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| + | |In the North West of England, its boundary to the west is the Irish Sea and to the east, the Pennines and Yorkshire. | ||
| + | It takes its name from the city of Lancaster where the infamous Pendle Witches stood trial in 1612 at Lancaster Castle. | ||
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Formerly a centre for cotton manufacture, the traditional crafts along with its 'dark satanic mills' have been replaced by more modern and varied industries. | Formerly a centre for cotton manufacture, the traditional crafts along with its 'dark satanic mills' have been replaced by more modern and varied industries. | ||
Children's author Beatrix Potter lived on the county's northern border at Hill Top Farm, near Sawrey, until her death in 1943. | Children's author Beatrix Potter lived on the county's northern border at Hill Top Farm, near Sawrey, until her death in 1943. | ||
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| + | | The county has undergone numerous changes over the years. A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire Changes|here]]. | ||
| − | + | '''County town:''' Lancaster | |
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| − | + | '''Other major towns:''' Liverpool, Manchester, Bolton | |
| − | + | '''[[Places_of_Worship: Lancashire | Lancashire Places of Worship]]''' | |
| + | '''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional projects Forum]''' | ||
| + | | [[Image: EnglandLancashire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]] | ||
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| − | == | + | ==Resources== |
| − | '''Primary Reference | + | '''Primary Reference''' |
*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/record_office/ '''Lancashire Record Office'''] | *[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/record_office/ '''Lancashire Record Office'''] | ||
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest''' (Also see '''Liverpool''' and '''Manchester''' below) | '''Specific Town and Village Interest''' (Also see '''Liverpool''' and '''Manchester''' below) | ||
| − | *[http://www.pals.org.uk/pals_e.htm | + | *[http://www.pals.org.uk/pals_e.htm Accrington Pals -the 11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington) East Lancashire Regiment] |
*[http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/history/index.htm Local History of Ashton-under-Lyne] | *[http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/history/index.htm Local History of Ashton-under-Lyne] | ||
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| − | + | ====Manchester==== | |
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*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk Burial Records Search] | *[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk Burial Records Search] | ||
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| − | + | ====Liverpool==== | |
*[http://allertoncemetery.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ Allerton Cemetery] | *[http://allertoncemetery.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ Allerton Cemetery] | ||
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*[http://www.liverpool-schools.co.uk/ Liverpool Schools] | *[http://www.liverpool-schools.co.uk/ Liverpool Schools] | ||
| − | *[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/stchadskirkby St Chads- Kirkby] | + | *[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/stchadskirkby St Chads - Kirkby] |
*[http://www.geocities.com/liverpoolregisters/ Index To Liverpool Registers] | *[http://www.geocities.com/liverpoolregisters/ Index To Liverpool Registers] | ||
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*[http://www.whatwashere.com/ Do you know what was in Liverpool?] | *[http://www.whatwashere.com/ Do you know what was in Liverpool?] | ||
| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/marriages.html Births, Marriages and Obituaries | + | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/marriages.html Births, Marriages and Obituaries from The Liverpool Mercury] |
*[http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/1832Pollbook/Pollbook1832.htm Liverpool Poll Book 1832] | *[http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/1832Pollbook/Pollbook1832.htm Liverpool Poll Book 1832] | ||
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*[http://www.sunnyfields.freeserve.co.uk/church/ Little Crosby Church] | *[http://www.sunnyfields.freeserve.co.uk/church/ Little Crosby Church] | ||
| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~todmordenandwalsden/home.htm Todmorden And Walsden | + | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~todmordenandwalsden/home.htm Todmorden And Walsden] |
*[http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/ Spinning the Web] | *[http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/ Spinning the Web] | ||
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*[http://www.cottontown.org Cottontown] | *[http://www.cottontown.org Cottontown] | ||
| − | * [http://www.toxteth.net/index.htm Toxteth.net - | + | * [http://www.toxteth.net/index.htm Toxteth.net - Toxteth Park, Extracts from Liverpool Mercury Newspapers] |
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/marriages.html Liverpool Marriages and Obitituaries 1811-1908] | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/marriages.html Liverpool Marriages and Obitituaries 1811-1908] | ||
| − | *[http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/dataset.asp | + | *[http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/dataset.asp Royal Historical Society's bibliography] |
| − | Royal Historical Society's bibliography | ||
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*[http://history.knowsley.gov.uk/ Knowsley Local History, Its People & its Heritage] | *[http://history.knowsley.gov.uk/ Knowsley Local History, Its People & its Heritage] | ||
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*[http://web.mac.com/keithjtinkler/iWeb/Liverpool18thCentury/PollBooks.html 18th Century Poll Books] | *[http://web.mac.com/keithjtinkler/iWeb/Liverpool18thCentury/PollBooks.html 18th Century Poll Books] | ||
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| + | '''Books of local interest''' | ||
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| + | ==Register Office== | ||
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| + | As part of the UKBMD volunteer project, the county of Lancashire has a searchable BMD Index. | ||
| + | To order a certificate you need to find the entry in the [http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/lancashirerd.htm The Lancashire BMD Index] and use the local index reference number. | ||
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| + | '''Now centralised through the following office:'''<br> | ||
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| + | '''Lancashire Registration District'''<br> | ||
| + | Certificate Services<br> | ||
| + | Quayside Court<br> | ||
| + | Chain Caul Way<br> | ||
| + | Preston<br> | ||
| + | PR2 2ZP<br> | ||
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| + | Tel 01772 326881<br> | ||
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| + | '''Please note for events within the Blackburn, Blackpool and Manchester districts you will need to use one of the following links'''<br> | ||
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| + | '''Blackburn''' area copy certificate information can be found at [http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.13953 Copy Certificates]<br> | ||
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| + | '''Blackpool''' registrars have a useful FAQ section with links to copy certificate ordering information at [http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Services/M-R/Registrars/FAQs/FAQs.htm?channel={F9A168C5-09F9-4C57-B8C6-DC5ED54F7867} Certificate FAQ Information]<br> | ||
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| + | '''Manchester''' Registrars offer a full range of certificates along with PDF application forms at | ||
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| + | *[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/registrars/contacts/apply.htm Certificate Information] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/registrars/index.htm Manchester Registration Service] | ||
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| + | ==Record Office Lookup Requests== | ||
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| + | Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup. | ||
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| + | By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above. | ||
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| + | '''Record Office Lookup Contacts''' | ||
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| + | *Manchester Parish Records. BMD's & Burials [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=159 Pat Hope] | ||
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| + | *Manchester Archives & Oldham [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1143 jemima puddleduck] | ||
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| + | *Manchester Archives [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=90 Chimleys-66 (Deb)] | ||
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| + | *Wirral [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=289 Lovettpod (Helen)] | ||
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| + | *Stockport Library [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1143 jemima puddleduck] | ||
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| + | ==Cemetery Lookup Requests== | ||
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| + | Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup. | ||
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| + | By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above. | ||
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| + | '''Cemetery Lookup Contacts''' | ||
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| + | *Aigburth [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1263 garstonite] | ||
| + | *Allerton (references needed) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1263 garstonite] | ||
| + | *All Souls RC Cemetery [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=88 Patience of Pendle] | ||
| + | *Anfield [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=289 Lovettpod (Helen)] | ||
| + | *St. Lawrence, Longridge [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=497 katkin bluebell] | ||
| + | *Garston [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1263 garstonite] | ||
| + | *Hunts cross [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1263 garstonite] | ||
| + | *Halewood [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1263 garstonite] | ||
| + | *Little Marsden, St Paul's [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=88 Patience of Pendle] | ||
| + | *Mossley hill [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1263 garstonite] | ||
| + | *Oldham area [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1143 jemima puddleduck] | ||
| + | *Southport [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=848 clematised] | ||
| + | *Speke [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1263 garstonite] | ||
| + | *Weaste Cemetery, Salford (references needed please) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=90 Chimleys-66 (Deb)] '''or''' [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=647 Jennebel] | ||
| + | *Woolton [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1263 garstonite] | ||
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| + | ==Photo Offers== | ||
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| + | Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries. | ||
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| + | *Southport and surrounding areas within a 5 to 10 mile radius [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=848 clematised] | ||
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Revision as of 10:10, 30 April 2008
| In the North West of England, its boundary to the west is the Irish Sea and to the east, the Pennines and Yorkshire.
It takes its name from the city of Lancaster where the infamous Pendle Witches stood trial in 1612 at Lancaster Castle. Formerly a centre for cotton manufacture, the traditional crafts along with its 'dark satanic mills' have been replaced by more modern and varied industries. Children's author Beatrix Potter lived on the county's northern border at Hill Top Farm, near Sawrey, until her death in 1943. |
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| The county has undergone numerous changes over the years. A summary of these can be found here.
County town: Lancaster Other major towns: Liverpool, Manchester, Bolton |
Resources
Primary Reference
Countywide Interest
- The Salford Hundred Towships Covers the Parishes of Ashton under Lyne, Bolton, Bury, Deane, Eccles, Flixton, Manchester, Middlewich, Prestwich cum Oldham, Radcliffe Rochdale and Wigan
- University of Central Lancashire -Institute of Local and Family History includes Probate Index for Western Deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Richmond, 1748-1858
Specific Town and Village Interest (Also see Liverpool and Manchester below)
- Local & Family History in St Helens includes photographs, maps and downloads of church records
- Todmorden and Walsden Genealogy Includes some Parish Records
Maps and Photographs
- A Directory of 18th and 19th Century Liverpool Photographers Useful for dating old photos
Manchester
Liverpool
Books of local interest
Register Office
As part of the UKBMD volunteer project, the county of Lancashire has a searchable BMD Index. To order a certificate you need to find the entry in the The Lancashire BMD Index and use the local index reference number.
Now centralised through the following office:
Lancashire Registration District
Certificate Services
Quayside Court
Chain Caul Way
Preston
PR2 2ZP
Tel 01772 326881
Please note for events within the Blackburn, Blackpool and Manchester districts you will need to use one of the following links
Blackburn area copy certificate information can be found at Copy Certificates
Blackpool registrars have a useful FAQ section with links to copy certificate ordering information at Certificate FAQ Information
Manchester Registrars offer a full range of certificates along with PDF application forms at
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
Record Office Lookup Contacts
- Manchester Parish Records. BMD's & Burials Pat Hope
- Manchester Archives & Oldham jemima puddleduck
- Manchester Archives Chimleys-66 (Deb)
- Wirral Lovettpod (Helen)
- Stockport Library jemima puddleduck
Cemetery Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Aigburth garstonite
- Allerton (references needed) garstonite
- All Souls RC Cemetery Patience of Pendle
- Anfield Lovettpod (Helen)
- St. Lawrence, Longridge katkin bluebell
- Garston garstonite
- Hunts cross garstonite
- Halewood garstonite
- Little Marsden, St Paul's Patience of Pendle
- Mossley hill garstonite
- Oldham area jemima puddleduck
- Southport clematised
- Speke garstonite
- Weaste Cemetery, Salford (references needed please) Chimleys-66 (Deb) or Jennebel
- Woolton garstonite
Photo Offers
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
- Southport and surrounding areas within a 5 to 10 mile radius clematised
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