April 2021 - Cumbrian Characters

Patents and family history

Posted on April 25, 2021 by HarrietP

Patents and intellectual property don’t sound the liveliest of topics for family historians to research! But if you ever had an inventor in your family, they have their value. An edition of The Time... Read More

Samuel Ladyman Keswick philanthropist

Posted on April 18, 2021August 22, 2021 by HarrietP

Samuel Ladyman was one of the best-known people in Keswick in his lifetime. Multi-talented and a real philanthropist, he also grew a mean potato! The name of Samuel Ladyman lives on through his Though... Read More

Punishments in 1841 – in Cumberland

Posted on April 4, 2021 by HarrietP

Punishments in 1841 – in Cumberland This post illustrates a few of the punishments in 1841 for ‘minor offences’. As meted out by magistrates in Cumberland. The 1841 Easter Sessions The Easter Se... Read More

Cumbrian Characters

Family history is so much more than names and dates

Month: April 2021

Patents and family history

Samuel Ladyman Keswick philanthropist

Punishments in 1841 – in Cumberland