Cumberland, where to start looking?

[Beeonthebay]

Hello, I have my ancestor William Brown living in Liverpool aged 36 in the 1851 census.

His places of birth are given thus in the various censuses

1851  Cumberland
1861  Whitehaven, Cumberland
1871  Dacre, Cumberland
1881  Dacre, Cumberland

He died in 1886 so no further census information.

I am speculating that the last 2 are correct and Dacre is his birthplace but why would he say Whitehaven?  I've checked a map and they are nowhere near each other.

The name is so common I need to be sure.......

[ColC]

It looks likely that William Brown, father William married Ellen Hale, father William 5 Sep 1842
Walton On The Hill, Lancaster.

If so William Brown may have been Baptised. 27 January 1814 DACRE, CUMBERLAND
Father:William Brown Mother:Mary

But it will need to be checked out.

Colin

[Beeonthebay]

Yes Col that's him marrying Ellen Hale

I saw that baptism on the IGI but neither Anc nor FindMyPast appear to have any parish registers for Cumberland

I wonder if the local family history society has records or else its a trip to the record office, do you know the location of records?

[Geoff-E]

Links to the various records offices are given on this page - an email to one of them is very cheap.

http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/archivecentres/default.asp

[westlass]

Hello Marriage says Father William a Miller , children of William and Mary , Stainton /Dacre are Robert 1825 / Ann 1811 / Thomas 1810 / Mary 1818 / Joseph 1816 / and William 1814 , Thomas and Ann , can be found in Stainton / Dacre 1841 Thomas is a Miller , Regards westlass

[Beeonthebay]

Hello Marriage says Father William a Miller , children of William and Mary , Stainton /Dacre are Robert 1825 / Ann 1811 / Thomas 1810 / Mary 1818 / Joseph 1816 / and William 1814 , Thomas and Ann , can be found in Stainton / Dacre 1841 Thomas is a Miller , Regards westlass

Oh YES!!  On his marriage certificate he says his father is also called William Brown a miller

Can you please tell me where you got these records from if you don't mind?

[westlass]

Hello , Ancestry , have them , Mary poss mother 1841 Inventory and Administration , bond of Mary Brown of Stainton / Dacre , prob 1841 ab1 (3) Carlisle Record office , not going to tell you any more , but Thomas moves and is still a miller , Happy Hunting , good luck

[westlass]

Sorry the reason I said I was not telling you any more was, I did not want to spoil your fun , cheers Westlass

[Beeonthebay]

Thank you so much Westlass off for a scout on Anc now.  I went to the Card Catalogue and used the keyword Cumberland but it came up with zero hits.......I'll be back if I can't find what you did.