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MILLOM, Cumberland
"This parish is the extreme southern part of the county, and stretches northward
from the sea along the west bank of the river Duddon, to the source of the Esk,
and containing the four townships of Birker and Austhwaite, Chapel Sucken, Millom
Below and Millom Above; also the two chapelries of Thwaites and Ulpha.
It is bounded on the north by the Esk, which divides it from Muncaster and Eskdale,
on the west by Waberthwaite, Corney, Bootle, Whitbeck and Whicham, and on the
south by the mouth of the Duddon which here expands into an open sandy bay, well
known for its mussels and cockles."
[Description from
Mannix & Whellan's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Cumberland, 1847]
- There are no record repositories within the parish.
Information on County Record Offices and Libraries generally may
be found on our
Cumberland Archives and Libraries web page.
Additional records are at the University of Durham -
Library Archives and Special Collections.
- Millom has a Folk Museum - St. George's Road, Millom, LA18 4DD.
The small museum and information centre are open during summer months.
Among the records and exhibits on display is a full-scale reconstruction
of a drift from the nearby Hodbarrow iron ore mine, together with a
replica of a miner's cottage kitchen and a blacksmith's forge.
- Millom Castle dates from 1335. The ruins surround the farmhouse which
partly occupies the pele tower. Viewing is by permission from the farm.
- History, Gazetteer and Directory of Cumberland, Mannix & Whellan, 1847
- The Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society:
- Haswell, J.F.,ed. The Registers of Millom, Cumberland, 1591-1812, P.R.S.11, 1925.
- Knowles, Canon. The Earlier Registers of Waberthwaite and Millom, Tr. 3, 1878, 314-20.
- Winchester, Angus J.L., The castle household and demesne farm at Millom in 1513-14, Tr. N.S. 83, 1983, 85-99. Accounts giving many names.
- "The Church of Millom, dedicated to the Holy Trinity is situate in this township,
close to the Castle. It is a venerable edifice consisting of a nave and chancel,
a south aisle, and a modern porch, with a bell turret carrying two bells. Near (the)
east window is a piscina and at the west end is an octagonal stone font, ornamented
with quatre-foils and a shield charged with the arms of Huddleston. In the church
is an ancient mural tablet recording the names of several of the Huddleston family.
The Rev Henry Pickthall B.A. is the present vicar, being inducted in 1836."
(Extract from History, Gazetteer and Directory of Cumberland, Mannix & Whellan,
cited above)
- The following church records are available at the Barrow office of the
Cumbria Archive Service:
Church of England - Holy Trinity (CRO Reference: BPR10)
| Baptisms | Marriage | Banns | Burial | Bishops Trans |
| 1590-1967 | 1590-1980 | 1823-1954 | 1590-1960 | 1690-1854 |
Church of England - St. George (CRO Reference: BPR25A)
| Baptisms | Marriage | Banns | Burial | Bishops Trans |
| 1877-1956 | 1879-1957 | 1892-1909 | 1877-1938 | 1856-1881 |
Methodists (Wes):
| | Baptisms |
| Circuit Registers | 1871-1891 |
- Most local marriage bonds 1648-1858 are deposited at the Lancashire
Record Office in Preston. Some indexes up to 1755 have been published by
Lancashire & Cheshire Record Society.
- Beginning 1 July 1837, births, deaths and marriages, regardless of religious affiliation,
were recorded with Civil Registration Offices in Cumbria,
as in the rest of England. Copies of certificates recording these events may be purchased.
- A Description of Millom transcribed from
Mannix & Whellan's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Cumberland, 1847
by Carol Bennett.
- Millom fell under the authority of the ancient diocese of Chester
and wills prior to 1858 were proved in the consistory court of the commissary of
the Archdeconry of Richmond and are now deposited in the Lancashire Record Office.
Most surviving local wills prior to 1858 are therefore in the Lancashire Record
Office, Preston. However indexes are available at Barrow for COPELAND
1530-1857, and
the Cumbria Record Office in Carlisle holds microfilm of some wills for
the Deanery of Copeland 1466-1860.
- The Province of York covered most of northern England, including
this parish, 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 and Carol Bennett in 1999 and updated 2 Sep 2004 - Phil Stringer]
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