Africans 17th -19th Inward African Whitehaven Slaves were transported to Cumbria from Parish registers and historical centuries countries and Africa because of the Atlantic Slave Trade records the West Indies Irish people 18th Inward Mid and north Barrow to Refugees from revolts and social unrest as Family and historical records century of Ireland Maryport and well as those escaping the Potato Famine. onwards beyond Agricultural, linen industry, and ironworks labour actively recruited into Cumbria Cornish 19th Inward Cornwall and West There was a shortage of local labour to Parish registers and historical miners century Ireland Cumberland work in the mines. Millom’s population records iron mines grew from 100 to 10,500 Miners Late 19th Outward West Cumbria USA, South Decline of iron mining in Cumbria and Family histories and early Africa, miners’ skills were in demand in other 20th Canada, countries centuries Australia World War I 1914-1917 Inward Belgium, West West Cumberland and the Furness Area ? refugees Denmark Cumberland, hosted many hundreds of Belgian refugees Furness during World War I. Most worked in the shipyards at Barrow-in-Furness or in coal mines at Whitehaven Cumbrian 1920s-30s Outward West Cumbria Canada, Seeking work, also Canada actively Whitehaven News photos families Australia recruiting immigrants for agriculture work and news Cumbrian 1920s-30s Outward West Cumbria, Midlands, Men and boys were directed into or Reports of the men and especially South East sought work at Fords in Dagenham, Commissioners and personal boys Maryport & England, Kent, because of severe unemployment Cumbria records Cleator Moor Essex World War II 1939-45 Inward Tyneside West Cumbria National scheme to evacuate children to ? Evacuees the countryside from war targets World War II 1945-46 Inward Theresienstadt, Troutbeck For recuperation following their survival of Documents, photographs and refugees Prague, Czech the Holocaust oral history Republic Kosovars 1999 Inward Kosovo / Ulverston, To escape conflict. They were housed at a Newspaper articles Albania Carlisle and reception centre in Ulverston, 20 May Barrow 1999, and were handed donations of
Africans 17th -19th centuries Inward African countries and the West Indies Whitehaven Slaves were transported to Cumbria from Africa because of the Atlantic Slave Trade Parish registers and historical records Irish people 18th century onwards Inward Mid and north of Ireland Barrow to Maryport and beyond Refugees from revolts and social unrest as well as those escaping the Potato Famine. Agricultural, linen industry, and ironworks labour actively recruited into Cumbria Family and historical records Cornish miners 19th century Inward Cornwall and Ireland West Cumberland iron mines There was a shortage of local labour to work in the mines. Millom’s population grew from 100 to 10,500 Parish registers and historical records Miners Late 19th and early 20th centuries Outward West Cumbria USA, South Africa, Canada, Australia Decline of iron mining in Cumbria and miners’ skills were in demand in other countries Family histories World War I refugees 1914-1917 Inward Belgium, Denmark West Cumberland, Furness West Cumberland and the Furness Area hosted many hundreds of Belgian refugees during World War I. Most worked in the shipyards at Barrow-in-Furness or in coal mines at Whitehaven ? Cumbrian families 1920s-30s Outward West Cumbria Canada, Australia Seeking work, also Canada actively recruiting immigrants for agriculture work Whitehaven News photos and news Cumbrian men and boys 1920s-30s Outward West Cumbria, especially Maryport & Cleator Moor Midlands, South East England, Kent, Essex Men and boys were directed into or sought work at Fords in Dagenham, because of severe unemployment Cumbria Reports of the Commissioners and personal records World War II Evacuees 1939-45 Inward Tyneside West Cumbria National scheme to evacuate children to the countryside from war targets ? World War II refugees 1945-46 Inward Theresienstadt, Prague, Czech Republic Troutbeck For recuperation following their survival of the Holocaust Documents, photographs and oral history Kosovars 1999 Inward Kosovo / Albania Ulverston, Carlisle and Barrow To escape conflict. They were housed at a reception centre in Ulverston, 20 May 1999, and were handed donations of Newspaper articles
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