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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.
  
'''Lancashire'''
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It takes its name from the city of Lancaster where the infamous Pendle Witches stood trial in 1612 at Lancaster Castle.
  
County town: Lancaster
 
 
Other major towns: Liverpool, Manchester, Bolton
 
 
 
In the North West of England, its boundaries 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 trail 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Formerly a centre for cotton manufacture, the traditional crafts along with its 'dark satanic mills' have been replaced by more modern and varied industries.
 
Formerly a centre for cotton manufacture, the traditional crafts along with its 'dark satanic mills' have been replaced by more modern and varied industries.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 boundary changes over the years.
  
As part of the UKBMD volunteer project, the county of Lancashire has searchable bmd index direct links to online certificate ordering from the Lancs Registation District main office at Preston.
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A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire Changes|here]].
  
To order a certificate you need to find the entry in the Lancs bmd index and use the local index reference number
 
  
Full details including the bmd index and link to certificate orders at: [http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/lancashirerd.htm  The Lancashire Registration District]
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'''County town:''' Lancaster
  
  
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'''Other major towns:''' Liverpool, Manchester, Bolton
  
  
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Lancashire | Lancashire Places of Worship]]'''
  
  
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandLancashire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
  
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'''Primary Reference'''
  
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*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/record_office/ '''Lancashire Record Office''']
  
==Register Offices==
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*[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/members2/england/eng-lancs.php Lancashire Family History Societies]
  
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*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries/ Lancashire Library and Information Service]
  
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*[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/ Lancashire BMD]
  
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*[http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/parishes/index.asp Lancashire Parish Portal]
  
Now centralised through the following office<br>
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*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project]
  
Lancashire Registration District<br>
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*[http://aztecrose.tripod.com/lancashire/index.htm Lancashire Look-up Exchange]
Certificate Services<br>
 
Quayside Court<br>
 
Chain Caul Way<br>
 
Preston<br>
 
PR2 2ZP
 
  
Tel 01772 326881
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
 
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
 
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
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*[http://www.aboutlancs.com/indgeneal.htm About Lancs - Lancashire Link List]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.cemsearch.co.uk/index.html Cemsearch - Burial Records and some other Databases]
  
*Manchester Parish Records. BMD's & Burials. [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=159 Pat Hope]
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*[http://www.lancashirecensus.co.uk/census_online.htm Lancashire Census]
  
*Manchester Archives & Oldham.[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1143 Jemima Puddleduck]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/lancashiredeeds.html Lancashire Deeds 1667-1811]
  
*Manchester Archives [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=90 Chimleys-66 (Deb)]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~englan/ Lancashire GenWeb]
  
*Wirral [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=289 Lovettpod (Helen)]
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/lancashire/lan-cemad.htm Lancashire Genealogy:Cemeteries]
  
*Stockport Library [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1143 Jemima Puddleduck]
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*[http://www.lantern.lancashire.gov.uk/ Lancashire Lantern - Lancashire Life and Times e-Resource Network]
  
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*[http://www.lancslist.com/lancslist Lancashire Surname List]
  
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*[http://www.lancashirevillages.com/ Lancashire Village Websites and Rural Lancashire Information Links]
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search]
  
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*[http://genchatfriends.proboards39.com/ Merseyside Genealogy & History Forum]
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.liverpoolhome.com/Merseyside_Cemeteries/merseyside_cemeteries.htm Merseyside Cemeteries]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,233.0.html RootsChat Lancashire Board]
  
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*[http://www.mancuniensis.info/ The Salford Hundred Towships]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/ Spinning the Web - the Story of the Lancashire Cotton Industry]
  
*Aigburth:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1263 garstonite]
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*[http://www.tamesidehistoryforum.org.uk/ Tameside History Forum - covers Ashton, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Hyde, Longendale, Mossley and Stalybridge]  
*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]
 
*Manchester Southern Cemetery:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1143 Jemima Puddleduck]
 
*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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*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
  
  
==Links==
 
  
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/lancashire.html LIBRARY LINKS]
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest''' (Also see '''Liverpool''' and '''Manchester''' below)
  
*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/birthsmarriagesdeaths/certificates/ Lancashire Certificates Online]
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*[http://www.pals.org.uk/pals_e.htm Accrington Pals -the 11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington) East Lancashire Regiment]
  
*[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/ LANCASHIRE BMD]
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*[http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/history/index.htm Local History of Ashton-under-Lyne]
  
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/lancs.html Local History Gateway Page]
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*[http://www.parish-thethought.us/ashulM1.doc Ashton-under-Lyne Marriages 1594-1720]  
  
*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,233.0.html RootsChat Lancashire Board]
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*[http://www.rhodesfamily.org.uk/yesterdays/index.html Historical Extracts from the Ashton-under-Lyne Reporter]
  
*[http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/parishes/index.asp Lancashire Parish Portal]
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*[http://www.bacuptimes.co.uk/ Bacuptimes - Bacup & Stackstead ]  
  
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*[http://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk Barnoldswick's Community Website]
  
'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://www.barrowford.org/index.html Barrowford and Pendle]
  
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*[http://bartonbanter.multiply.com/ Barton Banter]
  
*[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/General/Members/England.htm LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES]  
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*[http://www.mancuniensis.info/BartonWesleyanChapel/BWCBFP.htm Barton Wesleyan Chapel Burials]
  
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*[http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=nav.257 Local History & Heritage Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council]
  
'''OPC'''
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*[http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=257 Cotton Town - History of Blackburn with Darwen]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~boltongenealogy/ Bolton]
  
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ lancashire On-line parish clerks's project]
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*[http://www.boltonrevisited.org.uk/ Bolton Revisited]
  
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*[http://www.boothstown.com/ Boothstown]
  
'''Archives'''
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*[http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/ The Briercliffe Society]
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLancashire_(A-K).htm#PageTitle IGI Lancashire surnames A-K]
 
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLancashire_(L-O).htm#PageTitle IGI Lancashire surnames L-O]
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*[http://www.broadbottomvillage.com/ Broadbottom Village]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLancashire_(P-Z).htm#PageTitle IGI Lancashire surnames P-Z]
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*[http://uk.geocities.com/burnageheritage/ Burnage Heritage]
  
*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/record_office/ Preston]
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*[http://burnleyinthegreatwar.info/ Burnley in the Great War]
  
*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
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*[http://www.oldclitheroe.co.uk/ Old Clitheroe]  
  
*[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/GAFOSTER/n-e-lanc.htm north east Lancashire surname list]
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*[http://www.croston-village.co.uk/main.html Crosten Village Genealogy page]
  
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*[http://www.stmichaelsdalton.co.uk/ St Michael's and All Angels Church, Dalton]
  
'''Family and social history'''
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*[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/GAFOSTER/ Tony Foster's Pages on Darwen and Blackburn]
  
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*[http://www.tamesidehistoryforum.org.uk/members.htm Denton Local History Society]
  
*[http://www.lancslist.com/lancslist Lancashire Surname List]
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*[http://www.gisburn.org.uk/ Gisburn Village Genealogy and History]
  
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/lancs/lancashire_workhouses.htm Lancashire Workhouses]
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*[http://www.great-harwood.org.uk Great Harwood ]
  
*[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search]
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*[http://www.greenhalgh-web.co.uk/index.htm Greenhalgh Village]
  
*[http://www.cemsearch.co.uk/index.html CEMSEARCH-uk Your Lancashire Family History and Lancashire Family Tree Research]
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*[http://www.stmatthewhighfield.org.uk/registers.html St Matthews, Highfield - Parish Registers]
  
*[http://www.lantern.lancashire.gov.uk/ Lancashire lantern - Lancashire life and times e-resource network]
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*[http://www.heskethbank.com/genealogy.html Hesketh Bank and Tarleton Genealogy and History page]
  
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*[http://www.certificates.fsnet.co.uk/homepage.htm Hurst]
  
'''Maps & Photographs'''
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*[http://www.stchadskirkby.110mb.com/ St Chad's Church, Kirkby ~ Includes Memorial Inscriptions and Burial Records]
  
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*[http://history.knowsley.gov.uk/cronton.html Knowsley Local History Pages]
  
*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/oldmap/index.asp Lancashire County Council: Environment Directorate: Old Maps]
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*[http://www.lancasterfamilyhistory.org.uk/ Lancaster and Morcambe Family History]
  
*[http://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/ East Lancashire Photographs]  
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*[http://www.sunnyfields.freeserve.co.uk/church/ Little Crosby Census and Parish Records]  
  
*[http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/ Lancashire County Council - MARIO - Maps And Related Information Online]
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*[http://www.milnrow-village.freeserve.co.uk/ Milnrow Village Site]  
  
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*[http://www.mossley.net/ Mossley]
  
'''Countywide interest'''
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*[http://www.newton-le-willows.com/ Newton-le-Willows & Earlestown]
  
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*[http://www.bbirch.plus.com/index.htm Birch Families of Oldham in the 19th Century]
  
*[http://www.lancashirevillages.com/ Lancashire Village Websites and rural Lancashire information links]
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*[http://www.interment.net/data/eng/lancashire/rochdale/rochdale.htm Rochdale Cemetery]
  
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*[http://www.sabden.com/ Sabden Heritage]
  
'''Specific Town Village interest''' (Also See '''Liverpool''' and '''Manchester''' , below)
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*[http://simister.shibbs.co.uk/ Simister in the Twenties & Thirties]
  
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*[http://southportworld.co.uk/stuff/towndirectory1825.php?opt=1825 Baines directory of Southport 1825]
  
*[http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=nav.257 Local history & heritage Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council]
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*[http://www.spekeliverpool.co.uk/ The Parish of Speke including All Saints Church Speke Burial Records up to 2000]
  
*[http://www.great-harwood.org.uk GREAT HARWOOD. Great Harwood]
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*[http://summerseat.ourwardfamily.com/ Summerseat]
  
*[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/GAFOSTER/homepage.htm GENEALOGY IN DARWEN & BLACKBURN ENGLAND]
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*[http://www.sthelens-connect.net/forums/index.php?showforum=244 Local & Family History in St Helens]  
  
*[http://www.wiganworld.co.uk Wigan site for Wiganers - Wigan's No 1 Website]
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*[http://tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk/ Tameside Family History]  
  
*[http://www.interment.net/data/eng/lancashire/rochdale/rochdale.htm Internment.Net]
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*[http://www.todmordenandwalsden.co.uk/ Todmorden and Walsden Genealogy]  
  
*[http://www.bbirch.plus.com/index.htm Birch Families of Oldham in the 19th Century]
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*[http://www.trawdenonline.co.uk/tlife/history/history.html A Brief History of Trawden]
  
*[http://www.boltonrevisited.org.uk/3.html Bolton Revisited - Family History - Message Board]
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*[http://wardle2000.homestead.com/ Wardle 2000]
  
*[http://www.ourtreasures.org/ Bolton and Bury Treasures in Trust]
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*[http://www.wiganworld.co.uk Wigan site for Wiganers - Wigan's No 1 Website]
  
 
*[http://www.wlct.org/Culture/Heritage/archives.htm Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust]
 
*[http://www.wlct.org/Culture/Heritage/archives.htm Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust]
  
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==Manchester==
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*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk Burial Records Search]
  
'''Manchester'''
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*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/ Greater Manchester County Record Office]
  
*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk Burial Records Search]
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*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/history.html History & Heritage of the City and the Metropolitan County of Greater Manchester  ]
  
*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/history.html MANCHESTER PAST and PRESENT]
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*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/manchest.htm Manchester]
  
*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/ Greater Manchester]
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*[http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/ Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society]  
  
 
*[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls/famhist.htm Manchester City Council: Libraries: Family History]
 
*[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls/famhist.htm Manchester City Council: Libraries: Family History]
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*[http://www.manchester-family-history-research.co.uk/ Manchester Family History Research]
  
 
*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/info/manchester-executions.html Manchester Executions]
 
*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/info/manchester-executions.html Manchester Executions]
  
*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk Burial Records Search]
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*[http://uk.geocities.com/audreyhansca/MANCHESTER/ManMenu.html Manchester History Pages]
 
 
*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/manchest.htm MANCHESTER]
 
  
 
*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/history/victorian/mills.html Manchester's Victorian Textiles, Spinning & Weaving Mills in Manchester]
 
*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/history/victorian/mills.html Manchester's Victorian Textiles, Spinning & Weaving Mills in Manchester]
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*[http://www.salfordroots.com/page8.html Salford Roots]
 
*[http://www.salfordroots.com/page8.html Salford Roots]
  
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==Liverpool==
  
'''Liverpool'''
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*[http://web.mac.com/keithjtinkler/iWeb/Liverpool18thCentury/PollBooks.html 18th Century Poll Books]
  
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*[http://liverpoolcemetery.co.uk Anfield Cemetery]
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*[http://www.whatwashere.com/ Do you know what was in Liverpool?]
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*[http://www.stfaithsgreatcrosby.org.uk/Baptisms.pdf Great Crosby - St Faith's Church, Baptisms 1900-1999]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/liverpoolregisters/ Indexes to Liverpool Registers]
  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hibernia/ Irish Family History Research in the Liverpool Area]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hibernia/ Irish Family History Research in the Liverpool Area]
  
*[http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/streetnames/main.htm Liverpool streetnames]  
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*[http://history.knowsley.gov.uk/ Knowsley Local History, Its People & its Heritage]
  
*[http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/ Liverpool Genealogy Home Page]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hibernia/bapt.htm Links to Birth/Baptism Indices in the Liverpool Area]
  
*[http://archive.liverpool.gov.uk/ Liverpool]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hibernia/bur/lvcem.htm Links to Liverpool Cemeteries and Burial Sites]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/main.html Liverpool Newspapers Online]
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*[http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk/index.htm Liverpool History Projects]  
  
*[http://liverpoolcemetery.co.uk Liverpool Cemetery]
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*[http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/ Liverpool & SW Lancashire Family History Society]  
  
 
*[http://liverpool-ancestors.co.uk Liverpool Ancestors]
 
*[http://liverpool-ancestors.co.uk Liverpool Ancestors]
  
*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/stchadskirkby St Chads- Kirkby]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/stevenhortonuk/liverpoolmurders.html Liverpool Murders]
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*[http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/1832Pollbook/Pollbook1832.htm Liverpool Poll Book 1832]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_postcode_area Liverpool Postcode Areas]
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*[http://www.liverpool-schools.co.uk/ Liverpool Schools]
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*[http://www.sunnyfields.freeserve.co.uk/church/ Little Crosby Church]
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*[http://www.tickfordmanagement.com/locations.html# Map of Liverpool Postcode Areas]  
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/liverpoolregisters/ Index To Liverpool Registers]
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*[http://www.old-liverpool.co.uk/ Old Liverpool - Snippets from Old Liverpool Newspapers and Other Sources]
  
 
*[http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk Old Mersey Times]
 
*[http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk Old Mersey Times]
  
*[http://www.whatwashere.com/ Do you know what was in Liverpool?]
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*[http://liverpolitan.im/main/early_years.htm Ron's Liverpool Pages]
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*[http://www.scottiepress.org/main.htm Scottie Press Online - Covering the Scotland Road/Vauxhall Area of Liverpool]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/marriages.html Births, Marriages and Obituaries published in the Liverpool Mercury]
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*[http://www.toxteth.net/index.htm Toxteth]
  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~toxtethparkcemetery/index.html Toxteth Park Cemetery]
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~toxtethparkcemetery/index.html Toxteth Park Cemetery]
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/stevenhortonuk/liverpoolmurders.html Liverpool Murders]
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*[http://www.toxtethparkcemetery.co.uk/ Toxteth Park Cemetery Indexes]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engchs/WAL.html Walton Gaol - List of Inmates and Staff 1881]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wooltonchurchyard/ Woolton - St Peter's Church]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpoolphotographers/ A Directory of 18th and 19th Century Liverpool Photographers]  
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*[http://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/ East Lancashire Photographs]
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*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/oldmap/index.asp Lancashire County Council: Environment Directorate: Old Maps]
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*[http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/ Lancashire County Council - MARIO - Maps And Related Information Online]
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*[http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/ Liverpool Images, Views, Photographs]
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*[http://images.manchester.gov.uk/ Manchester Local Image Collection]
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*[http://lanternimages.lancashire.gov.uk/ Photographs of Old Lancashire]
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23416534@N05/ Photographs of Salford, Manchester and the Surrounding Area]
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*[http://southportworld.co.uk/photos/index.php Photos of Southport]
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==Register Office==
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*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/birthsmarriagesdeaths/certificates/ Lancashire Certificates Online]
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As part of the UKBMD volunteer project, the county of Lancashire has a searchable BMD Index.
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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>
  
*[http://www.sunnyfields.freeserve.co.uk/church/ Little Crosby Church]
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'''Lancashire Registration District'''<br>
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Certificate Services<br>
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Quayside Court<br>
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Chain Caul Way<br>
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Preston<br>
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PR2 2ZP<br>
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~todmordenandwalsden/home.htm  Todmorden And Walsden Site]
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Tel 01772 326881<br>
  
*[http://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk Barnoldswick's Community Website]
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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>
  
*[http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/ Spinning the Web]
 
  
*[http://www.milnrow-village.freeserve.co.uk/ Milnrow Village Site]
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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>
  
*[http://www.carlscam.com/index.html War Memorial Site ]
 
  
*[http://www.familyhistoryonline.net FamilyHistoryOnline]
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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>
  
*[http://www.stmatthewhighfield.org.uk/BurialRegs/index.html St Matthews Burials, Highfield]
 
  
*[http://www.mancuniensis.info/BartonWesleyanChapel/BWCBFP.htm Barton Wesleyan Chapel Burials]
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'''Manchester''' Registrars offer a full range of certificates along with PDF application forms at
  
*[http://www.cottontown.org Cottontown]
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*[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/registrars/contacts/apply.htm Certificate Information]
  
* [http://www.toxteth.net/index.htm Toxteth.net - excellent history of Toxteth Park, lots of photos, maps etc]
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*[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/registrars/index.htm Manchester Registration Service]
  
*[http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/dataset.asp RHS Bibliography - search menu]
 
Royal Historical Society`s bibliography...use the full search facility, then
 
" place index " for a list of publications about the area you`re interested in.
 
E.g. entering `Bolton` brought up this wonderfully titled book....
 
'No hard-brimmed hats or hat-pins please" : Bolton women cotton-workers and the game of rounders, 1911-39'
 
  
  
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==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
  
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Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
  
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A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
  
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If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
  
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Latest revision as of 09:51, 16 May 2023

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.

The county has undergone numerous boundary changes over the years.

A summary of these can be found here.


County town: Lancaster


Other major towns: Liverpool, Manchester, Bolton


Lancashire Places of Worship


Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest (Also see Liverpool and Manchester below)

Manchester

Liverpool


Maps and Photographs

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


Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.



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