November 2025 - Cumbrian Characters

1597 plague in Cumbria

Posted on November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 by HarrietP

In 1597, plague swept across Cumberland and Westmorland. Some of it is well-recorded, but in parishes like Greystoke, you have to read between the lines. 1597 plague The plague of 1597/1598 may be les... Read More

Foster brothers remembered

Posted on November 9, 2025November 9, 2025 by HarrietP

A gravestone at St Michael’s, Bowness on Solway, records three brothers who lost their lives on active service in the First World War. Curiously, perhaps, the ‘main name’ (that on the front) is ... Read More

Parish registers and the Notorious Jade

Posted on November 2, 2025November 2, 2025 by HarrietP

Parish registers, if you get the chance to see them ‘in person,’ can tell you so much more than you get from using a search box on commercial (or free) genealogy websites. Sometimes the vicar of t... Read More

Cumbrian Characters

Family history is so much more than names and dates

Month: November 2025

1597 plague in Cumbria

Foster brothers remembered

Parish registers and the Notorious Jade