Irthington, Cumberland Genealogy

England Cumberland  Cumberland Parishes

Parish History
"IRTHINGTON (St. Kentigern),a parish, in the union of Brampton, Eskdale ward, E. division of Cumberland; comprising the townships of Irthington, Laversdale, Newby, and Newtown; and containing 1049 inhabitants, of whom 270 are in the township of Irthington, 3 miles (W. by N.) from Brampton."

From: Lewis, Samuel A., "A Topographical Dictionary of England" (1848), pp. 620-623. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51064 Date accessed: 18 September 2011.

Civil Registration
Brampton was in Brampton district. To search an index of Brampton district records go to FreeBMD. The Cumberland Civil Registration article tells more about these records.

Church records
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Census records
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cumberland Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851 *Vision of Britain

Web sites
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