In memory of the Reverend Leslie Price (1930–2026) — Rector of Gilcrux for thirty-one years, and a historian who understood that the past belongs to everyone.

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The Goodwill Ship of Workington

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In 1785 Joseph Thompson, mate of the Goodwill, married Bella Fearon, daughter of […]
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Detail from the 1749 Church Terrier for St Mary's Church, Gilcrux, showing the closing lines of the document and the signatures of William Walker, Vicar, and churchwardens John Mordin and Richard Thompson. The document references Statute 21 Henry VIII, Chapter 6

BUT FOR AN INFANT ONLY SIXPENCE

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A forty percent reduction on death, if you died small enough […]
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IN THE NEWSPAPERS (GILCRUX 1700s)

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A few days ago at Irene, Mr. Thomas Thompson to Miss Molly Younghusband […]
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