Carlisle Record Office

Sources available at this Record Office will include (from Jan 2011):  Original documents from the twelfth century to the present day, relating to the part of the historic county of Cumberland which is north of the River Derwent. The areas around Carlisle, Keswick, Penrith and Maryport are amongst those for which material is available.

We hold the archives of:  Church of England Parishes ** Nonconformist Churches ** Local Authorities Diocese of Carlisle, Dean & Chapter of Carlisle Cathedral, Schools, Businesses and Industries , Families and Landed Estates Civil Parishes, Solicitors, Societies, Official records

Other material will include:
I.G.I. for the Northern Counties ** Census returns 1841-1901 for Cumberland** 1881 census transcript and index to Cumberland, Westmorland and the Isle of Man **Newspapers (such as Carlisle Journal and Cumberland Pacquet) **Ordnance Survey maps Probate records, 1564-1941**Trade Directories

** Many of these records are available on microfilm or fiche