Access To Carlisle, Cumberland Parish Record, FHL Film# 252810
Working on the Armstrong family in Carlisle, Cumberland. There are MANY Armstrong's, and several have been merged in error. This record would be very helpful in identifying the different John Armstrong families, and the correct household for the children. I believe the English 100 year record restriction is keeping this parish record closed. Similar Carlisle records were filmed in the early 1950's by the Utah Genealogical Society, and are available. How can the pages of this record, that are over 100 years old, be viewed? Can the newer portion be redacted? Can FamilySearch missionaries in SLC view this film? Certainly a FamilySearch volunteer/employee/missionary can identify the images in the record which are eligible to be viewed?
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Unfortunately, access to that film is restricted. It can only be viewed at the FamilySearch Library in SLC.
Access rights are imposed on FamilySearch by the terms in agreements with third parties to allow FamilySearch access to records. It is not necessarily determined by the age of the records. For more information, see Why do historical records have access limitations?.
You can view the transcripts by clicking the magnifying glass.
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@ Graham Buckell. Thank you.
I will be in Utah in June for a wedding, so I will stop by the Library.
The details needed (abode and father's occupation) are not available in the transcripts. Without these critical details to differentiate who's who, multiple John Armstrong's and their children, have been incorrectly merged and/or added to incorrect families. I've been working on correcting erroneous merges in Carlisle for the past 4 months.
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Restrictions on access (say of 100 years) of records of interest to genealogists mainly apply to census records. Obviously, it can get rather expensive, but you can order copies of marriage certificates (fairly well up to date) from the General Record Office for England & Wales, which will provide the detail you require. These civil certificates take the same form as the ones found in the parish records (including the details you are seeking), although you won't be able to see original signatures that are found with the parish register versions. Obtain reference numbers from the FreeBMD website and quote them in your order(s) to the GRO.
In lieu of burial and baptism entries you can order death and birth certificates, which should contain fuller detail than the former - some burials and baptisms perhaps not even having taken place in the parish church. The cost of digital versions of these (where available) is much less than ordering a paper copy.
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