Transcriptions of births, marriages and deaths in Cumbria from 1837 onwards taken from the local register office indexes. Part of the UKBMD Project. Please note that this site is not yet complete so it is important to check the coverage. Cumbria was formed from the old counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and parts of north Lancashire and north Yorkshire.
http://www.cumbriabmd.org.uk/index.php
This site has links to transcriptions from parish records, directories, lists of people liable for hearth and window tax and more.
http://edenlinks.rootsweb.ancestry.com/1gp/RECORDS/TRANSINDEX.HTM
A very detailed, informative website which looks at the history of mining in the north of England. Included is mining company information, employment statistics, details of mining disasters and much more. The names of people who lost their lives are given and there are links to mining reports, newspaper accounts and maps.
http://www.dmm.org.uk/mindex.htm
