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If you go to the link Flip gave, you will be able to see what records they have and also details of the centre. They do have a research facility - not free.

Hello out there, can anybody help, looking for parents of Joseph Rush born Stanwix/Kingsmoor Cumberland about 1760/61 died Stanwix 1922,( age 61) he married Mary Stagg in 1790 and they had six children, As there are no further records on familysearch I am wondereing what I can do now?

http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/recordoffices/carec.asp

Wisechild is right the Carlisle archive centre moved to new modern facilities about 18 months ago, see above for details and opening times etc. (they have loads of parking facilities). It's a fairly big facility so always room to work, and staff are really helpful.

Parish records have existed since 1538 but very few have survived as far back as that. If they have, they are likely to be on microfiche at the local County Records Office....in this case Carlisle. The office used to be at Carlisle castle but that was many moons ago & I have a feeling it will have moved.
It all depends on how well the fiches have been filmed & what sort of state the original records were in, plus you may need some help understanding the English used at the time.

thanks for all your help, I have got back to Joseph Rush and Mary Stagg married 1790, I am unable to to verify parents of Joseph Rush born 1761, will parish records be of any help, and are they difficult to decipher? thank you

Rosalind.
Quakerism was very strong in North Cumberland in the 1800s, so Parish Records may not tell you very much.
My own forbears seem to have been equally divided & there was lots of intermarrying, but it does tend to muddy the water a bit.
Good luck.
Marion

Hello Rosalind and welcome to the Community Boards.


As Rosalind is a new poster, I will send her a friendly message on how to return to her thread. :-)

What are you hoping to find, the RO has extensive records for Stanwix - see their catalogue

http://www.archiveweb.cumbria.gov.uk/CalmView/TreeBrowse.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&field=RefNo&key=PR%20117

If it something specific you are looking for I could probably go into the RO next week when I'm back in Carlisle.

1841 census


Person: RUSH, Peter Address: King's Town, Kingmoor

RUSH, Peter M 45 1796 Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, Mary F 40 1801 Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, Joseph M 15 1826 Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, Jane F 12 1829 Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, Elling F 10 1831 Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, Amey F 9 1832 Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, Annie F 7 1834 Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, Peter M 5 1836 Cumberland

1841 census

Person: RUSH, Elizabeth Address: Linstock Castle, Stanwix, Linstock

RICHARDSON, John M 30 1811 Cumberland VIEW
RICHARDSON, Jane F 30 1811 Cumberland VIEW
HETHERINGTON, John M 45 1796 Cumberland VIEW
BROWN, John M 25 1816 Cumberland VIEW
THOMPSON, Josh M 14 1827 Cumberland VIEW
BARCLAY, Jane F 25 1816 Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, Elizabeth F 15 1826 Cumberland VIEW
BROACH, Agnes F 25 1816 Scotland

Pages of Rush, Stanwix, parish records on family search

1851 census

Person: RUSH, Peter Address: Gosling Syke

RUSH, Peter Head Widower M 56 1795 Ag Labourer
Stanwix, Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, Ellen Daughter Unmarried F 21 1830 Housekeeper
Kingmoor, Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, Peter Son M 15 1836 Labourer
Rockliff, Cumberland

1851 census

Person: RUSH, John Address: Gosling Syke

RUSH, John Head Married M 54 1797 Farmer 12 A Of Land
Stanwix, Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, Jane Wife Married F 56 1795 Farmer Wife
Scotland VIEW
RUSH, Barbara Daughter Unmarried F 25 1826 Farmer Daur Employed At Home
Kingmoor, Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, James Son Unmarried M 19 1832 Farmer Son Employed At Home
Kingmoor, Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, George Son M 16 1835 Farmer Son Employed At Home
Kingmoor, Cumberland VIEW
RUSH, Margaret Grand Daughter F 8 1843 Farmer Grandaughter
Kingmoor, Cumberland

1851 census

Person: RUSH, George Address: White Moss

RUSH, George Head Married M 53 1798 Blacksmith
Stanwix, Cumberland VIEW
BATEY, Elizabeth Wife Married F 53 1798 Wife
Stanwix, Cumberland VIEW
GRAHAM, Elizabeth Visitor Married F 23 1828
Hesket, Cumberland VIEW
GRAHAM, George Visitor's Son Unmarried M 0 (4 MOS) 1851
Irthington, Cumberland

You could always let people on here try to help.
Rush appears to be a Middlesbro Cleveland name but if you give some details of those you are tracing (providing that are not still with us) someone may be able to shed some light.

Only one Rush living in Stanwix in 1901....Kate, aged 23, born in Ireland

1851 census

Person: RUSH, Isabella Address: Eaglesfield Abbey, Carlisle

REES, William Head Widower M 57 1794 Perpetual Curate Of St Mary
Haverfordwest VIEW
LAMBERT, Mary A Servant Unmarried F 45 1806 Housekeeper
Bolton, Westmorland VIEW
LAIRD, Jane Servant Unmarried F 19 1832 Cook
Scotland VIEW
RUSH, Isabella Servant Unmarried F 23 1828 Housemaid
Stanwix, Cumberland VIEW
WRIGHT, Joseph Servant Unmarried M 17 1834 Groom
Longtown, Cumberland V

Gai

Can you shrink that please..............

Hi Rosalind,

Welcome to the boards.

Have you looked at family search or have you exhausted those records.

https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3Aru

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Try googling.....................Carlisle FHS

Or ask for help on these boards..............giving forenames and birth years