Talk:Bowness, Cumberland Genealogy

New Parish Table

Bowness parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

FS = FamilySearch - free

BOYD = England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850 (FindMyPast) - free

IGI = International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free

FS Catalog PRs = FamilySearch Catalog Parish registers - free

FS Catalog BTs = FamilySearch Catalog Bishop's transcripts - free

Hover over the collection's title for more information

Bowness Online Parish Records
Collections	Baptisms		Marriages		Burials
	Indexes/images	Indexes only	Indexes/images	Indexes only	Indexes/images	Indexes only
FS	1538-1975		1538-1973		1538-1991
BOYD			1538-1850	-	-

To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Old Parish Table

Parish registers for Bowness, 1663-1936 at the FHL

Bishop's transcripts for Bowness, 1663-1875 at the FHL

International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free