CUMBERLAND RESEARCH

CUMBERLAND - ENGLAND (CUL)

Ancestry Search	BRIEF DETAILS OF CUMBERLAND Cumberland is a coastal county bordering Scotland and includes much of the Lake District National Park.
Locate First Online Electoral Roll Search	MAJOR TOWNS AND CITIES Carlisle Keswick Whitehaven Workington	Frith Photo Archive Search for Old Photos
UK Record Collections	BORDERING COUNTIES Co Durham Dumfrieshire Lancashire Northumberland Roxburghshire Westmorland	Missing Links Birth Adoption Register
RootsMap Surname Distribution Maps	INDUSTRIES Agriculture Fishing Seafaring Tanning Textiles	Old-Maps.co.uk Digital Historical Maps
	All phone numbers shown on this page are local. If you need advice on phoning from overseas click here	UK multiMAP Online Maps
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ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES
We have listed details of some of the major archives and libraries in Cumberland. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.
Cumbria Library Service 11 Globe Lane Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8NX 01228 24166	Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle The Castle Carlisle Cumbria CA3 8UR Tel: 01228 607285 or 607284 Fax: 01228 60727 4 E-Mail	Cumbria Record Office and Local Studies Library , Whitehaven Scotch Street Whitehaven Cumbria CA28 7BJ Tel: 01946 852920 Fax: 01946 852919 E-Mail
For more information on libraries and their holdings visit the FAMILIA site.
REGISTRATION OFFICES
We have listed details of some of the main registration offices in Cumberland. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.
Carlisle 23 Portland Square Carlisle CA1 1PE 01228 812422	Amazon.co.uk has a selection of books on the  history of Cumberland   Click here for a list. .	The Genealogical Services Directory 2000 This book has been an invaluable aid for the research necessary for this site. It is an ideal reference book  for anyone researching in the UK.

LOCAL SOCIETIES	SURNAME LISTS
Local Family History Societies provide a wide variety of publications and other material, for more details visit the sites below Cumbria FHS Furness FHS Ulverston Heritage Centre Family History Group	Surname lists give details of individuals research interests. Have a look you may find a long lost cousin! Cumberland surnames interest list
MAILING LISTS	LOOK UP EXCHANGES
Rootsweb host mailing lists covering every county in the UK. Any member of the list can post a message, which will be received by all the other members in either list mode (every individual message separately) or digest mode (a number of messages in one e-mail). Cumberland is covered by the following list(s). To join simply click the mode of your choice and send the message totally unaltered, disabling your signature. CUMBERLAND List mode Digest mode BORDER List mode Digest mode If you want to know more about the lists scope or have difficulty subscribing Rootsweb will provide more details	Look up exchanges list reference works which volunteers are willing to search for specific entries. Cumberland Look Up Exchange Please remember that people who provide this service are not professional researchers, and cannot usually help with general enquiries. Make your requests as specific as possible.

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USEFUL LINKS

IMPORTANT: None of the researchers listed has any commercial relationship with the owners of this site. A listing does not imply any form of recommendation and you should take any steps you consider necessary before entering in to a commercial arrangement. If you need professional help with your research you may like to contact one of the following, links marked with an asterisk connect to the researchers web site, others are e-mail links. Harry Cairns Carol Bennett *

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