Family Resources
Here you can find archived documents from the local town, including maps of the old harbour and Ale laws.
Settlement and change in Whitehaven
cmg31-new-houses-plans-1935.pdf
ale3-public-houses-hotels-inns-and-taverns-of-whitehaven-1846-until-1958.pdf
edn1-details-of-green-row-academy-abbey-holm-cumberland.pdf
hea1-public-health-act-whitehaven-herald-26-9-1863.pdf
hea2-cholera-morbus-1831-until-1832.pdf
hea4-medical-report-whitehaven-and-west-cumberland-infirmary-1860.pdf
hea5-letter-to-whitehaven-herald-regarding-water-supply-20-5-1822.pdf
law2-bye-laws-of-the-borough-of-whitehaven-4-9-1902.pdf
ow1b-solomons-temple-continued-c-1865.pdf
own1-solomons-temple-whitehaven-herald-10-1865.pdf
own1a-solomons-temple-c-1865.pdf
own2-now-and-then-or-tis-nearly-a-century-since-whitehaven-herald-24-5-1859.pdf
own3-account-of-streets-places-lanes-courts-an-rows-in-the-town-of-whitehaven-3-1818.pdf
pov1-cockermouth-famine-board-wigton-poor-law-union-cumberland-pacquet-1839.pdf
pov4-report-of-meeting-held-at-whitehaven-workhouse-25-3-1838.pdf
pov5-poor-law-guardians-and-contracts-cumberland-pacquet-27-8-1839.pdf
pov6-election-of-guardians-of-the-poor-whitehaven-union-cumberland-pacquet-3-1843.pdf
pov7b-poor-law-commissioners-collection-of-rates-cumberland-pacquet-24-4-1840.pdf
pov7b-poor-law-commissioners-collection-of-rates-cumberland-pacquet-24-4-1840.pdf
pov10a-public-meeting-at-the-poor-house-whitehaven-gazette-26-6-1820.pdf
pov10b-select-vestry-act-as-reported-by-the-whitehaven-gazette-26-6-1820.pdf
pov11-report-of-the-select-vestry-for-the-township-of-whitehaven-whitehaven-gazette-31-3-1823.pdf
Ships and shipping
brocklebanks-dispute-cumberland-pacquet-25-10-1825.pdf
commerce-of-the-port-of-whitehaven-cumberland-pacquet-12-8-1834.pdf
cork-cutting-and-manufacture-of-life-preservers-cumberland-pacquet-1826-1837.pdf
details-of-the-iron-life-boat-whitehaven-gazette-1822.pdf
inspection-of-the-life-boat-whitehaven-gazette.pdf
list-of-masters-of-vessels-continued-30-8-1836.pdf
new-sheating-for-vessels-7-10-1834-anti-dry-rot-company-cumberland-pacquet-31-7-1838.pdf
orders-and-bye-laws-of-whitehaven-harbour-by-order-of-the-trustees-9-7-1782.pdf
plan-of-whitehaven-harbour-proposed-wet-dock-7-1-1870.pdf
port-of-whitehaven-fund-for-sick-and-disabled-seamen-in-the-merchants-service.pdf
sale-advertisement-for-the-brig-milham-dated-15-6-1815.pdf
shipping-of-the-northern-ports-cumberland-pacquet-15-4-1834.pdf
steam-pacquet-communications-adverts-cumberland-pacquet-1826-1829.pdf
the-trade-of-whitahaven-cumberland-pacquet-2-8-1836.pdf
trade-of-whitehaven-c-1772-cumberland-shipping-cumberland-pacquet-1840.pdf
trade-of-whitehaven-cumberland-pacquet-1865.pdf
trustees-of-whitehaven-harbour-list-of-masters-of-vessels-30-8-1836.pdf
Adverts, coal mining and the workers
CMG2-Another-Dreadful-Explosion-of-Fire-Damp-cutting-from-newspaper-1839.pdf
CMG3-Mine-Safety-cuttings-from-Whitehaven-News-1922.pdf
CMG4-Cumberland-Miners-Association-pay-rates-May-1931.pdf
CMG8-Annual-Statement-of-Whitehaven-Miners-Humane-Benevolent-society-30.6.1840-to-30.6.1841.pdf
CMG9-Coal-mines-in-the-Whitehaven-area-collieries-plotted-on-map.pdf
CMG10-Collieries-to-let-cuttings-from-Cumberland-Pacquet-1829-to-1843.pdf
CMG11-Misfortune-in-Kells-Pit-cuttings-from-Whitehaven-News-and-Whitehaven-Gazette-November-1819.pdf
CMG12-Accident-at-William-Pit-Whitehaven-Gazette-July-and-October-1923.pdf
CMG13-Coals-cuttings-from-Whitehaven-Gazette-April-and-August-1923.pdf
CMG14-Election-of-Trustees-Whitehaven-Gazette-21.7.1823.pdf
CMG15-Whitehaven-Miners-as-Munitions-workers.pdf
CMG16-Coal-strike-and-riots-1923-Mayors-statement-4.7.1923.pdf
CMG17-Surface-plan-of-William-Pit-1850.pdf
CMG18-Surface-Plan-of-William-Pit-1883.pdf
CMG19-Surface-Plan-of-William-Pit-1914.pdf
CMG20-William-Pit-plan-24.8.1933.pdf
CMG21-William-Colliery-plan-1960-by-National-Coal-Board.pdf
CMG22-Saltom-Pit-plan-of-surface-1864.pdf
CMG23-Wellington-Pit-plan-1863.pdf
CMG24-Welington-Pit-plan-20.8.1933.pdf
CMG25-Ladysmith-Pit-Power-Station-and-By-Product-Works-plan-25.8.1933.pdf
CMG26-Haig-Pit-plan-29.8.1933.pdf
CMG27-NCB-N.W-area-South-Harbour-Surface-plan-1889.pdf
CMG28-Rules-of-Asby-Colliery-Friendly-Society.pdf
CMG29-Disaster-Memorial-Cards.pdf
CMG30-Plan-of-Whitehaven-and-coal-worked-from-Howgill-and-Whingill-Collieries-9th-July-1791.pdf
CMG33-Dead-Town-Comes-To-Life-And-Back-to-Work-weekly-illustrated-26.6.1937.pdf
Cumberland-Miners-Association-Quarterly-Balance-Sheet.pdf
IMG1-Workington-Haematite-Iron-Company-Cumberland-Pacquet-1841-1865.pdf
IMG2-Mr-M-Dunn-and-the-Hematite-Iron-Company-1863.pdf
IMG3-On-the-Manufacture-of-Iron-Whitehaven-Herald-28.9.1839.pdf
IMG4-Opening-of-the-West-Cumberland-Rolling-Mills-1865.pdf
IMG5-Cumberland-Iron-Ore-Trade.pdf
IMG6-Iron-Works-For-Sale-1828-1838.pdf
IMG7-Mowbray-and-Dyke-Nook-Royalties-1871.pdf
IMG8-Moss-Bay-Hematite-Iron-and-Steel-Company-share-prospectus-1888.pdf
Regulations-in-the-Whitehaven-Collieries.pdf
The poor in whitehaven
ALE3-Public-Houses-Hotels-Inns-and-Taverns-of-Whitehaven-1846-until-1958.pdf
CMG31-New-Houses-Plans-1935.pdf
EDN1-Details-of-Green-Row-Academy-Abbey-Holm-Cumberland.pdf
HEA1-Public-Health-Act-Whitehaven-Herald-26.9.1863.pdf
HEA2-Cholera-Morbus-1831-until-1832.pdf
HEA4-Medical-Report-Whitehaven-and-West-Cumberland-Infirmary-1860.pdf
HEA5-Letter-to-Whitehaven-Herald-regarding-water-supply-20.5.1822.pdf
LAW2-Bye-Laws-of-the-Borough-of-Whitehaven-4.9.1902.pdf
OW1b-Solomons-Temple-continued-c.1865.pdf
OWN1-Solomons-Temple-Whitehaven-Herald-10.1865.pdf
OWN1a-Solomons-Temple-c.1865.pdf
OWN2-Now-and-Then-or-Tis-Nearly-A-Century-Since-Whitehaven-Herald-24.5.1859.pdf
OWN3-Account-of-Streets-Places-Lanes-Courts-an-Rows-in-the-town-of-Whitehaven-3.1818.pdf
POV1-Cockermouth-Famine-Board-Wigton-Poor-Law-Union-Cumberland-Pacquet-1839.pdf
POV5-Poor-Law-Guardians-and-Contracts-Cumberland-Pacquet-27.8.1839.pdf
POV4-Report-of-meeting-held-at-Whitehaven-Workhouse-25.3.1838.pdf
POV6-Election-of-Guardians-of-the-Poor-Whitehaven-Union-Cumberland-Pacquet-3.1843.pdf
POV7b-Poor-Law-Commissioners-collection-of-rates-Cumberland-PACQUET-24.4.1840.pdf
POV10b-Select-Vestry-Act-as-reported-by-the-Whitehaven-Gazette-26.6.1820.pdf
POV10a-Public-Meeting-at-the-Poor-House-Whitehaven-Gazette-26.6.1820.pdf
POV11-Report-of-the-Select-Vestry-for-the-Township-of-Whitehaven-Whitehaven-Gazette-31.3.1823.pdf
As part of a family visit to the Beacon Museum we have a selection of fun quizzes linked with the displays on floors two and three.
Please download the quizzes from the links below.
More quizzes to follow.