June 2018 - Cumbrian Characters

William Pinder: punishment in the 1800s

Posted on June 21, 2018March 17, 2019 by HarrietP

William Pinder was a man no one would want to add to their family tree. But his life story tells us a surprising amount about crime and punishment in the mid-19th century. In Westmorland, a crime of a... Read More

Kingstown Carlisle, a hotbed of crime

Posted on June 14, 2018 by HarrietP

‘Affray at Kingstown Carlisle’ probably isn’t going to be top of anyone’s search terms online. But if you’ve chanced on this post, you’ll discover it had a turbulen... Read More

Curious deaths – death certificates and family history

Posted on June 8, 2018January 22, 2021 by HarrietP

Cause of death is a key feature of death certificates, not only for family (and the state) at the time, but also for social and family historians. Knowing an ancestor died of TB helps us to ‘know’... Read More

Cumbrian Characters

Family history is so much more than names and dates

Month: June 2018

William Pinder: punishment in the 1800s

Kingstown Carlisle, a hotbed of crime

Curious deaths – death certificates and family history