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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Formerly a centre for cotton manufacture, the traditional crafts along with its 'dark satanic mills' have been replaced by more modern and varied industries.
 
Formerly a centre for cotton manufacture, the traditional crafts along with its 'dark satanic mills' have been replaced by more modern and varied industries.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]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engchs/WAL.html Walton Gaol -list of inmates and staff 1881]
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*[http://history.knowsley.gov.uk/cronton.html Knowsley Local History Pages]
  
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*[http://www.lancasterfamilyhistory.org.uk/ Lancaster and Morcambe Family History]
  
'''Maps & Photographs'''
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*[http://www.sunnyfields.freeserve.co.uk/church/ Little Crosby Census and Parish Records]
  
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*[http://www.milnrow-village.freeserve.co.uk/ Milnrow Village Site]
  
*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/oldmap/index.asp Lancashire County Council: Environment Directorate: Old Maps]
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*[http://www.mossley.net/ Mossley]
  
*[http://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/ East Lancashire Photographs]  
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*[http://www.newton-le-willows.com/ Newton-le-Willows & Earlestown]
  
*[http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/ Lancashire County Council - MARIO - Maps And Related Information Online]
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*[http://www.bbirch.plus.com/index.htm Birch Families of Oldham in the 19th Century]
  
*[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.interment.net/data/eng/lancashire/rochdale/rochdale.htm Rochdale Cemetery]
  
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*[http://www.sabden.com/ Sabden Heritage]
  
'''Countywide interest'''
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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.lancashirevillages.com/ Lancashire Village Websites and rural Lancashire information links]
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*[http://www.spekeliverpool.co.uk/ The Parish of Speke including All Saints Church Speke Burial Records up to 2000]
  
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*[http://summerseat.ourwardfamily.com/ Summerseat]
  
'''Specific Town Village interest''' (Also See '''Liverpool''' and '''Manchester''' , below)
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*[http://www.sthelens-connect.net/forums/index.php?showforum=244 Local & Family History in St Helens]
  
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*[http://tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk/ Tameside Family History]
  
*[http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/server.php?show=nav.257 Local history & heritage Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council]
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*[http://www.todmordenandwalsden.co.uk/ Todmorden and Walsden Genealogy]  
  
*[http://users.bigpond.net.au/bunter/bury_data.htm Bury Genealogy pages]
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*[http://www.trawdenonline.co.uk/tlife/history/history.html A Brief History of Trawden]
  
*[http://www.croston-village.co.uk/main.html Crosten Village Genealogy page]
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*[http://wardle2000.homestead.com/ Wardle 2000]
  
*[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/GAFOSTER/ Tony Foster's Pages on Darwen and Blackburn]
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*[http://www.wiganworld.co.uk Wigan site for Wiganers - Wigan's No 1 Website]
  
*[http://www.great-harwood.org.uk GREAT HARWOOD. Great Harwood]
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*[http://www.wlct.org/Culture/Heritage/archives.htm Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust]
  
*[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/GAFOSTER/homepage.htm GENEALOGY IN DARWEN & BLACKBURN ENGLAND]
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==Manchester==
  
*[http://www.todmordenandwalsden.co.uk/ Todmorden and Walsden Genealogy] Includes some Prish Records
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*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk Burial Records Search]
  
*[http://www.wiganworld.co.uk Wigan site for Wiganers - Wigan's No 1 Website]
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*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/ Greater Manchester County Record Office]
  
*[http://www.interment.net/data/eng/lancashire/rochdale/rochdale.htm Internment.Net]
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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.bbirch.plus.com/index.htm Birch Families of Oldham in the 19th Century]
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*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/manchest.htm Manchester]
  
*[http://www.boltonrevisited.org.uk/3.html Bolton Revisited - Family History - Message Board]
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*[http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/ Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society]  
  
*[http://www.ourtreasures.org/ Bolton and Bury Treasures in Trust]
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*[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls/famhist.htm Manchester City Council: Libraries: Family History]
  
*[http://www.wlct.org/Culture/Heritage/archives.htm Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust]
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*[http://www.manchester-family-history-research.co.uk/ Manchester Family History Research]  
  
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*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/info/manchester-executions.html Manchester Executions]
  
'''Manchester'''
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*[http://uk.geocities.com/audreyhansca/MANCHESTER/ManMenu.html Manchester History Pages]
  
*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk Burial Records Search]
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*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/history/victorian/mills.html Manchester's Victorian Textiles, Spinning & Weaving Mills in Manchester]
  
*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/history.html MANCHESTER PAST and PRESENT]
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*[http://services.salford.gov.uk/heritage-forum/index.asp Salford City Council Forum]
  
*[http://www.gmcro.co.uk/ Greater Manchester]
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*[http://www.salfordroots.com/page8.html Salford Roots]
  
*[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls/famhist.htm Manchester City Council: Libraries: Family History]
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==Liverpool==
  
*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/info/manchester-executions.html Manchester Executions]
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*[http://web.mac.com/keithjtinkler/iWeb/Liverpool18thCentury/PollBooks.html 18th Century Poll Books]
  
*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk Burial Records Search]  
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*[http://liverpoolcemetery.co.uk Anfield Cemetery]
  
*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/manchest.htm MANCHESTER]
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*[http://www.whatwashere.com/ Do you know what was in Liverpool?]
  
*[http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/history/victorian/mills.html Manchester's Victorian Textiles, Spinning & Weaving Mills in Manchester]
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*[http://www.stfaithsgreatcrosby.org.uk/Baptisms.pdf Great Crosby - St Faith's Church, Baptisms 1900-1999]
  
*[http://services.salford.gov.uk/heritage-forum/index.asp Salford City Council Forum]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/liverpoolregisters/ Indexes to Liverpool Registers]
  
*[http://www.salfordroots.com/page8.html Salford Roots]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hibernia/ Irish Family History Research in the Liverpool Area]
  
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*[http://history.knowsley.gov.uk/ Knowsley Local History, Its People & its Heritage]
  
'''Liverpool'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hibernia/bapt.htm Links to Birth/Baptism Indices in the Liverpool Area]
  
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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/~hibernia/ Irish Family History Research in the Liverpool Area]
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*[http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk/index.htm Liverpool History Projects]  
  
*[http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/streetnames/main.htm Liverpool streetnames]  
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*[http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/ Liverpool & SW Lancashire Family History Society]  
  
*[http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/ Liverpool Genealogy Home Page]
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*[http://liverpool-ancestors.co.uk Liverpool Ancestors]
  
*[http://archive.liverpool.gov.uk/ Liverpool]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/stevenhortonuk/liverpoolmurders.html Liverpool Murders]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/main.html Liverpool Newspapers Online]
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*[http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/1832Pollbook/Pollbook1832.htm Liverpool Poll Book 1832]
  
*[http://liverpoolcemetery.co.uk Liverpool Cemetery]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_postcode_area Liverpool Postcode Areas]
  
*[http://liverpool-ancestors.co.uk Liverpool Ancestors]
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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]
  
*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/stchadskirkby St Chads- Kirkby]
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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]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/marriages.html Births, Marriages and Obituaries published in the Liverpool Mercury]
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*[http://www.scottiepress.org/main.htm Scottie Press Online - Covering the Scotland Road/Vauxhall Area of Liverpool]
  
*[http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/1832Pollbook/Pollbook1832.htm Liverpool Poll Book 1832]
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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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*[http://www.sunnyfields.freeserve.co.uk/church/ Little Crosby Church]
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'''Now centralised through the following office:'''<br>
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~todmordenandwalsden/home.htm  Todmorden And Walsden Site]
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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://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk Barnoldswick's Community Website]
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Tel 01772 326881<br>
  
*[http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/ Spinning the Web]
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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.milnrow-village.freeserve.co.uk/ Milnrow Village Site]
 
  
*[http://www.carlscam.com/index.html War Memorial 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.familyhistoryonline.net FamilyHistoryOnline]
 
  
*[http://www.stmatthewhighfield.org.uk/BurialRegs/index.html St Matthews Burials, Highfield]
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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.mancuniensis.info/BartonWesleyanChapel/BWCBFP.htm Barton Wesleyan Chapel Burials]
 
  
*[http://www.cottontown.org Cottontown]
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'''Manchester''' Registrars offer a full range of certificates along with PDF application forms at
  
* [http://www.toxteth.net/index.htm Toxteth.net - excellent history of Toxteth Park, lots of photos, maps etc] Extracts from Liverpool Mercury Newspapers
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*[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/registrars/contacts/apply.htm Certificate Information]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/marriages.html Liverpool Marriages and Obitituaries 1811-1908]
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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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