> Does anybody have details or knowledge of the PARK family from around the
> Brampton area of Cumberland. They have connections to the WATSON and
> MULCASTER families. The Mulcasters are connected with lead mining at
> Allenheads and I have recently come across a family will which lists these
> families but gives little other detail.
> Hoping someone can point me in the right direction, obviously Cumbria
> Records Office will be a must at some time in the future.
C.J. Hunt's "The lead mines of the northern Pennines in the 18th
and the 19th centuries" (Manchester University Press, 1970) says
a little about Peter Mulcaster. Nothing about the Parks or the
Watsons, however.
Lesley Gordon
Dr Lesley Gordon,
Special Collections,
The Robinson Library,
University of Newcastle upon Tyne,
Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HQ
Tel 0191 222 7671 Fax 0191 222 6235
"If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man
but deteriorate the cat." (Mark Twain)
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