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 Helsington is a parish in Kendal Ward. It was formerly part of the very large parish of Kendal.

Nearby parishes are Natland, Underbarrow, Crosthwaite cum Lye and Levens.

"Helsington [is] below Kendal, on the West side of the river Kent."

    Nicolson and Burn: The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland. 1777.
    Transcribed by Anne Nichols.

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

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

Church History

St John. 1726, 1898 & 1910.

Church Records

The parish records and Bishop' Transcripts are held at the Kendal Record Office of Cumbria Archives Service. The Record Office reference is WPR27. There will be microfilm copies at Carlisle Record Office.

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

Directories

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

History

"Helsington, the Lordship and Estate of Marmaduke Thweng, a Parliamentary Baron, who sat in Parliament with the Barons from 35 Edw. I to 16 Edw. II. He made over
this Manor, and some other Estates, to William his Son and Heir in his Life-time, and left him many more at his Death, which happened 16 Edw. II. William his Son and
Heir had Summons to Parliament 18 Edw. III but never after. He died without Issue 15 Edw. IIII. And left this and his other Estates to Robert his Brother, a
Clergy-man, as he did for Want of Issue to his Brother Thomas, A Clergyman also, and Rector of Lythum, who died possessed of them, and left them all to be divided
between the Posterity of his three Sisters, but to which of them this Manor in the Partition came, is not particularly set down in our Author."

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


Helsington and Sizergh Records relating to the Barony of Kendale,  CWAAS, William Farrer & John F. Curwen (editors) are available on British History Online
Supplementary Records - Helsington

Probate Records

Wills for Helsington 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.

Taxation

Hearth Tax records for 1674 Helsington transcribed on Edenlinks.

Last updated:  Nov 2008  Dave Huddart