Biography https://www.cumbrianlives.org.uk/lives-index.html
Church Monuments
Bellasis, Edward, Westmorland Church Notes, Being the Heraldry, Epitaphs, and Other Inscriptions...Vol. 1 (1888) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn2v6p&seq=17
Bellasis, Edward, Westmorland Church Notes, Being the Heraldry, Epitaphs, and Other Inscriptions...Vol. 2 (1889). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn2v72&seq=9
Compilations of Records
Records Relating To the Barony of Kendale: Volume 1. Edited by William Farrer and John F Curwen. Kendal: Titus Wilson and Son 1923. British History Online, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/kendale-barony/vol1 and https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101054663826&seq=7
Records Relating To the Barony of Kendale: Volume 2. Edited by William Farrer and John F Curwen. Kendal: Titus Wilson and Son 1924. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/kendale-barony/vol2. and https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101054663834&seq=9
Records Relating To the Barony of Kendale: Volume 3. Edited by John F Curwen. Kendal: Titus Wilson and Son 1926. British History Online, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/kendale-barony/vol3.
Curwen, John F. The Later Records Relating To North Westmorland Or the Barony of Appleby. Kendal: Titus Wilson and Son 1932. British History Online, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/n-westmorland-records/vol8.
Calendar of Border Papers: Volume 1, 1560-95. Edited by Joseph Bain. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1894. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-border-papers/vol1. and https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951002007754b&seq=5
Calendar of Border Papers: Volume 2, 1595-1603. Edited by Joseph Bain. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1896. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-border-papers/vol2.
Fines
Parker, F. H. M., Calendar of the Feet of Fines for Cumberland..., Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, n.s., Vol. 7 (1907), pp. 215-61. https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-2055-1/dissemination/pdf/Article_Level_Pdf/tcwaas/002/1907/vol7/tcwaas_002_1907_vol7_0026.pdf
Histories
The Barony of Gilsland: Lord Howards Survey 1604 T.H.B. Graham, ed. https://archive.org/details/publications16cumb/page/n7/mode/2up
Denton, John, Accompt of the Most Considerable Estates and Families in the County of Cumberland ..., Edited by R. S. Ferguson (1887; originally written abt 1610). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t0vq3n66c&view=1up&seq=9&skin=2021.
Description of the County of Westmoreland, by Sir Daniel Fleming of Rydal, A.D. 1671. Ed., for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archæological society , from the original ms. in the Bodleian library, by Sir G. F. Duckett (1882) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t3gx4cn58&seq=11
A Cursory Relation of All the Antiquities and Familyes in Cumberland. By Edmund Sanford, circa 1675. Edited for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaological Society, by Chancellor Ferguson. (1890) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t6446cr0r&seq=7
Nicolson, Joseph and others, History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland (1777). Vol. 1 Westmorland https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433075899884&view=1up&seq=9&skin=2021
Nicolson, Joseph and others, History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland (1777). Vol. 2 Cumberland https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015086588863&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021.
Hutchinson, William, History of the County of Cumberland, Vol. 1 (1794). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t5s75nm5z&view=1up&seq=9&skin=2021. HathiTrust
Hutchinson, William, History of the County of Cumberland, Vol. 2 (1794). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004294735&view=1up&seq=9&skin=2021.
Jefferson, Samuel, History and Antiquities of Leath Ward: in the County of Cumberland (1840). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101062112568&view=1up&seq=9&skin=2021. Also titled History and Antiquities of Cumberland, Vol. I https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89073602567&seq=9
Jefferson, Samuel, History and Antiquities of Allerdale Ward, above Derwent, in the County of Cumberland (1842). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t4zg6x33n&seq=7. Also titled History and Antiquities of Cumberland, Vol. II https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89073602583&seq=11
Whellan, William, History and Topography of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland (1860). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t9p275b9q&seq=7 \
A History of the County of Cumberland: Volume 1. Edited by J Wilson. London: Victoria County History 1901 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924092925936&seq=21
A History of the County of Cumberland: Volume 2. Edited by J Wilson. London: Victoria County History 1905. British History Online, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cumb/vol2. and https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hnqmun&seq=11
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1936. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/westm. and https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015402566&seq=7
Journals
Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society
Searchable at https://cumbriapast.com/cgi-bin/cwaas/cp_main.pl?action=cp_transactions_content_search
Copies of articles at https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/browse/series.xhtml?recordId=1000240
Lay Subsidy
Cumberland Lay Subsidy Fifteenth and Tenth, 6 Edw. III. Edited by J P Steel. Kendal: T Wilsom 1912. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/cumberland-lay-subsidy-edw3 and https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t2z32d56x&seq=5
Members of Parliament
Washington, George S. H. L., Early Westmorland M.P.s 1258-1327 (Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, Tract Series No. XV, 1959 ) https://archive.org/details/tractseries15cumb
Monastic Records
Register and Records of Holm Cultram. Edited by Francis Grainger and W G Collingwood. Kendal: T Wilson & Son 1929. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/n-westmorland-records/vol7.
Wilson, James, ed, Register of the Priory of St. Bees (Surtees Society Publication no. 126, 1915), https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x030445820&seq=9
Prescott, J. E., ed., Register of the Priory of Wetherhal (1897) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044081231284&seq=11
Parish Registers
FamilySearch has indexed many parish records for Cumbria, but very few contain images. Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/England,_Cumbria_Parish_Registers_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
The printed registers below may contain additional information:
The Registers of the Parish Church of Barton, Westmorland. Baptisms and marriages. 1666-1812. Burials, 1666-1830, Henry Brierley, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/553374
Parish Registers of Bolton, 1647-1812, J.F.Haswell, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/423012
The Register of Bridekirk, 1584-1812, J. F. Haswell, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/536410
The Registers of Brough under Stainmore, 1556-1812, Henry Brierley, ed. https:///www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/158419
Parish Registers of Brougham 1645-1812 , J.F.Haswell, ed. https://cumbriapast.com/cwaas/pdf/publications/registers/Brougham_1645_1812_Haswell.pdf
The Registers of Cliburn, 1565-1812, J. F. Haswell, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/429564
Parish Registers of Crosby Garrett, 1559-1812, J.F.Haswell, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/420203
The Parish Registers of Crosby Ravensworth, 1568-1812, J. F. Haswell, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/228233
Registers of Crosthwaite, Vol. 1 1562-1600, Brierley, Henry, ed. (1928), https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/277717
Registers of Crosthwaite, Vol. 2 1600-1670, Brierley, Henry, ed. (1930). https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/280403
The Registers of Crosthwaite, Vol. 3 1670-1812 (Baptisms & Marriages), Henry Brierley, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/488504
The Registers of Crosthwaite Vol. 4 1670-1812 (Burials) J.F. Haswell, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/267662
Registers of Crosthwaite-cum-Lyth, 1569-1812, J. F. Haswell, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/386383
The Registers of the Parish Church of Dacre, Cumberland, 1559-1716 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/372878
Parish Registers of Dalston, Cumberland, Vol. 1 (1570-1678) Wilson, James, ed. (1893) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.ax0000205344&seq=7
Parish Registers of Dalston, Cumberland, Vol. 2 (1678-1812) Wilson, James, ed. (1895) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.ax0000205351&seq=7
The Registers of the Parish Church of St. Giles, Great Orton, Cumberland, 1568-1812, William Foster Gilbands, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/238864
Registers of the Parish of Greystoke in the County of Cumberland: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1559-1757, Maclean, Allan M., ed.,(1911) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31158003878237&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021
The Registers of Kendal, Westmoreland, 1558-1631, Pts 1-3, Henry Brierley, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/162087
Registers of Kendal, Part IV, 1606-1631 Transcribed by R. N. Birley, (1960), https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/158696
Index to Kendal Parish Registers Parts III & IV 1591-1631 https://cumbriapast.com/cwaas/pdf/publications/registers/Kendal_Index_III_IV_1591_1631_Dickinson.pdf
The Kirkby Stephen Parish Register Transcriptions https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~enzedders/misc/index.htm
Registers of Lamplugh, 1581-1812 (1936) https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/533988
Registers of Lowther, 1540-1812, Haswell, J. F., ed., (1933) https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/340949
The Registers of Middleton-in-Lonsdale, Westmoreland, 1670-1812, J. F. Haswell, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/401243
The Registers of Milburn, Westmorland, 1679-1812, ed. Henry Brierley https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/450809
The Registers of Millom, Cumberland, 1591-1812, J. F. Haswell, https:///www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/327299
Registers of Morland, Part I, 1538-1742 https://cumbriapast.com/cwaas/pdf/publications/registers/Morland_1538_1742_Unknown.pdf
Registers of Newbiggen (Westmorland), 1571-1812, J. F. Haswell, ed. https://cumbriapast.com/cwaas/pdf/publications/registers/Newbiggen_1571_1812_Haswell.pdf
Registers of Newton Reigny, 1571-1812, J. F. Haswell, ed. https://cumbriapast.com/cwaas/pdf/publications/registers/Newton_Reigny_1571_1812_Haswell.pdf
The Registers of the Parish of Shap in the County of Westmoreland from 1559 to 1830, Mary Noble, ed. http://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/165974
Registers of St. Andrew's Parish Church, Penrith, Vol. 1 1556-1604, Haswell, Francis, ed. (1938) http://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/539542
Registers of St. Andrew's Parish Church, Penrith, Vol. 2 1605-1660, Haswell, Francis, ed. (1939). http://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/487038
Registers of St. Andrew's Parish Church, Penrith, Vol. 3: 1661-1713, Haswell, Francis, ed. (1940). http://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/110329
Registers of St. Bees, Cumberland, Part I, Baptisms 1538-1837 (1968), Family Search MF. This is a microfilmed published work. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJ8-K22Y?mode=g&cat=414410
Registers of St. Bees, Cumberland, Part II, Burials 1538-1837 (1968), Family Search MF. This is a microfilmed published work https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJ8-KLZV?i=285&cat=414410.
Registers of St. Bees, Cumberland, Part III, Marriages 1538-1837 (1968). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B8-73HQ-S?mode=g&cat=414410
The Registers of the Parish Church of Skelton, Cumberland, 1580-1812 : baptisms, marriages, and burials, 1580-1812, Henry Brierley, ed. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/39109
Registers of Warcop, Westmorland, 1597-1744, John Abercrombie, transcriber, (1914) https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/235111
Registers of Whicham, 1569-1812, , J. F. Haswell, ed. https://cumbriapast.com/cwaas/pdf/publications/registers/Whicham_1569_1812_Haswell.pdf
The Registers of Wigton, Parts I and II, 1604-1797 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/83066
Pipe Rolls
Pipe Rolls of Cumberland and Westmorland 1222-1260 ed. by F. H. M. Parker (1905). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044038065041&seq=5
Place-names
Sedgefield, W. J. The Place-names of Cumberland and Westmorland (1915) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002032053143&seq=7
Visitations
Foster, Joseph, ed., Pedigrees Recorded at the Heralds' Visitations in the Counties of Cumberland and Westmorland in 1615 and 1666 (1891). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t2n58jr5w&view=1up&seq=128&skin=2021.
Visitation of the County of Cumberland in the Year 1615, Taken by Richard St. George, edited by John Fetherston (1872). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015025918502&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021.
The Heraldic Visitation of Westmoreland, Made in the Year 1615, by Sir Richard St. George (1753) https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kbFfAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Wills
Ferguson, R. S., e d., Testamenta Karleolensia : the Series of Wills from the Prae-reformation Registers of the Bishops of Carlisle. 1353-1386 (1893). https://archive.org/details/testamentakarleo00carl Internet Archive Some pages missing at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044081214579&seq=9
Raine, James, Jr., ed., Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond... (Publications of the Surtees Society, Vol. 26 (1853) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015031227013&seq=7