Lancashire
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Lancashire
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 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Formerly a centre for cotton manufacture, the traditional crafts along with its 'dark satanic mills' have been replaced by more modern and varied industries.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 changes over the years.
A summary of these can be found 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.
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: The Lancashire Registration District
Register Offices
Now centralised through the following office
Lancashire Registration District
Certificate Services
Quayside Court
Chain Caul Way
Preston
PR2 2ZP
Tel 01772 326881
Please note for events within the Blackburn, Blackpool and Manchester districts you will need to use one of the following links
Blackburn area copy certificate information can be found at Copy Certificates
Blackpool registrars have a useful FAQ section with links to copy certificate ordering information at Certificate FAQ Information
Manchester Registrars offer a full range of certificates along with PDF application forms at
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
Record Office Lookup Contacts
- Manchester Parish Records. BMD's & Burials Pat Hope
- Manchester Archives & Oldham jemima puddleduck
- Manchester Archives Chimleys-66 (Deb)
- Wirral Lovettpod (Helen)
- Stockport Library jemima puddleduck
Cemetery Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Aigburth garstonite
- Allerton (references needed) garstonite
- All Souls RC Cemetery Patience of Pendle
- Anfield Lovettpod (Helen)
- St. Lawrence, Longridge katkin bluebell
- Garston garstonite
- Hunts cross garstonite
- Halewood garstonite
- Little Marsden, St Paul's Patience of Pendle
- Manchester Southern Cemetery jemima puddleduck
- Mossley hill garstonite
- Oldham area jemima puddleduck
- Southport clematised
- Speke garstonite
- Weaste Cemetery, Salford (references needed please) Chimleys-66 (Deb) or Jennebel
- Woolton garstonite
Photo Offers
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please PM the member with your queries.
- Southport and surrounding areas within a 5 to 10 mile radius clematised
Links
Local History Society
OPC
Archives
Family and Social History
Maps & Photographs
- A Directory of 18th and 19th Century Liverpool Photographers Useful for dating old photos
Countywide Interest
- The Salford Hundred Towships Covers the Parishes of Ashton under Lyne, Bolton, Bury, Deane, Eccles, Flixton, Manchester, Middlewich, Prestwich cum Oldham, Radcliffe Rochdale and Wigan
Specific Town/Village Interest (Also see Liverpool and Manchester below)
- Local & Family History in St Helens includes photographs, maps and downloads of church records
- Todmorden and Walsden Genealogy Includes some Parish Records
Manchester
Liverpool
- Toxteth.net - excellent history of Toxteth Park, lots of photos, maps etc Extracts from Liverpool Mercury Newspapers
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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