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*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/record_office/ '''Lancashire Record Office''']
 
*[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]
  
 
*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries/ Lancashire Library and Information Service]
 
*[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries/ Lancashire Library and Information Service]
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*[http://www.liverpoolhome.com/Merseyside_Cemeteries/merseyside_cemeteries.htm Merseyside Cemeteries]
 
*[http://www.liverpoolhome.com/Merseyside_Cemeteries/merseyside_cemeteries.htm Merseyside Cemeteries]
 
*[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/GAFOSTER/n-e-lanc.htm North East Lancashire surname list]
 
  
 
*[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,233.0.html RootsChat Lancashire Board]
 
*[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.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk Barnoldswick's Community Website]
 
*[http://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/forum_topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=473&FORUM_ID=7&CAT_ID=3&Topic_Title=OLD+BARLICK+BY+W%2E+P%2E+ATKINSON%2E+%28Part+1+of+2%29&Forum_Title=Local+History Old Barlick, a History of Barnoldswick]
 
  
 
*[http://www.barrowford.org/index.html Barrowford and Pendle]
 
*[http://www.barrowford.org/index.html Barrowford and Pendle]
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*[http://burnleyinthegreatwar.info/ Burnley in the Great War]
 
*[http://burnleyinthegreatwar.info/ Burnley in the Great War]
 
*[http://users.bigpond.net.au/bunter/bury_data.htm Bury Genealogy pages]
 
  
 
*[http://www.oldclitheroe.co.uk/ Old Clitheroe]  
 
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*[http://simister.shibbs.co.uk/ Simister in the Twenties & Thirties]
 
*[http://simister.shibbs.co.uk/ Simister in the Twenties & Thirties]
  
*[http://southportworld.co.uk/stuff/towndirectory1825.php?opt=1825 Baines directory of Southport 1825] [[image:newthing2.jpg]] October 2009
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*[http://southportworld.co.uk/stuff/towndirectory1825.php?opt=1825 Baines directory of Southport 1825]  
  
 
*[http://www.spekeliverpool.co.uk/ The Parish of Speke including All Saints Church Speke Burial Records up to 2000]
 
*[http://www.spekeliverpool.co.uk/ The Parish of Speke including All Saints Church Speke Burial Records up to 2000]
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*[http://www.todmordenandwalsden.co.uk/ Todmorden and Walsden Genealogy]  
 
*[http://www.todmordenandwalsden.co.uk/ Todmorden and Walsden Genealogy]  
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~todmordenandwalsden/home.htm  Todmorden And Walsden]
 
  
 
*[http://www.trawdenonline.co.uk/tlife/history/history.html A Brief History of Trawden]
 
*[http://www.trawdenonline.co.uk/tlife/history/history.html A Brief History of Trawden]
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23416534@N05/ Photographs of Salford, Manchester and the Surrounding Area]
 
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23416534@N05/ Photographs of Salford, Manchester and the Surrounding Area]
  
*[http://southportworld.co.uk/photos/index.php Photos of Southport] [[image:newthing2.jpg]] October 2009
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==Register Office==
 
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
 
 
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
 
 
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'''Record Office  & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
*Manchester Archives & Oldham [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1143 jemima puddleduck]
 
 
*Manchester Archives [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=90 Chimleys-66 (Deb)]
 
 
*Stockport Library [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1143 jemima puddleduck]
 
 
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
 
 
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*Oldham area [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1143 jemima puddleduck]
 
 
*Weaste Cemetery, Salford [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=647 Jennebel]
 
 
==Photo Offers==
 
 
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
 
 
 
*Southport and surrounding areas within a 5 to 10 mile radius [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=848 clematised]
 
  
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==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
  
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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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