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Tracker: Goal 4: Learn about Cumberland church and cemetery records.
Choices
ALearn about Cumberland church records.
- Get an overview of Cumberland church records in this article.
FS—Cumberland Church Records - Explore the
church records link on the GenUKI Cumberland site. - Explore the Guide to Church Records on the Cumbria County Council site.
- Use this parish page to explore parish records in Cumberland.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for church records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Harriet Wilson Thomas was buried in Cumberland, England in 1842. Use information from the "FS: England, Cumbria Parish Registers, 1538-1990" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- How old was Harriet at the time of burial?
- Where did the burial take place?
- According to Similar Records, when and where was Harriet christened?
- In the search screen for the QUIKLink above, enter "Harriet Wilson Thomas" in the appropriate search fields.
- Use the index transcription and the Similar Fields section to answer the questions.
- Harriet was 15 years of age at the time of burial.
- The burial occurred in Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom.
- According to the England Births and Christenings collection in Similar Records, Harriet was christened on February 14, 1827 in St. Andrew's Church, Penrith, Cumberland, England.
QUIKLinks
BExplore Cumberland cemetery records.
- Explore Cumberland cemetery records on the Gen UKI site.
- Explore Cumberland cemetery indexes and monumental inscriptions on the Cumbria County Council site (scroll down).
- Search the Find a Grave site for cemetery records.
- Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for cemetery records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.