England, Cumbria, Parish Registers, 1538-1990

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, Westmorland, Lancashire "north of the sands", and a small part of Yorkshire Counties. It is the third largest in size county in England.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The information in these records may include the following:

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1827 Baptisms

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  1804 Marriages

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  1812 Burials

Coverage Table

A coverage table showing the number of records for each locality in this collection can be found at England, Cumbria Parish Registers, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records.