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Suffolk / calvesbert
« on: Tuesday 07 June 16 20:54 BST (UK)  »
Hi, I'm not new to Rootschat but new to Suffolk where I'm trying to help out a friend who is 82 years young to sort out her family history. If anyone has an interest in the Calvesbert (spelling variable) family, I would be interested in hearing from you. I am currently looking at her distaff side all from Suffolk so may well be back with lots of other names. I'm not professional and can be found on the Cumberland forum.  bob

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Cumberland Completed Lookups / Census look up - Huggins twins
« on: Thursday 23 July 15 17:42 BST (UK)  »
In 1901 census the Huggins twins are listed as boarders at 5 years old. Francis Edward and David Stanley are lodging with a Graham family in Port road area of Carlisle. Can't find them in 1911 or a birth for them!  Help!  Been away for a while but didn't realise I was this rusty!  bob

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Cumberland / Irish Ancestors - new archive
« on: Wednesday 11 January 12 10:04 GMT (UK)  »
Over the years, I have posted that a lot of Irish records were lost in a big fire i Dublin and we know that quite a few Cumberland subscribers have Irish antecedants. A new on-line archive has just opened that might help. I haven't tried it as my lot come from North of here but it might help some folk. 
militaryarchives.ie is from a diffeent location to the fire. SKS might put this where more people might see it. bob

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Cumberland / "coast"
« on: Wednesday 09 June 10 20:06 BST (UK)  »
last night, tuesday, beeb2 did the coast down to Gretna including the devils porridge factory which technically was in scotland but I'm sure has featured in our pages. (Could some technically competent person insert a lead?) The sociological features probably included a lot of cumbrian ancestors so worth a watch on iwatch or whatever old program watching is called on the beeb! BUT next weeks program, 7ish on beeb2 tuesday, will probably come round the corner to us so this is an early warning especially for our non residents to see what we look like and maybe some activities. Last night they had the platty treading which we enjoy over here and hopefully some hound trailing which we've done for generations before Bliar and co stopped hunting proper. Biological note - lakeland foxes are the biggest in the country.
bob
ps platty treading involves walking at low tide carefully in the water and stepping on small flat fish to trap them. Walk too fast and they feel you coming and swim off, tread to lightly, they escape! Environmental fishing!!

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Cumberland / History of Cumberland
« on: Friday 07 May 10 20:12 BST (UK)  »
Article in the Cumberland News tonight about a new project to list the history of every village in "Cumbria" - this could be a typo by the paper or a foot in mouth by a quango chairman not from here. Don't hold breath tho as it's to be a 15 volume tome and first volume is expected in 2015. Will I still be here I ask myself!
But of secondary interest is the mention of a "History of Cumberland" by John Denton in the 1600's. I've googled it but can only find £50 offers but it occurs to me that if you have high born ancestors they may be mentioned as opposed to my husbandmen. Finding  a legal  online copy would be a boon!
bob

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Cumberland / Carlisle Archives Office
« on: Monday 09 November 09 17:45 GMT (UK)  »
For everybody who may be thinking of visiting or phoning Carlisle Archive Office but lives away, there was an article in the paper on Friday (cumberland-news.co.uk) that the office will be closed on Fridays for the foreseeable future due to getting ready to move to more accessible location. Just to save you a wasted journey.
bob

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Cumberland / Titanic Ismays
« on: Tuesday 04 August 09 20:55 BST (UK)  »
It's "summer" and I'm off to the chateau soon so I thought I would stimulate the boards so I've something juicy to come home to!
The Ismays started the White Star Line and came from Maryport. The most famous White Star Line ship was the Titianic but there is only 1 direct reference to the Ismays on our boards!
I've been plagued by them ever since I returned to Cumb(erland)ia in the early 80's. We lived opposite a widow Ismay and the her sister in law and the rumour was that the male ismays were short lived and the women lived forever. The real Ismay woman was eventually stopped from driving in her 80's/90's after running into someone.
Then a hotel opened on the Maryport to Aspatria road at the bad bend at Netherhall/Allonby corner that was apparently the original Ismay ship owners home. We used it for corporate do's and I remember a fantastic Cumbria RU dinner there when the serving staff changed into mufti and joined in the disco and when walking home afterwards one was knocked down by a coach bringing back Carlisle supermarket staff from a night out in Workington. Why you would want a night out in Workington, I'm not quite sure (be careful, I was born there) but !
My question is:- are there any Ismays out there that we can help?

bob

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Cumberland / The story of Carlisle
« on: Friday 26 June 09 08:38 BST (UK)  »
Just fallen over a book written in 1958 for the children of Carlisle and published by the Education Committee to comemmerate the 800 year anniversary of the first charter to the city. It's called the The Story of Carlisle but unfortunately there is no ISBN to identify it with. Not many families (a few posh ones) but interesting in the development of the city and especially the cathedral.
bob

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Cumberland / grahams of bolton/allhallows
« on: Wednesday 17 September 08 09:53 BST (UK)  »
Having hit my brickwall, I've decided to shuffle sideways along it!
Can anyone find any of the following in 1841 in Bolton village or Allhallows parish?
Father Thomas Graham
Mother Ann (nee White)
Joseph 1786
John 1788 (with wife Mary ?)
Thomas 1790
Christopher 1794
Catherine 1798
Henry 1801 (I have this one )
Elizabeth 1807
Any help/ hints appreciated.
bob

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