Web Links, References and Acknowledgements
Web Links
The Kirkby History Society - A group formed to record the history of Kirkby in Furness.
The Friends of Real Lancashire - A group promoting the true identity of Lancashire as it was formally up until 1974.
The Furness Railway Trust - working to keep the memory of the Furness Railway alive.
The Westmorland Association - a group celebrating the people and culture of the county of Westmorland.
The Lancashire On-line Parish Clerks Project - who extract and preserve Lancashire parish records.
The Surname Database - a large database of surnames and their origins.
Convoyweb - Information on the composition and routes of WW2 Shipping convoys
Cumbrian Railways Association - fostering a widening interest in the fascinating history of the railways of Cumbria.
My Hill and Walmsley Family History (not yet published)
The Friends of Real Lancashire - A group promoting the true identity of Lancashire as it was formally up until 1974.
The Furness Railway Trust - working to keep the memory of the Furness Railway alive.
The Westmorland Association - a group celebrating the people and culture of the county of Westmorland.
The Lancashire On-line Parish Clerks Project - who extract and preserve Lancashire parish records.
The Surname Database - a large database of surnames and their origins.
Convoyweb - Information on the composition and routes of WW2 Shipping convoys
Cumbrian Railways Association - fostering a widening interest in the fascinating history of the railways of Cumbria.
My Hill and Walmsley Family History (not yet published)
References
1. Burlington Blue-Grey, A History of the Slate Quarries, Kirkby-in-Furness written and published in 1975 by R. Stanley Geddes.
2. Britain’s Railways Under Steam written by JB Snell, published by Arthur Barker Limited, London 1965.
3. Wainwright’s Favourite Lakeland Mountains written by A Wainwright, published by Penguin Books Limited, 1999.
4. Geology of Lakeland written by RV Davis, published by The Dalesman Publishing Company, 1988.
5. Railways of Cumbria compiled by Peter W. Robinson, published by The Dalesman Publishing Company, 1980.
6. History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Vol. 8: 1938-1948, Campaigns in France and Belgium, Norway, Middle East, East Africa,
Western Desert, North West Africa, and activities in the U.K , 1958.
2. Britain’s Railways Under Steam written by JB Snell, published by Arthur Barker Limited, London 1965.
3. Wainwright’s Favourite Lakeland Mountains written by A Wainwright, published by Penguin Books Limited, 1999.
4. Geology of Lakeland written by RV Davis, published by The Dalesman Publishing Company, 1988.
5. Railways of Cumbria compiled by Peter W. Robinson, published by The Dalesman Publishing Company, 1980.
6. History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Vol. 8: 1938-1948, Campaigns in France and Belgium, Norway, Middle East, East Africa,
Western Desert, North West Africa, and activities in the U.K , 1958.
Acknowledgements
I gratefully acknowledge the information provided on my Allington ancestors by Rosemary Potter of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire.
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