"Troutbeck is bounded on the East by Kentmere, on the South by the mother church division, on the West by Ambleside, and on the North by Patterdale in the parish of Barton. It receives its name from the rivulet, which springs in the head of the dale, and running along the east side of this division, empties itself below Calgarth in Windermere water. In Troutbeck there is a chapel, which was consecrated.. in the year 1562, by the name of Jesus Chapel, for the use of the inhabitants of Troutbeck and Applethwaite: With a saving (as is usual in like cases) of the rights of the mother church of St. Martin in Winandermere."

    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.
They have been transcribed for 1841 , 1851 and 1871 on the Windermere School site (available on Internet Archive).

Church History

Jesus Chapel. W tower of 1736. But nave and chancel are C19th. Jacobean woodwork inside.

Church Records

The parish records and Bishop' Transcripts are held at the Kendal Record Office of Cumbria Archives Service. The Record Office reference is WPR62. 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 and from the same directory just for Troutbeck on the Windermere School site (available through Wayback Machine Internet Archive).

Probate Records

Wills for Troutbeck 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 Troutbeck transcribed on Edenlinks.