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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Formerly a centre for cotton manufacture, the traditional crafts along with its 'dark satanic mills' have been replaced by more modern and varied industries.
 
Formerly a centre for cotton manufacture, the traditional crafts along with its 'dark satanic mills' have been replaced by more modern and varied industries.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.  
  
 
A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire Changes|here]].
 
A summary of these can be found [[Cheshire Changes|here]].
  
  
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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'''County town:''' Lancaster
  
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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'''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''']
  
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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]
  
==Register Offices==
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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]
  
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*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project]
  
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*[http://aztecrose.tripod.com/lancashire/index.htm Lancashire Look-up Exchange]
  
Now centralised through the following office<br>
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*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistershl.htm Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange]
  
Lancashire Registration District<br>
 
Certificate Services<br>
 
Quayside Court<br>
 
Chain Caul Way<br>
 
Preston<br>
 
PR2 2ZP
 
  
Tel 01772 326881
 
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.aboutlancs.com/indgeneal.htm About Lancs - Lancashire Link List]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.cemsearch.co.uk/index.html Cemsearch - Burial Records and some other Databases]
  
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*[http://www.lancashirecensus.co.uk/census_online.htm Lancashire Census]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.geocities.com/myjacobfamily/lancashiredeeds.html Lancashire Deeds 1667-1811]
  
*Manchester Parish Records. BMD's & Burials. [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=159 Pat Hope]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~englan/ Lancashire GenWeb]
  
*Manchester Archives & Oldham.[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1143 Jemima Puddleduck]
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/england/lancashire/lan-cemad.htm Lancashire Genealogy:Cemeteries]
  
*Manchester Archives [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=90 Chimleys-66 (Deb)]
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*[http://www.lantern.lancashire.gov.uk/ Lancashire Lantern - Lancashire Life and Times e-Resource Network]
  
*Wirral [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=289 Lovettpod (Helen)]
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*[http://www.lancslist.com/lancslist Lancashire Surname List]
  
*Stockport Library [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1143 Jemima Puddleduck]
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*[http://www.lancashirevillages.com/ Lancashire Village Websites and Rural Lancashire Information Links]
  
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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]
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.liverpoolhome.com/Merseyside_Cemeteries/merseyside_cemeteries.htm Merseyside Cemeteries]
  
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*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,233.0.html RootsChat Lancashire Board]
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.mancuniensis.info/ The Salford Hundred Towships]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/ Spinning the Web - the Story of the Lancashire Cotton Industry]
  
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*[http://www.tamesidehistoryforum.org.uk/ Tameside History Forum - covers Ashton, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Hyde, Longendale, Mossley and Stalybridge]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
  
*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]
 
*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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'''Specific Town and Village Interest''' (Also see '''Liverpool''' and '''Manchester''' below)
  
==Links==
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*[http://www.pals.org.uk/pals_e.htm Accrington Pals -the 11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington) East Lancashire Regiment]
  
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/lancashire.html LIBRARY LINKS]
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*[http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/history/index.htm Local History of Ashton-under-Lyne]
  
*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/birthsmarriagesdeaths/certificates/ Lancashire Certificates Online]
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*[http://www.parish-thethought.us/ashulM1.doc Ashton-under-Lyne Marriages 1594-1720]  
  
*[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/ LANCASHIRE BMD]
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*[http://www.rhodesfamily.org.uk/yesterdays/index.html Historical Extracts from the Ashton-under-Lyne Reporter]
  
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/lancs.html Local History Gateway Page]
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*[http://www.bacuptimes.co.uk/ Bacuptimes - Bacup & Stackstead ]  
  
*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,233.0.html RootsChat Lancashire Board]
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*[http://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk Barnoldswick's Community Website]
  
*[http://www.lancashireparishcouncils.gov.uk/parishes/index.asp Lancashire Parish Portal]
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*[http://www.barrowford.org/index.html Barrowford and Pendle]
  
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*[http://bartonbanter.multiply.com/ Barton Banter]
  
'''Local History Society'''
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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]
  
*[http://www.ffhs.org.uk/General/Members/England.htm LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES]  
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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]
  
'''OPC'''
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*[http://www.boltonrevisited.org.uk/ Bolton Revisited]
  
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*[http://www.boothstown.com/ Boothstown]
  
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ lancashire On-line parish clerks's project]
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*[http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/ The Briercliffe Society]
  
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*[http://www.broadbottomvillage.com/ Broadbottom Village]
  
'''Archives'''
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*[http://uk.geocities.com/burnageheritage/ Burnage Heritage]
*[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://burnleyinthegreatwar.info/ Burnley in the Great War]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyLancashire_(P-Z).htm#PageTitle IGI Lancashire surnames P-Z]
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*[http://www.oldclitheroe.co.uk/ Old Clitheroe]  
  
*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/record_office/ Preston]
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*[http://www.croston-village.co.uk/main.html Crosten Village Genealogy page]
  
*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/record_society/record_society.htm The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire]
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*[http://www.stmichaelsdalton.co.uk/ St Michael's and All Angels Church, Dalton]
  
*[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/GAFOSTER/n-e-lanc.htm north east Lancashire surname list]
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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]
  
'''Family and social history'''
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*[http://www.gisburn.org.uk/ Gisburn Village Genealogy and History]
  
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*[http://www.great-harwood.org.uk Great Harwood ]
  
*[http://www.lancslist.com/lancslist Lancashire Surname List]
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*[http://www.greenhalgh-web.co.uk/index.htm Greenhalgh Village]
  
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/lancs/lancashire_workhouses.htm Lancashire Workhouses]
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*[http://www.stmatthewhighfield.org.uk/registers.html St Matthews, Highfield - Parish Registers]
  
*[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Search]
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*[http://www.heskethbank.com/genealogy.html Hesketh Bank and Tarleton Genealogy and History page]
  
*[http://www.cemsearch.co.uk/index.html CEMSEARCH-uk Your Lancashire Family History and Lancashire Family Tree Research]
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*[http://www.certificates.fsnet.co.uk/homepage.htm Hurst]  
  
*[http://www.lantern.lancashire.gov.uk/ Lancashire lantern - Lancashire life and times e-resource network]
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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]
  
'''Maps & Photographs'''
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*[http://www.lancasterfamilyhistory.org.uk/ Lancaster and Morcambe Family History]
  
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*[http://www.sunnyfields.freeserve.co.uk/church/ Little Crosby Census and Parish Records]
  
*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/oldmap/index.asp Lancashire County Council: Environment Directorate: Old Maps]
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*[http://www.milnrow-village.freeserve.co.uk/ Milnrow Village Site]  
  
*[http://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/ East Lancashire Photographs]  
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*[http://www.mossley.net/ Mossley]
  
*[http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/ Lancashire County Council - MARIO - Maps And Related Information Online]
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*[http://www.newton-le-willows.com/ Newton-le-Willows & Earlestown]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpoolphotographers/ A Directory of 18th and 19th Century Liverpool Photographers] Useful for dating old photos
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*[http://www.bbirch.plus.com/index.htm Birch Families of Oldham in the 19th Century]
  
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*[http://www.interment.net/data/eng/lancashire/rochdale/rochdale.htm Rochdale Cemetery]
  
'''Countywide interest'''
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*[http://www.sabden.com/ Sabden Heritage]
  
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*[http://simister.shibbs.co.uk/ Simister in the Twenties & Thirties]
  
*[http://www.lancashirevillages.com/ Lancashire Village Websites and rural Lancashire information links]
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*[http://southportworld.co.uk/stuff/towndirectory1825.php?opt=1825 Baines directory of Southport 1825]  
  
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*[http://www.spekeliverpool.co.uk/ The Parish of Speke including All Saints Church Speke Burial Records up to 2000]
  
'''Specific Town Village interest''' (Also See '''Liverpool''' and '''Manchester''' , below)
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*[http://summerseat.ourwardfamily.com/ Summerseat]
  
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*[http://www.sthelens-connect.net/forums/index.php?showforum=244 Local & Family History in St Helens]
  
*[http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=nav.257 Local history & heritage Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council]
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*[http://tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk/ Tameside Family History]  
  
*[http://users.bigpond.net.au/bunter/bury_data.htm Bury Genealogy pages]
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*[http://www.todmordenandwalsden.co.uk/ Todmorden and Walsden Genealogy]  
  
*[http://www.great-harwood.org.uk GREAT HARWOOD. Great Harwood]
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*[http://www.trawdenonline.co.uk/tlife/history/history.html A Brief History of Trawden]
  
*[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/GAFOSTER/homepage.htm GENEALOGY IN DARWEN & BLACKBURN ENGLAND]
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*[http://wardle2000.homestead.com/ Wardle 2000]
  
 
*[http://www.wiganworld.co.uk Wigan site for Wiganers - Wigan's No 1 Website]
 
*[http://www.wiganworld.co.uk Wigan site for Wiganers - Wigan's No 1 Website]
  
*[http://www.interment.net/data/eng/lancashire/rochdale/rochdale.htm Internment.Net]
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*[http://www.wlct.org/Culture/Heritage/archives.htm Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust]
  
*[http://www.bbirch.plus.com/index.htm Birch Families of Oldham in the 19th Century]
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==Manchester==
  
*[http://www.boltonrevisited.org.uk/3.html Bolton Revisited - Family History - Message Board]
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*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk Burial Records Search]
  
*[http://www.ourtreasures.org/ Bolton and Bury Treasures in Trust]
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*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/ Greater Manchester County Record Office]
  
*[http://www.wlct.org/Culture/Heritage/archives.htm Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust]
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*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/history.html History & Heritage of the City and the Metropolitan County of Greater Manchester  ]
  
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*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/manchest.htm Manchester]
  
'''Manchester'''
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*[http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/ Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society]
  
*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk Burial Records Search]
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*[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls/famhist.htm Manchester City Council: Libraries: Family History]
  
*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/history.html MANCHESTER PAST and PRESENT] 
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*[http://www.manchester-family-history-research.co.uk/ Manchester Family History Research]  
 
 
*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/ Greater Manchester]
 
 
 
*[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls/famhist.htm Manchester City Council: Libraries: Family History]
 
  
 
*[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]
  
*[http://www.geocities.com/liverpoolregisters/ Index To Liverpool Registers]
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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]
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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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