April 2020 - Cumbrian Characters

Yanwath: the charming Elizabeth Tremble

Posted on April 26, 2020February 27, 2022 by HarrietP

Yanwath may be a small village, but it’s a good source of historic stories. Though in fairness to Yanwath, the charming Elizabeth Tremble owned property there, rather than being a resident. A quick ... Read More

More Victorian humour

Posted on April 19, 2020January 22, 2021 by HarrietP

In these worrying times, we could all use a good laugh. So, having visited Victorian jokes in a previous post, here are a few more, from 1888. (I did point out in the previous post that humour really... Read More

Old occupations: the bellman

Posted on April 13, 2020February 27, 2022 by HarrietP

If you see ‘bellman’ on a census entry or certificate as a person’s occupation, what did it mean? Being Cumbrian Characters, this post includes an example with a story to tell. Bellm... Read More

Poor Relief – and some Cumbrian cases

Posted on April 5, 2020January 22, 2021 by HarrietP

Poor Relief; Parochial Relief; ‘on the parish’… if you see any of those words alongside the name of one of your ancestors, then it was all that stood between them and destitution –... Read More

Cumbrian Characters

Family history is so much more than names and dates

Month: April 2020

Yanwath: the charming Elizabeth Tremble

More Victorian humour