Skelsmergh, Westmorland Family History Guide

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Skelsmergh is a chapelry of Kendal Ancient Parish in Westmorland.

Other places in the parish include: Patton.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

Parish registers: None
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1871

Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

Skelsmergh

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

SKELSMERGH, a township in Kendal parish, Westmoreland; 2 miles NE of Kendal. Real property, with Patton, £6,675. Pop. of S. alone, 325. Houses, 55.

There are corn, worsted, and bobbin mills, and a Roman Catholic chapel.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Patton

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

PATTON, a township in Kendal parish, Westmoreland; 3½ miles NE by N of Kendal. Pop., 92. Houses, 13.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

The memorial inscriptions of St.Oswald’s Church, Burneside, St. John the Baptist’s Church, Skelsmergh : also Kendal All Hallows; Holy Trinity (surname index only); St. George’s; St.Thomas’s; Unitarian Chapel; Scotch Burial Ground & Society of Friends

Census returns for Skelsmergh, 1841-1891

The story of Skelsmergh : an outline of the history of three great families who resided in this district Author: Agnes, Sister

Parish records of the chapelry of Selside Author: Booth, Ian L.

Maps

OS Grid Reference: SD5278995789 (all-numeric format: 352790 495789)

Vision of Britain historical maps
OS maps

Ordnance Survey
OS maps

National Library of Scotland
OS maps

Administration

  • County: Westmorland
  • Civil Registration District: Kendal
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries – Kendal
  • Diocese: Chester
  • Rural Deanery: Kendal
  • Poor Law Union: Kendal
  • Hundred: Kendal
  • Province: York