Category: Cumberland

Some Whitehaven Citizens in 1847

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I’ve chosen these more or less at random from the Miscellany section of “History, Gazetteer and Directory of Cumberland – 1847".*  The miscellany is sub-titled “Comprising the addresses of Clergy, Gentry, Partners in firms, and others not arranged under the Classifications of Professions and Trades.” I assume this means they were regarded as the "great… Continue reading Some Whitehaven Citizens in 1847

A Merry Neet

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A Cumbrian Merry Neet  [A Merry Night Dance] For my fact checking I’ve been re-reading “Jollie’s Sketch of Cumberland Manners and Customs.”* First published in 1811, it has some interesting info about Cumbrian Merry Neets.  These were dances organised by an individual specifically to raise money – ‘to put a pound or two in his… Continue reading A Merry Neet