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+ | | link1=[[England Genealogy|England]] | ||
+ | | link2=[[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]] | ||
+ | | link3=[[Cumberland Parishes]] | ||
+ | | link4= | ||
+ | | link5=[[Bowness, Cumberland Genealogy|Bowness]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | Guide to '''Bowness, Cumberland ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
− | == Parish | + | {{Infobox England Jurisdictions |
+ | | image = | ||
+ | | caption = | ||
+ | | Type = [[Ancient Parish]] | ||
+ | | County = Cumberland | ||
+ | | Hundred = Cumberland | ||
+ | | Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Wigton/ Wigton] | ||
+ | | Registration District = Wigton | ||
+ | | PRbegin = 1663 | ||
+ | | BTbegin = 1663 | ||
+ | | Province = York | ||
+ | | Diocese = Carlisle | ||
+ | | Archdeaconry = | ||
+ | | Archdeaconries = | ||
+ | | Rural Deanery = Carlisle | ||
+ | | Parish = | ||
+ | | Peculiar = | ||
+ | | Chapelry = | ||
+ | | Probate Court = Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory) | ||
+ | | Archdeaconry Court = | ||
+ | | Bishops Court = | ||
+ | | Prerogative Court = | ||
+ | | Archive = [[Cumberland Record Office]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | + | == Parish History == | |
+ | |||
+ | BOWNESS (St. Michael), a '''parish''', in the union of Wigton, Cumberland ward, and E. division of the county of Cumberland, 14 miles (W. N. W.) from Carlisle.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50817#s8'' A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848) Date accessed and adapted 18 July 2013.</ref> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
− | + | === Civil Registration === | |
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | ||
− | ==== | + | === Church Records === |
+ | |||
+ | Bowness parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years: | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width: 40%" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS''' = [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch - free] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''BOYD''' = [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850 (FindMyPast) - free] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''NBI''' = [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales National Burial Index (FindMyPast) - free] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''IGI''' = [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index (FamilySearch) - free]<ref>ArcherSoftware.co.uk</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS Catalog PRs''' = [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog Parish registers - free] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS Catalog BTs''' = [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog Bishop's transcripts - free] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Bowness Online Parish Records''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Indexes | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Images | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Indexes | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Images | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | Indexes | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | Images | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS''' | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | {{RecordSearch|1473014|'''1538-1975'''}} | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{RecordSearch|1473015|'''1538-1973'''}} | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | {{RecordSearch|1473016|'''1538-1991'''}} | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''BOYD''' | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 '''1538-1850'''] | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''NBI''' | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales '''1538-1939'''] | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''IGI''' | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS Catalog PRs''' | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS Catalog BTs''' | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ffcccc" | | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffcc" | | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | <br> | ||
+ | | bgcolor="#ccffff" | | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ 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.<br><br> | ||
− | + | ==== Non-Conformist Churches ==== | |
+ | *'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at FindMyPast ($), index and images | ||
+ | Primitive Methodist<br> | ||
− | + | === Census Records === | |
− | + | {{British Census|241280}} | |
− | + | === Probate Records === | |
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Cumberland Probate Records|Cumberland Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Cumberland Probate Records|Cumberland Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. | ||
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Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. | ||
− | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | + | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] |
+ | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Websites == | ||
+ | |||
+ | Bowness on [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/Bowness/index.html GENUKI] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == References == | ||
− | + | {{reflist}} | |
− | + | {{Cumberland}} | |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Cumberland_Parishes]] |
Latest revision as of 14:54, 7 April 2021
Guide to Bowness, Cumberland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Bowness, Cumberland | |
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Type | England Jurisdictions |
Civil Jurisdictions | |
Hundred | Cumberland |
County | Cumberland, England Genealogy |
Poor Law Union | Wigton |
Registration District | Wigton |
Records begin | |
Parish registers: 1663 | |
Bishop's Transcripts: 1663 | |
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
Rural Deanery | Carlisle |
Diocese | Carlisle |
Province | York |
Legal Jurisdictions | |
Probate Court | Court of the Bishop of Carlisle (Episcopal Consistory) |
Location of Archive | |
Cumberland Record Office | |
Contents
Parish History[edit | edit source]
BOWNESS (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of Wigton, Cumberland ward, and E. division of the county of Cumberland, 14 miles (W. N. W.) from Carlisle.[1]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Bowness parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:
Bowness Online Parish Records | ||||||
Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | Indexes | Images | |
FS | 1538-1975 | 1538-1973 | 1538-1991 | |||
BOYD | 1538-1850 | |||||
NBI | 1538-1939 | |||||
IGI | ||||||
FS Catalog PRs | ||||||
FS Catalog BTs |
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.
Non-Conformist Churches[edit | edit source]
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at FindMyPast ($), index and images
Primitive Methodist
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cumberland Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites[edit | edit source]
Bowness on GENUKI
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848) Date accessed and adapted 18 July 2013.
- ↑ ArcherSoftware.co.uk