Whitehaven

• Whitehaven has its own Record Office and Local Studies Library. For more information, and for County Record Offices and Libraries generally see our Cumberland Archives and Libraries web page. Additional records are at the University of Durham - Library Archives and Special Collections.

• History, Topography and Directory of East Cumberland, T.F. Bulmer, T.Bulmer & Co., Manchester, 1884.
• History, Topography and Directory of Cumberland, 1901, T.F. Bulmer, T.Bulmer & Co., Penrith, 1901.
• The Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society:
  • Whitehaven: Its Streets, Its Principal Houses and Their Inhabitants, William Jackson, Vol. iii, O.S., 348-380.
  • Christ Church, Vol. xi, O.S.,343.
  • Independent New Chapel. Vol: iii, O.S., 373.
• The History of the Churches of the Rural Deanery of Whitehaven, Caesar Caine, Whitehaven, 1916. [Includes extensive extracts from the Parochial registers].
• A Directory of Whitehaven and Vicinity, 1864, Peile and Nicholson, Whitehaven. See below, Directories.
• Postal Directory for 1882 of Whitehaven, Workington, Maryport and Neighbourhood, Frank Porter, 1882, map.
• Whitehaven and District Directory, 1956, Kent Services Ltd.

• An account of the Church History of Whitehaven transcribed from T. Bulmer & Co's History, Topography and Directory of Cumberland, 1901 by Don Noble.

The original records and bishops transcripts are held in Whitehaven and Carlisle Record Offices, but readers can only access registers on microfilm.
The reference number links to the CASCAT catalogue listing for all church records for the parish.
 

IGI batch numbers for Whitehaven are those compiled by Hugh Wallis on Rootsweb (Hugh Wallis)  that  can be used to search directly in FamilySearch.
Alternatively try the Archers Software interface.

The FamilySearch Research Wiki page also indicates coverage on other resources, including paying and subscription access genealogical platforms

There are also holdings of non-conformist records

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• Peile & Nicholson Directory of Whitehaven & Vicinity 1864. transcribed by Ann Selchick. Added 3 Apr 2007.
• A Description of Whitehaven transcribed from T. Bulmer & Co's History, Topography and Directory of Cumberland, 1901 by Don Noble.

• The transcription of the section for Whitehaven from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Whitehaven to another place.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NX974181 (Lat/Lon: 54.547718, -3.587654), Whitehaven which are provided by:

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps
• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• Old Maps Online
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
• Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
• GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)

• All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.

• Whitehaven fell under the authority of the ancient diocese of Chester and wills prior to 1858 were proved in the consistory court there. Records are deposited at the Lancashire Record Office.
• The Province of York covered most of northern England, including Whitehaven, and anyone who died leaving property in more than one diocese within the province would have their will proved in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of York (PCY) or sometimes in the Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York. These records are now deposited with York University, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research.
• For probate from 1858 on, and general information, see our England - Probate page. However please note registered copy probate records for Cumberland are also available 1858-1941 at the Record Office in Carlisle.

[Page originated by Don Noble in 1997 and updated 12 Jun 1999 - Don Noble]