BISHOP'S TRANSCRIPTS are "true and perfect" copies of the Records of a Parish which are sent annually to the appropriate Bishop for his record of activities in his Diocese. As well as Parish Record data such as Baptisms, Marriages and Burials they also sometimes additionally contain "Presentments". to the Bishop concerning such matters as repairs, finance, misdeeds by parishioners, etc.

This Site contains Indexed Transcriptions of the Bishop's Transcripts for 5 Parishes in Cumberland. These are shown below, together with the time periods covered. There is a further link to Holm Cultram Bishop's Transcripts which are on a separate Site.

The Indexes give the Transcription Page Numbers where each name will be found. These are grouped as follows:- B - Baptisms; M - Marriages; D - Burials; X - Others eg Parents, Spouses, Witnesses. Where the name appears more than once in a group this is shown by a superscript.

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Click on the name to go to the relevant Index Page.

ã W. W. Reay. Copyright of these Indexes and Transcriptions is owned by the author. Any use for financial gain must have the prior approval of the author. However Family Historians are free to make use of the data for their own private research.

W. W. Reay mailto:bill@reayw.freeserve.co.uk