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Birthplace in mid-19th Century

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Northumbrian | 21:49 Thu 22nd Nov 2007 | Genealogy
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My great grandfather was born at "Old Alice, Cumberland". Can anyone help me find the whereabouts of this village?
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Can you rell us what source you have found this place name in? If it was on a civil registration certificate for birth then it will have the registration district on the top.
If it is on a census return (say 1851) then it will have a registration district on the entry too.
This will help narrow it down to a Parish in Cumbria.
02:18 Fri 23rd Nov 2007
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I have looked at the Cumbria FHS website and in the members interests there is a place called Alice near Little Broughton.
14:33 Fri 23rd Nov 2007
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There was a pit called Old Alice near Maryport, maybe the village took its name from that
17:11 Fri 23rd Nov 2007
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Many thanks to you both for the information. Fascinating. I'll chase up both suggestions
15:57 Sat 24th Nov 2007

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