Skip to content
  • Home
  • Posts
  • Index – topics
  • Index – people
  • Index – places
  • Oxdown Gazette
  • Contact Us

Cumbrian Characters

Family history is so much more than names and dates

Month: May 2019

Election riots in Penrith (and other places)

Election riots in Penrith (and other places)

Posted on May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 by Harriet
‘Election riots in Penrith’ has nothing to do with the European Parliament Elections of a few days ago! But as the UK today digests the results of the EU poll, it’s a timely occasion... Read More
Border Regiment prisoners of war: WWI

Border Regiment prisoners of war: WWI

Posted on May 18, 2019May 18, 2019 by Harriet
Prisoners of war have long been a staple of movies and TV dramas, from those based on  true stories like The Great Escape, to the enjoyable nonsense of Escape to Victory. The focus is almost always o... Read More
Wellington Pit, Whitehaven

Wellington Pit, Whitehaven

Posted on May 11, 2019September 28, 2019 by Harriet
Today is the 119th anniversary of a dark day in Cumbrian history, for on May 11, 1910, at Wellington Pit, in Whitehaven, some 136 men and boys were to lose their lives in, or as a consequence, of an e... Read More
Those in peril on the sea – in 1813

Those in peril on the sea – in 1813

Posted on May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Harriet
‘Those in peril’ is, of course, a line from the famous hymn ‘Eternal Father, strong to save’. Actually, the first hymn I ever learned, as pre-schooler: no idea how/why I learne... Read More

Port Carlisle – a history built on hope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f41pHZq1Un8

Recent Posts

  • Jacobite occupation: Carlisle 1745
  • Holly, a unique Westmorland tradition
  • Flooding: Carlisle 1822; Whitehaven 1827
  • Christmas 1843 in Cumbria
  • Hubert Crackanthorpe and Leila Macdonald

Categories

  • 20th Century life
  • animals
  • books
  • courts
  • crime
  • Cumbria history
  • customs and traditions
  • dogs
  • family history
  • First World War
  • food & drink
  • Georgian life
  • inquests
  • language
  • Manor courts
  • maritime history
  • medicine
  • politics
  • punishment
  • railways
  • Second World War
  • social history
  • Stuart life
  • Uncategorized
  • Victorian life
  • weather
  • wills

Useful links

Port Carlisle, on Amazon

Cumbria Family History Society

Cumbria Archive Service Catalogue

National Archives

British Newspaper Archive

Free BMD

General Register Office

Wills and probate search

Looking to visit?

Visitcumbria.com

News sites

News & Star

Cumberland & Westmorland Herald

Westmorland Gazette

BBC Cumbria

Whitehaven News

  • Home
  • Posts
  • Index – topics
  • Index – people
  • Index – places
  • Oxdown Gazette
  • Contact Us

Archives

  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
Theme Designed by InkHive.com. © 2021 Cumbrian Characters. All Rights Reserved.