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==Register Office== | ==Register Office== | ||
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 Formerly a centre for cotton manufacture, the traditional crafts along with its 'dark satanic mills' have been replaced by more modern and varied industries.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. |
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The county has undergone numerous boundary changes over the years. A summary of these can be found here.
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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:
- Research Offers: Cemetery
- Research Offers: Photograph
- Research Offers: Probate
- Research Offers: Record Office/Archive
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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