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Westmorland Parish List

Find out if your British ancestors were baptised, married of buried in the county of Westmorland.

A full list of parishes/places covered by the records and the dates the records are available for is given below. The date ranges are those derived from the earliest and latest records and do not necessarily reflect a complete run of years.

Baptisms

Marriages

Burials

Westmorland Baptisms

Parish

Year from

Year to

Record count

Appleby

1756

1756

1

Appleby St Laurence

1668

1971

1,896

Appleby St Michael

1586

1975

777

Askham

1566

1812

2,612

Bampton

1651

1812

2,154

Barbon

1802

1960

150

Barton

1615

1943

396

Brigsteer

1813

1940

196

Brough under Stainmore

1559

1812

8,172

Burneside

1813

1932

220

Cliburn

1565

1812

935

Crook

1813

1930

382

Crosby Garrett

1569

1907

2,195

Crosthwaite

1569

1808

723

Crosthwaite cum Lyth

1569

1812

3,002

Dufton

1798

1839

678

Grayrigg

1813

1844

151

Heversham

1605

1864

812

Holme

1842

1909

230

Holy Trinity Church, Kendal

1815

1901

3

Hutton Roof

1765

1796

190

Ings

1813

1929

116

Kendal

1557

1992

26,159

Kentmere

1815

1847

34

Kirkby Lonsdale

1538

1975

7,025

Kirkby Stephen

1549

1989

7,195

Levens

1838

1899

138

Lowther

1540

1812

2,647

Mallerstang

1711

1926

724

Mansergh

1780

1936

102

Martindale

1633

1903

258

Middleton in Lonsdale

1662

1812

1,243

Milburn

1618

1963

348

Morland

1533

2008

5,386

Newbiggin

1582

1810

290

Patterdale

1615

1974

1,076

Ravenstonedale

1571

1883

2,101

Rydal

1827

1909

60

Shap

1562

1982

7,696

Temple Sowerby

1594

1881

393

Underbarrow

1736

1894

326

Windermere

1611

1956

6,709

Westmorland Marriages

Parish

Year from

Year to

Record count

Appleby St Laurence

1665

1972

2,570

Appleby St Michael

1586

1948

840

Askham

1566

1861

1,380

Bampton

1637

1812

1,270

Barbon

1839

1899

38

Barton

1666

1976

428

Bolton

1823

1965

306

Brigsteer

1823

1974

128

Brough under Stainmore

1560

1812

3,902

Burneside

1813

1830

34

Casterton

1840

1944

76

Cliburn

1565

1812

497

Crook

1816

1846

96

Crosby Garrett

1559

1900

1,496

Crosthwaite

1570

1809

678

Crosthwaite cum Lyth

1570

1812

1,576

Dufton

1798

1839

272

Grayrigg

1814

1837

18

Heversham

1769

1769

2

Holme

1862

1901

352

Holy Trinity Church, Kendal

1746

1999

10,622

Ings

1814

1851

52

Kendal

1557

1988

31,171

Kentmere

1813

1840

44

Kirkby Lonsdale

1538

1907

3,458

Kirkby Stephen

1549

1973

5,274

Levens

1868

1984

372

Lowther

1539

1812

1,185

Mallerstang

1820

1923

96

Mansergh

1840

1901

28

Martindale

1636

1900

198

Middleton in Lonsdale

1677

1812

422

Milburn

1687

1901

544

Morland

1533

1947

3,700

Newbiggin

1591

1889

222

Patterdale

1616

1912

1,212

Ravenstonedale

1520

1834

850

Rydal

1832

1915

74

Shap

1559

1901

4,903

Temple Sowerby

1674

1962

718

Underbarrow

1735

1918

516

Windermere

1611

1909

3,082

Westmorland Burials

Parish

Year from

Year to

Record count

Appleby St Laurence

1668

1934

1,625

Appleby St Michael

1586

1927

755

Askham

1566

1812

1,978

Bampton

1638

1812

1,870

Barton

1666

1980

1,632

Bolton

1813

1914

97

Brigsteer

1825

1952

53

Brough under Stainmore

1556

1812

6,422

Burneside

1826

1941

190

Castle Street Cemetery, Kendal

1696

1983

4,613

Cliburn

1565

1811

675

Crosby Garrett

1559

1904

2,903

Crosthwaite

1568

1894

2,631

Crosthwaite cum Lyth

1568

1812

2,742

Grayrigg

1813

1926

417

Heversham

1633

1633

5

Holme

1842

1901

572

Holy Trinity Church, Kendal

1736

1941

12,402

Hutton Roof

1781

1799

24

Ings

1813

1852

272

Kendal

1555

1999

71,888

Kentmere

1813

1848

124

Kirkby Lonsdale

1532

1930

5,343

Kirkby Stephen

1549

1977

13,236

Lowther

1540

1932

1,800

Mallerstang

1728

1882

317

Martindale

1684

1895

154

Middleton in Lonsdale

1671

1812

957

Milburn

1678

1904

361

Morland

1522

1984

8,139

Newbiggin

1582

1812

614

Patterdale

1614

1949

1,982

Ravenstonedale

1571

1891

3,769

Shap

1562

1901

5,376

Temple Sowerby

1669

1941

1,745

Underbarrow

1777

1902

136

Windermere

1610

1906

5,081