May 2018 - Cumbrian Characters

Cumbrian surnames

Posted on May 25, 2018January 22, 2021 by Harriet

Cumbrian surnames may not, for the most part, be exclusive to old Cumberland or Westmorland. But, there many surnames that are strongly associated with the twin counties. Are there Birds on your famil... Read More

What is/was a thirlepolle?

Posted on May 20, 2018May 20, 2018 by Harriet

Thirlepolle, thirlepoole, thirle-polle, however you spell it, it even has Google baffled. What kind of creature were they? And how did our ancestors eat them? In short, a thirlepolle could have been e... Read More

Wicked Jimmy and the Westmorland Militia

Posted on May 3, 2018January 22, 2021 by Harriet

If the militia in the late 1700s were akin to Dad’s Army, the commander of the Westmorland Militia was… well, he was Wicked Jimmy. Most families have a black sheep somewhere down the centuries, bu... Read More

Cumbrian Characters

Family history is so much more than names and dates

Month: May 2018

Cumbrian surnames

Wicked Jimmy and the Westmorland Militia