Board: Message Boards > Localities > United Kingdom and Ireland > England > Westmoreland > General URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/localities.britisles.england.wes.general/2151.1/mb.ashx Subject: Re: Smith's from Kendal Author: chrisjwest Date: 16 June 2009 Classification: Query Surnames:
Hi, The original Parish of Kendal was huge, but from the 18th century there was Holy Trinity in Kirkland (Parish Church)and 14 chapels in the outlying villages (Church of England). In about 1840, after the building of St. Thomas' (Stricklandgate) and new St. George's (Castle Street) Kendal town was divided into 3 areas. Obituaries are placed in the Westmorland Gazette shortly after the death of the individual. Kendal Local Studies Library has these publications on microfilm which you can access for free in person. However if you are unable to get there, they charge £27 per hour for any work done on your behalf. To find the dates of death is more difficult with a name like Smith. Have you checked their whereabouts through the censuses? Do their descendants still live in the area? What religion were they? If the answers are that they still lived in Kendal, then their burials could well be there. Regards, Chris
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