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Casterton

Old undated map showing location of parish by William Mackenzie, scanned by Sarah Reveley. Click for full version of whole county (n.b. 700KB to download).Casterton is a parish in Lonsdale Ward in the South East of the county adjoining Lancashire. Before 1833 it was in Kirkby Lonsdale parish.

Name is derived from Latin castra and O.E. ceaster - a camp.

Nearby parishes are Mansergh and Barbon
.

Census

Returns do not survive for the 'census' of 1787.

Census returns are available from the usual sources for 1841-1901.

Church History

Click here for larger photo of church by Kath Hayhurst  Holy Trinity.
School chapel 1831-3. Chancel added c1860.

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Church Records

The parish records and Bishop' Transcripts are held at the Kendal Record Office of Cumbria Archives Service. The Record Office reference is WPR72. There will be microfilm copies at Carlisle Record Office.

Baptism registers -
Marriage registers 1837-1975
Banns registers -
Burial registers -
Bishops transcripts 1833-1889

For searching on www.familysearch.org see Jake Prescott's list of IGI batch numbers.

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Directories

The details for the parish from the Parson & White's Directory for 1829 are transcribed on Edenlinks site.

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History

"Casterton, the Lordship and Estate of John Marquis of Dorset, whose sole
Heir Margaret carried it into the Family of Edmund of Hadham, Esq. as is
said in Bowes".

Magna Britannica et Hibernia.Volume 6: Westmorland by Thomas Cox (Vicar of Bromfield, Essex) 45 pages, printed in 1731.
Transcription by Sarah Reveley,  Joan Fisher and Lisl Schoenwald. (Rootsweb Westmorland Listmembers)  (c)  2003


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Probate Records

Wills for Casterton will be at Carlisle since about 1858 but before that will be at the Preston R.O. as it was in the Diocese of Chester until that time.

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 Last updated: 18/01/04 Dave Huddart