Windermere Genealogical Records
Windermere Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
A growing index of births registered in the region. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
An index to births registered at the central authority for England & Wales. The index provides the area where the birth was registered, mother's maiden name from September 1911 and a reference to order a birth certificate.
An index to births registered to British Army personal at home and abroad.
Windermere Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
A growing index of marriages registered in the region. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of marriage records that cover over 160 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
Digital images of documents from civil divorce cases. The cases cover both the cause of the case and the outcome, such as division of property and visitation rights. These records also contain details of illegitimate children. Cases can be searched by a name index.
An index to marriages registered at the central authority for England & Wales. To March 1912 only the area of registration and name of one party is given. From then on, the spouse's surname is also given. Provides a reference, which can be used to order a marriage certificate with more details.
Windermere Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
A growing index of deaths registered in the region. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of death and burial records that cover over 140 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
An index to deaths registered at the central authority for England and Wales. To 1866, only the locality the death was registered in was listed. Age was listed until 1969, when the deceased's date of birth was listed. Provides a reference to order a death certificate, which has further details.
Windermere Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
A late 18th century census covering much of Westmorland. It lists households, noting relations, gender and occupations.
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth. Two transcriptions, one from 1670 and the other from 1674/5.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Windermere
A newspaper recording on (among other topics) births, marriages & deaths, sports, shows, shipping and business news in the Ulverston area.
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Kendal area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
Britain's most popular provincial newspaper, covering local & national news, family announcements, government & local proceedings and more.
Original images of a regional newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the Westmorland area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.
A collection of transcribed extracts, particularly BMD columns, from over 20 newspapers.
Windermere Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
Digital images, indexed by testor's name, of 28,716 wills, administrations, inventories and other probate documents. The records can shed light on an individual’s relations, possessions, land holdings, legal agreements and more. They cover various jurisdictions throughout the north of England.
An index to wills, administrations and inventories proved by the Diocese of Durham and Carlisle District Probate Registry. The index provides a reference, which can be used to view original documents.
An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, year of probate, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).
An index to 10,195 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, occupation, will & probate year, language, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).
Windermere Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Windermere Military Records
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Index and original images of over 5 million medal index cards for British soldiers It can be searched by individual's name, Coprs, Unit and Regiment. Due to the loss of many WWI service records, this is the most complete source for British WWI soldiers
This rich collection contains contains records for 1.9 million non-commissioned officers and other ranks who fought in WWI. Due to bomb damage in WWI, around 60% of service records were lost. Documents cover: enlistment, medical status, injuries, conduct, awards and discharge. A great deal of genealogical and biographical documentation can be found in these documents, including details on entire families, physical descriptions and place of birth.
An index to nearly 900,000 military personnel who were awarded the Silver War Badge for sustaining injures. Records include rank, regimental number, unit, dates of enlistment and discharge, and reason for discharge.
Windermere Court & Legal Records
Transcriptions and abstracts of documents relating to parts of Westmorland. They include records relating to roads, bridges, religion, taxation etc.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.
Digital images of ledgers recording those registered to vote, searchable by an index of 220 million names. Entries list name, address, qualification to vote, description of property and sometimes age and occupation.
From the late 18th century many prisoners in Britain were kept on decommissioned ships known as hulks. This collection contains nearly 50 years of registers for various ships. Details given include: prisoner's name, date received, age, year of birth and conviction details.
Windermere Taxation Records
A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth. Two transcriptions, one from 1670 and the other from 1674/5.
Transcriptions and abstracts of documents relating to parts of Westmorland. They include records relating to roads, bridges, religion, taxation etc.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
Windermere Land & Property Records
Transcriptions and abstracts of documents relating to parts of Westmorland. They include records relating to roads, bridges, religion, taxation etc.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.
Abstracts of records detailing the estates and families of deceased tenants from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
Windermere Directories & Gazetteers
A directory of settlements in Cumberland & Westmorland detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
Windermere Cemeteries
A transcription of all of the monumental transcriptions, church plaques and windows, and other parish church memorials in the County of Westmorland.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
Windermere Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Windermere Histories & Books
A short history of Windermere, including contemporary photographs and a map.
A short history of Bowness-On-Windermere, including contemporary photographs and a map.
A collection of thousands of images, largely postcards and photographs of the former counties of Westmorland and Cumberland.
A large collection of photographs depicting the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, arranged by place.
Detailed descriptions of Cumbria parishes from Mannix & Whellan, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Cumberland and Westmorland.
Windermere School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Windermere Occupation & Business Records
An extensive website detailing over forty different industries connected with the former counties of Westmorland and Cumberland.
Profiles of collieries in the north of England, with employment statistics, profiles of those who died in the mines and photographs.
A history of agriculture in the 19th century, with details of commons, tithes, labour, markets, livestock, produce, disease, manure, societies, government and more.
Over 1,000 photographs relating to railways in the former counties of Westmorland and Cumbria.
An index to records detailing hundreds of railway employees in Westmorland and Cumberland.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Windermere
Pedigrees of gentry families from Cumberland and Westmorland. Also describes their coats of arms.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Windermere Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
Pedigrees of gentry families from Cumberland and Westmorland. Also describes their coats of arms.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
The most comprehensive listing of Knights of the Crown, listing details where known to the order, date, place and reason for elevation.
Windermere Church Records
A collection of records detailing papists in the Barony of Kendale, during the Civil War.
A history of a period when ministers who did not conform to the Common Book of Prayer were ejected from their positions. This after a period of religious tolerance under Cromwell. The book also includes biographies of the several hundred ejected ministers.
Historical and architectural dictionary to churches in the two counties. Contains numerous sketches of church features.
Low-resolution photographs of churches in the county.
Low-resolution photographs of Anglican churches in the county of Westmorland.
Biographical Directories Covering Windermere
A history of a period when ministers who did not conform to the Common Book of Prayer were ejected from their positions. This after a period of religious tolerance under Cromwell. The book also includes biographies of the several hundred ejected ministers.
A history of Cumberland and Westmorland's influence and affairs in Westminster. Also contains short biographies of the counties' members of Parliament.
A series of biographies of late-Medieval and Early-modern personages connected with Westmorland.
A small collection of biographies describing county people extracted from various publications.
Abstract biographies of people connected with mining in the North of England.
Windermere Maps
A map delineating Church of England parishes in the two counties.
A collection of maps and descriptions of the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland – their settlements and features.
Digital images of maps covering the county.
A map depicting the county boundary, settlements, roads, rivers and rail lines.
Several maps depicting parts of Cumbria.
Windermere Reference Works
Two guides for locating and using manorial records for family and property history.
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
Historical Description
WINDERMERE is a town and parish, in the Northern division of the county, Ambleside petty sessional division, Kendal ward and union, county court district of Ambleside, rural deanery of Ambleside, archdeaconry of Westmorland and diocese of Carlisle. The town, formerly known as “Birthwaite,” has a terminal station on a branch from Oxenholme of the London and North Western railway, and is 1 ½ miles from the lake, 4 miles south-west from Ambleside, 3 ½ east from Hawkshead (Lancs) on the opposite side of the lake, and about 7 ½ north-west from Kendal.
The Local Government Act, 1858 (21 and 22 Viet. c. 98) was adopted here 3 Nov. 1865; the district formerly consisted of part of the old township of Applethwaite, but under the provisions of the Act of 1894 the district was extended so as to include the whole of the old township of Applethwaite (except the two small portions of the lake), and was governed by an Urban District Council of 15 members. By an Order in Council, dated March 31, 1905, the Urban Districts of Windermere and Bowness in Windermere were amalgamated and the two places are now under the control of one Council of 18 members.
Under the provisions of the “Local Government Act, 1894, " and by Local Government Board Order No. 31,578, the old parish of Windermere has been divided, part being added to Ambleside, part to the new parish of Bowiiess-on-Windermere, and the remainder forming the new parish of Windermere.
The church of St. Martin, the parish church of Windermere, is an ancient edifice of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles and a western tower, partly rebuilt and heightened, and containing 8 bells. The east window of seven lights is filled with ancient stained glass, principally of the 15th century (c. 1480) brought from Cartmel priory about 1523, and afterwards patched with earlier fragments from other windows, now partly contained in the 7th light, and representing St. Stephen, St. Lawrence and two archbishops; the window is divided near the top by a transom, above which are representations of Our Saviour's entry into Jerusalem, the Resurrection, and the Virgin and Child, besides 21 shields of arms, including those of Cartmel priory and of the Tudor Princes of Wales; the lower portion of the window displays in the centre, partly filling three compartments, the scene of the Crucifixion, with SS. Mary and John; the remaining lights contain figures of St. Barbara, St. George and the Dragon, St. Catherine, and fragments of figures of saints and archbishops; at the base are six groups, representing the donors of the glass; two of these comrise (as appears from an inscription) John Plo, prior, and various canons of Cartmel; the rest consist, in three cases, of a knight and lady kneeling at a desk; the knights wear heraldic tabards, and two have been identified as representing Sir William Thornburgh, of Hampsfield Hall, and Elizabeth (Broughton) his wife, and Sir John Pennington, ob. 1512, and Joan (Eure) his wife; another appears to represent a knight of the Bardsley family; the fourth group is now missing. There are memorial windows to the Rev. Fletcher Fleming, of Rayrigg, and to the wife of W. H. Schneider esq. of Belsfield, and there is a stained window in the south aisle, placed by the rector in 1892; the walls are painted with questions, Scripture texts and comments relating to baptism and the Lord’s Supper, taken from a catechism by Robert Openshawe, vicar of Weymouth, Dorset, 1590, and noticed in the “Gent. Mag.” 1849, xxxii. new series, p. 586; on the west wall is a painting of the “Majesty,” and on the north side of the chancel are paintings of the “Adoration of the Magi,” and the “Entombment of Out Lord”; on the easternmost pier of the south arcade is an inscription in Latin, placed in 1629 by Christopher Philipson, jun. of Calgarth, in commemoration of the deliverance from the Gunpowder Plot, Nov. 5, 1605; in the church are memorials to the Philipson family, and in the churchyard lies interred Dr. Richard Watson, bishop of Llandaff 1782-1816, who died at Calgarth Park, 4 July, 1816. The church was restored in 1871-3, at a cost of £8,000, by Messrs. Paley and Austin, architects, of Lancaster, and will seat about 700 persons. The register dates from the year 1611. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £552, with residence at Bowness and 306 acres of glebe, in the gift of Stanley le Fleming esq. of Rydal Hall and held since 1904 by the Rev. Euston John Nurse M. A. of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. The rectory-house is ancient, and has a fine old porch.
The Carver Memorial Congregational church, on the old road to Bowness, was erected (with Sunday schools) in 1880, at a total cost of about £13,000, by the Carver family, in memory of the late Mr. William Carver, of Manchester, and of the Priory, Windermere; it is an edifice of native slate stone with freestone dressings in the Early English style, from designs by Mr. Robert Walker F. R. I. B. A. of Windermere, and has a tower with pinnacles and spirelet, an organ chamber and vestries, and will seat 450 persons: there is a house for the minister. The Congregational church, at Troutbeck Bridge, was erected in 1858, and affords 320 sittings. Here is a Wesleyan chapel, built in 1867. A cemetery of 2 acres was formed in 1886 at a cost of £2,762 and has a mortuary chapel; it was formerly under the control of a burial board of 9 members, but since March, 1895, the Windermere Urban District Council has acted as the burial board, under sec. 62 of the “Local Government Act, 1894.” There is a branch here of the Lancaster Banking Co. Limited, and also one of the Bank of Liverpool Limited. The Windermere hotel is a fine and well-appointed building, commanding a delightful view of the magnificent scenery of the lake. Charities: Borwicke’s and Jackson’s charities now (1906) amount together to £24 9s. derived from land and invested money; of this sum one-third is available for the poor of Windermere: Dixon’s gift amounts to £2 15s. yearly, and of this sum one-third is for Windermere; Wilson and Parke’s charity produces £1 7s. 4d. yearly; and Brown’s charity provides £1 7s. 4d. for bread and a moiety of Williams’s charity amounting to £1 yearly is for distribution in money to the poor of Windermere.
The Priory is a fine mansion of stone, standing in its own grounds, on the road to Bowness, and overlooks the lake and mountain scenery, but is now (1906) unoccupied.
Ellery, now the residence of Mrs. Heywood (but from about 1807 the property and home of Prof. John Wilson the eminent critic, essayist and poet, better known as “Christopher North”), stands in an elevated position, with magnificent and very extensive grounds, surrounded by the Elleray Woods, and affording a splendid prospect of the mountain scenery at the head of the lake.
Calgarth Park is the residence of Major Christopher Godfrey Watson J. P.: the mansion is a fine edifice of stone, and stands in well wooded grounds overlooking the lake.
St. Catherine’s, the residence of the Earl of Bradford D. L. is a mansion of stone on the Troutbeck road, about 1 ½ miles from Windermere station, and stands in extensive grounds.
Chapel Ridding, the residence of William Little esq. is on the Troutbeck road, 1 ½ miles from Windermere station; it is a modern stone building with excellent views.
Brow Head, the residence of Arthur Herbert Edward Wood esq. 1 ½ miles from Windermere station, on the Troutbeck road is a stone mansion with extensive grounds, and affords very good views of the lake and mountain scenery.
Holehird, the residence of William Grimble Groves esq. J. P. 2 miles from Windermere station on the road to Troutbsck, commands a good view of the Troutbeck valley.
The Howe, the residence of Arthur B. Dunlop esq. J. P. 3 miles from Windermere station, on the Troutbeck road, has very extensive grounds.
Hammarback is the residence of Hubert Coutts esq J. P. High Borrans, of Robert D. Holt esq. D. L., J. P. Oakthorpe, of Mrs. Hamilton, Windermere Abbey, of the Misses Cleetham and The Wood, of Miss Wrigley.
Windermere, the largest of the English lakes, was formerly entirely within the old township of Applethwaite, but (with the exception of two small portions in Bowness Bay and at Waterhead) is now entirely within the Windermere Urban District; it has an extreme length of 11 miles, its greatest breadth, which is at the upper reach, being about 1 mile, but the total circuit of its shores is said to be nearly 23 miles; on account of its length and curvature a general view is not obtainable, and towards the south, where it narrows considerably, its appearance is rather that of a river than a lake: from Bowness, whence the lake is viewed to great advantage, to its extreme south point, the banks and elevated ground on either side; are richly wooded, and the hills of no great height; but towards the north the heights of Loughrigg, Black Fell and Langdale Pikes impart to the scenery a sterner and grander aspect: the Rothay and Brathay streams, meeting a little south-west of Ambleside, fall into the head of the lake: on the north-east it receives the Troutbeck, on the west the Cunsey beck, flowing out of Esthwaite water; and the river Leven. flowing out of the foot of the lake, discharges its water by an estuary into Morecambe Bay: about the centre of the lake is Belle Isle, an island about three-quarters of a mile long, on which is a mansion, and a number of small islets, or “holms, ’’ diversify the surface at various points: there is good fishing for char, perch, pike and trout, and boats for excursions may be had at the lake hotels. At the foot of the lake is the Windermere (Lake side) station of the Furness railway, from which communication is maintained through Ulverston to Barrow, and via Cornforth, with Lancashire and the Midland counties; a ferry boat conveys carriages and passengers across the lake every few minutes, to and from a point near Bowness. The Right Hon. James Wm. Lowther P. C., M. P. is lord of the manor. The Rev. Hugh Fleming, Lady Kenyon-Slaney, Major Christopher Godfrey Watson J. P. Mrs. Heywood, of Elleray, the trustees of the late William Pollard esq. Jos. Crosthwaite esq. W. Little esq. Richard Pennington esq. J. P. the trustees of the late B. A. Irving esq. the trustees of the late William Harrison esq. John Rigg esq. Robert Durning Holt esq. D. L., J. P. of High Borrans, A. B. Dunlop esq. J. P. William Grimble Groves esq. J. P., A. H. E. Wood esq. of Browhead, Mrs. Pattinson and Frank A. Roberts esq. J. P. of The Common are the chief landowners. The soil is sandy; subsoil, rock and gravel. The land is principally in pasture. The area of the Urban District is 5,456 acres of land and 3,468 of water; rateable value, £23,310; the population in 1901 was 2,379. The population attached to St. Martin’s parish in 1901 was 1,961.
PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of Services
St. Martin’s Church, Rev. Euston John Nurse M. A. rector; Rev. Herbert James Shaw M. A., B. C. L. curate; 10. 45 a.m. & 3 & 6. 30 p.m.; daily, 10 a.m. in summer & 11 a.m. in winter St. Mary’s Church, Applethwaite, Rev. Canon George Crewdson M. A.; Rev. Richard Courtier-Forster, curate; 10. 45 a.m. & 3 (except last sun. 2. 30) & 6. 30 p.m.; wed. 7. 30 p.m.; fri. 12 noon.
St. Herbert’s Catholic, Rev. Joseph C. Fawell, priest; 10. 30 (first sun. 8. 30 a.m. also) & 6 p.m. in summer & 3 p.m. in winter; holy days, 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.; daily, 8 a.m. in summer & 8. 30 a.m. in winter.
Congregational, Carver Memorial, Rev. William Adamson D. D.; 10. 45 a.m. & 6. 30 p.m.
Congregational, Troutbeck Bridge, Rev. Thomas Parker A. T. S.; 10. 45 a.m. & 6. 30 p.m.Wesleyan (Kendal Circuit); 10. 45 a.m. & 6. 30 p.m.; tues. 7. 30 p.m.
SCHOOLS
There is a school at Troutbeck Bridge in connection with the Windermere school, with about 40 children; Miss Webster, mistress Windermere Grammar School, partly for this parish, is in Undermilbeck The Old College, Windermere, is a preparatory school for Eton, Harrow & the public schools; it stands in its own grounds near the station & church & has attached playing fields, a gymnasium & its own farm; principal, A. H. Raikes M. A. Oxon., J. P.
Public Elementary, built in 1850 & endowed with about £1,087 in Consols, left by will in 1854, & producing £30 yearly; the schools will hold 350 children; a separate boys’ school was erected in the year 1887 in Woodland terrace; average attendance, 130 boys, 120 girls & 90 infants; there is a fund of £9 yearlyfor school repairs; William Aspinwall, master; girls' mistress; Miss Agnes Smith, infants’ mistress.
Most Common Surnames in Windermere
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Kendal Ward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robinson | 99 | 1:21 | 8.48% | 2 |
| 2 | Atkinson | 46 | 1:46 | 3.71% | 1 |
| 3 | Harrison | 41 | 1:52 | 6.57% | 6 |
| 4 | Walker | 39 | 1:54 | 8.30% | 12 |
| 5 | Martindale | 37 | 1:57 | 16.89% | 35 |
| 6 | Thompson | 36 | 1:59 | 3.69% | 4 |
| 7 | Wilson | 34 | 1:62 | 3.00% | 3 |
| 8 | Kirkbride | 30 | 1:71 | 38.46% | 153 |
| 9 | Dobson | 28 | 1:76 | 8.09% | 19 |
| 10 | Airey | 27 | 1:78 | 6.12% | 13 |
| 11 | Nicholson | 26 | 1:81 | 5.42% | 11 |
| 12 | Martin | 22 | 1:96 | 20.95% | 110 |
| 12 | Barker | 22 | 1:96 | 20.95% | 110 |
| 14 | Holmes | 21 | 1:101 | 9.68% | 36 |
| 15 | Elleray | 20 | 1:106 | 39.22% | 271 |
| 16 | Wright | 19 | 1:111 | 14.29% | 76 |
| 16 | Hayton | 19 | 1:111 | 9.95% | 46 |
| 18 | Campbell | 16 | 1:132 | 37.21% | 308 |
| 18 | Reed | 16 | 1:132 | 34.04% | 289 |
| 18 | Barrow | 16 | 1:132 | 13.45% | 90 |
| 18 | Hadwin | 16 | 1:132 | 21.05% | 160 |
| 22 | Davies | 15 | 1:141 | 39.47% | 350 |
| 22 | Pattinson | 15 | 1:141 | 8.06% | 48 |
| 24 | Scott | 14 | 1:151 | 4.19% | 20 |
| 24 | Saul | 14 | 1:151 | 14.00% | 117 |
| 26 | Taylor | 13 | 1:163 | 2.15% | 9 |
| 26 | Palmer | 13 | 1:163 | 32.50% | 335 |
| 26 | Birkett | 13 | 1:163 | 8.07% | 54 |
| 26 | Rigg | 13 | 1:163 | 6.13% | 38 |
| 26 | Kirkby | 13 | 1:163 | 39.39% | 403 |
| 31 | Dickinson | 12 | 1:176 | 8.57% | 68 |
| 32 | Wood | 11 | 1:192 | 9.73% | 99 |
| 32 | Shaw | 11 | 1:192 | 4.70% | 34 |
| 32 | Battersby | 11 | 1:192 | 78.57% | 774 |
| 35 | Davis | 10 | 1:212 | 6.99% | 64 |
| 35 | Russell | 10 | 1:212 | 32.26% | 426 |
| 35 | Tredennick | 10 | 1:212 | 100.00% | 982 |
| 35 | Wichelhaus | 10 | 1:212 | 100.00% | 982 |
| 39 | Dixon | 9 | 1:235 | 1.48% | 8 |
| 39 | Watts | 9 | 1:235 | 60.00% | 739 |
| 39 | Nelson | 9 | 1:235 | 3.17% | 24 |
| 39 | Lancaster | 9 | 1:235 | 4.66% | 45 |
| 39 | Fell | 9 | 1:235 | 9.47% | 124 |
| 39 | German | 9 | 1:235 | 14.06% | 211 |
| 39 | Brockbank | 9 | 1:235 | 10.47% | 139 |
| 39 | Mounsey | 9 | 1:235 | 6.62% | 70 |
| 39 | Graveson | 9 | 1:235 | 19.57% | 294 |
| 39 | Cloudsdale | 9 | 1:235 | 21.95% | 324 |
| 49 | Evans | 8 | 1:265 | 22.86% | 384 |
| 49 | Clark | 8 | 1:265 | 2.29% | 18 |
| 49 | Fisher | 8 | 1:265 | 5.88% | 70 |
| 49 | Graham | 8 | 1:265 | 2.67% | 23 |
| 49 | Webster | 8 | 1:265 | 14.81% | 254 |
| 49 | Gill | 8 | 1:265 | 9.52% | 141 |
| 49 | Waters | 8 | 1:265 | 80.00% | 982 |
| 49 | Park | 8 | 1:265 | 3.74% | 37 |
| 49 | Croft | 8 | 1:265 | 17.78% | 297 |
| 49 | Rimmer | 8 | 1:265 | 100.00% | 1,149 |
| 49 | Garnett | 8 | 1:265 | 2.59% | 22 |
| 49 | Westlake | 8 | 1:265 | 72.73% | 931 |
| 49 | Casson | 8 | 1:265 | 10.00% | 148 |
| 49 | Sowerby | 8 | 1:265 | 6.30% | 81 |
| 49 | Longhorn | 8 | 1:265 | 27.59% | 448 |
| 49 | Dimmick | 8 | 1:265 | 88.89% | 1,056 |
| 49 | Borwick | 8 | 1:265 | 28.57% | 460 |
| 49 | Balme | 8 | 1:265 | 80.00% | 982 |
| 49 | Thornborrow | 8 | 1:265 | 11.43% | 188 |
| 49 | Brockelbank | 8 | 1:265 | 61.54% | 822 |
| 49 | Mernagh | 8 | 1:265 | 100.00% | 1,149 |
| 70 | Johnson | 7 | 1:302 | 3.83% | 49 |
| 70 | Whitehead | 7 | 1:302 | 4.05% | 51 |
| 70 | Hutchinson | 7 | 1:302 | 2.22% | 21 |
| 70 | Lamb | 7 | 1:302 | 5.74% | 88 |
| 70 | Dodd | 7 | 1:302 | 5.60% | 86 |
| 70 | Steele | 7 | 1:302 | 10.94% | 211 |
| 70 | Aitken | 7 | 1:302 | 87.50% | 1,149 |
| 70 | Fawcett | 7 | 1:302 | 3.40% | 39 |
| 70 | Wharton | 7 | 1:302 | 4.79% | 60 |
| 70 | Keith | 7 | 1:302 | 100.00% | 1,238 |
| 70 | Clement | 7 | 1:302 | 7.78% | 136 |
| 70 | Strickland | 7 | 1:302 | 9.72% | 182 |
| 70 | Coupland | 7 | 1:302 | 36.84% | 629 |
| 70 | Bateson | 7 | 1:302 | 13.73% | 271 |
| 70 | Kendal | 7 | 1:302 | 12.96% | 254 |
| 70 | Blaylock | 7 | 1:302 | 26.92% | 492 |
| 70 | Bownass | 7 | 1:302 | 14.58% | 286 |
| 87 | Ward | 6 | 1:353 | 5.66% | 108 |
| 87 | Parker | 6 | 1:353 | 2.93% | 40 |
| 87 | Chapman | 6 | 1:353 | 5.94% | 116 |
| 87 | Gibson | 6 | 1:353 | 2.11% | 24 |
| 87 | Reid | 6 | 1:353 | 27.27% | 559 |
| 87 | Newman | 6 | 1:353 | 85.71% | 1,238 |
| 87 | Carr | 6 | 1:353 | 24.00% | 512 |
| 87 | Yates | 6 | 1:353 | 23.08% | 492 |
| 87 | Arnold | 6 | 1:353 | 35.29% | 679 |
| 87 | Marsden | 6 | 1:353 | 60.00% | 982 |
| 87 | Metcalfe | 6 | 1:353 | 4.32% | 69 |
| 87 | Nicol | 6 | 1:353 | 100.00% | 1,388 |
| 87 | Baines | 6 | 1:353 | 6.00% | 117 |
| 87 | Braithwaite | 6 | 1:353 | 2.16% | 28 |
| 87 | Edmondson | 6 | 1:353 | 9.68% | 215 |
| 87 | Coward | 6 | 1:353 | 4.58% | 78 |
| 87 | Newby | 6 | 1:353 | 10.53% | 239 |
| 87 | Shipley | 6 | 1:353 | 50.00% | 879 |
| 87 | Goss | 6 | 1:353 | 60.00% | 982 |
| 87 | Lupton | 6 | 1:353 | 10.53% | 239 |
| 87 | Fishwick | 6 | 1:353 | 19.35% | 426 |
| 87 | Balmer | 6 | 1:353 | 6.98% | 139 |
| 87 | Brooksbank | 6 | 1:353 | 100.00% | 1,388 |
| 87 | Woodburn | 6 | 1:353 | 11.54% | 267 |
| 87 | Mortlock | 6 | 1:353 | 100.00% | 1,388 |
| 87 | Satterthwaite | 6 | 1:353 | 18.18% | 403 |
| 87 | Crosthwaite | 6 | 1:353 | 10.71% | 243 |
| 87 | Chatham | 6 | 1:353 | 100.00% | 1,388 |
| 87 | Bispham | 6 | 1:353 | 50.00% | 879 |
| 87 | Forfar | 6 | 1:353 | 100.00% | 1,388 |
| 87 | Osliffe | 6 | 1:353 | 100.00% | 1,388 |
| 87 | Teboy | 6 | 1:353 | 100.00% | 1,388 |
| 119 | Watson | 5 | 1:423 | 2.09% | 33 |
| 119 | James | 5 | 1:423 | 5.10% | 119 |
| 119 | Ellis | 5 | 1:423 | 6.58% | 160 |
| 119 | Kelly | 5 | 1:423 | 21.74% | 538 |
| 119 | Oliver | 5 | 1:423 | 26.32% | 629 |
| 119 | Hodgson | 5 | 1:423 | 0.77% | 5 |
| 119 | Hartley | 5 | 1:423 | 5.21% | 122 |
| 119 | Potter | 5 | 1:423 | 9.26% | 254 |
| 119 | Morton | 5 | 1:423 | 35.71% | 774 |
| 119 | Todd | 5 | 1:423 | 3.50% | 64 |
| 119 | Hewitt | 5 | 1:423 | 11.90% | 317 |
| 119 | Benson | 5 | 1:423 | 2.58% | 44 |
| 119 | McDougall | 5 | 1:423 | 100.00% | 1,559 |
| 119 | Warwick | 5 | 1:423 | 14.29% | 384 |
| 119 | Redman | 5 | 1:423 | 100.00% | 1,559 |
| 119 | Beresford | 5 | 1:423 | 100.00% | 1,559 |
| 119 | Land | 5 | 1:423 | 83.33% | 1,388 |
| 119 | Seed | 5 | 1:423 | 23.81% | 589 |
| 119 | Gregg | 5 | 1:423 | 9.26% | 254 |
| 119 | Winder | 5 | 1:423 | 4.17% | 89 |
| 119 | Benn | 5 | 1:423 | 100.00% | 1,559 |
| 119 | Sisson | 5 | 1:423 | 5.95% | 141 |
| 119 | Lishman | 5 | 1:423 | 7.58% | 207 |
| 119 | Thistlethwaite | 5 | 1:423 | 23.81% | 589 |
| 119 | Lewthwaite | 5 | 1:423 | 6.58% | 160 |
| 119 | Titterington | 5 | 1:423 | 8.93% | 243 |
| 119 | Rylands | 5 | 1:423 | 83.33% | 1,388 |
| 119 | Scorer | 5 | 1:423 | 100.00% | 1,559 |
| 119 | Pittaway | 5 | 1:423 | 38.46% | 822 |
| 119 | Suart | 5 | 1:423 | 20.00% | 512 |
| 119 | Brakewell | 5 | 1:423 | 41.67% | 879 |
| 119 | Millagan | 5 | 1:423 | 100.00% | 1,559 |
| 119 | FitzJames | 5 | 1:423 | 83.33% | 1,388 |
| 119 | Wotson | 5 | 1:423 | 100.00% | 1,559 |
| 119 | Ouldfield | 5 | 1:423 | 100.00% | 1,559 |
| 154 | Lewis | 4 | 1:529 | 7.14% | 243 |
| 154 | Clarke | 4 | 1:529 | 2.82% | 66 |
| 154 | Holland | 4 | 1:529 | 12.90% | 426 |
| 154 | Burns | 4 | 1:529 | 6.56% | 222 |
| 154 | Osborne | 4 | 1:529 | 100.00% | 1,769 |
| 154 | Jordan | 4 | 1:529 | 12.50% | 413 |
| 154 | Beaumont | 4 | 1:529 | 23.53% | 679 |
| 154 | Forrest | 4 | 1:529 | 19.05% | 589 |
| 154 | Healey | 4 | 1:529 | 66.67% | 1,388 |
| 154 | Drinkwater | 4 | 1:529 | 44.44% | 1,056 |
| 154 | Bragg | 4 | 1:529 | 100.00% | 1,769 |
| 154 | Jeffs | 4 | 1:529 | 100.00% | 1,769 |
| 154 | Girling | 4 | 1:529 | 100.00% | 1,769 |
| 154 | Tester | 4 | 1:529 | 66.67% | 1,388 |
| 154 | Stainton | 4 | 1:529 | 6.56% | 222 |
| 154 | Bonney | 4 | 1:529 | 66.67% | 1,388 |
| 154 | Brunskill | 4 | 1:529 | 2.61% | 57 |
| 154 | Mansergh | 4 | 1:529 | 22.22% | 655 |
| 154 | Millray | 4 | 1:529 | 18.18% | 559 |
| 154 | Ullock | 4 | 1:529 | 66.67% | 1,388 |
| 154 | Millogan | 4 | 1:529 | 100.00% | 1,769 |
| 175 | Brown | 3 | 1:706 | 1.12% | 30 |
| 175 | Jackson | 3 | 1:706 | 0.49% | 7 |
| 175 | Moore | 3 | 1:706 | 2.68% | 101 |
| 175 | Morgan | 3 | 1:706 | 16.67% | 655 |
| 175 | Wilkinson | 3 | 1:706 | 0.71% | 15 |
| 175 | Dawson | 3 | 1:706 | 1.73% | 51 |
| 175 | Greenwood | 3 | 1:706 | 9.38% | 413 |
| 175 | Paterson | 3 | 1:706 | 60.00% | 1,559 |
| 175 | Holt | 3 | 1:706 | 25.00% | 879 |
| 175 | Stephenson | 3 | 1:706 | 2.21% | 70 |
| 175 | Brook | 3 | 1:706 | 37.50% | 1,149 |
| 175 | Boyd | 3 | 1:706 | 20.00% | 739 |
| 175 | Lindsay | 3 | 1:706 | 7.89% | 350 |
| 175 | Crook | 3 | 1:706 | 37.50% | 1,149 |
| 175 | Storey | 3 | 1:706 | 2.22% | 75 |
| 175 | Stafford | 3 | 1:706 | 60.00% | 1,559 |
| 175 | Bland | 3 | 1:706 | 1.46% | 40 |
| 175 | Heywood | 3 | 1:706 | 16.67% | 655 |
| 175 | Coombs | 3 | 1:706 | 75.00% | 1,769 |
| 175 | Stock | 3 | 1:706 | 75.00% | 1,769 |
| 175 | Raine | 3 | 1:706 | 15.00% | 612 |
| 175 | Backhouse | 3 | 1:706 | 4.48% | 203 |
| 175 | Swanson | 3 | 1:706 | 100.00% | 2,008 |
| 175 | Coulthard | 3 | 1:706 | 23.08% | 822 |
| 175 | Stalker | 3 | 1:706 | 11.11% | 476 |
| 175 | Hiley | 3 | 1:706 | 100.00% | 2,008 |
| 175 | Danson | 3 | 1:706 | 18.75% | 709 |
| 175 | Grisdale | 3 | 1:706 | 4.11% | 175 |
| 175 | Begbie | 3 | 1:706 | 60.00% | 1,559 |
| 175 | Brownrigg | 3 | 1:706 | 6.12% | 280 |
| 175 | Stewardson | 3 | 1:706 | 7.89% | 350 |
| 175 | Woodend | 3 | 1:706 | 9.09% | 403 |
| 175 | Jopp | 3 | 1:706 | 100.00% | 2,008 |
| 175 | Grisenthwaite | 3 | 1:706 | 27.27% | 931 |
| 175 | Norledge | 3 | 1:706 | 100.00% | 2,008 |
| 175 | Breaker | 3 | 1:706 | 100.00% | 2,008 |
| 175 | Followfield | 3 | 1:706 | 100.00% | 2,008 |