July 2023 - Cumbrian Characters

Seneca and an unknown Cumbrian

Posted on July 30, 2023July 16, 2023 by HarrietP

Seneca and an unknown Cumbrian… “Nothing can be more fatall to us than the rendering ourselves slaves to popular vogue…” Checking a volume of estate/manorial records, in Carlisle Archives ... Read More

Irving – Simpson arms

Posted on July 16, 2023November 3, 2023 by HarrietP

Irving – Simpson arms. When I wrote my book, Port Carlisle, a history built on hope, I drew up a rough idea of the Irving-Simpson arms. That is, the coat of arms accorded to Peter Irving and his... Read More

Yanwath Hall

Posted on July 2, 2023July 2, 2023 by HarrietP

Yanwath Hall – answers on a postcard! Cumbrian Characters is heading off-piste this week, to the lovely county of Devon. With a little mystery. Namely: why did the writer of this postcard wish to se... Read More

Cumbrian Characters

Family history is so much more than names and dates

Month: July 2023

Seneca and an unknown Cumbrian

Irving – Simpson arms

Yanwath Hall