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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire Parishes]] | [[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lancashire Parishes]] | ||
[[Image:St Paul's Adlington Lancashire.jpg|thumb|right]] | Guide to '''Adlington, Lancashire family history and genealogy.''' Parish registers (baptism, christening, marriage, and burial records), civil registration (birth, marriage, and death records), census records, history, wills, cemetery, online transcriptions and indexes, an interactive map and websites. | ||
[[Image:St Paul's Adlington Lancashire.jpg|thumb|right|St Paul's Adlington Lancashire.jpg]] | |||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
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The church of St. Paul, erected in 1883-4, from designs by Messrs T. D. Barry and Son, of Liverpool, consists of chancel, with organ chamber and vestries, nave, aisles and south porch : the pulpit and font are of Caen stone and marble : there are 646 sittings, all of which are free. The register dates from the year 1839. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £300, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Manchester, and held since 1839 by the Rev. Thomas Carpenter M.A. of Trinity College, Dublin. <br>from Slater's Directory, Lancashire 1895 | The church of St. Paul, erected in 1883-4, from designs by Messrs T. D. Barry and Son, of Liverpool, consists of chancel, with organ chamber and vestries, nave, aisles and south porch : the pulpit and font are of Caen stone and marble : there are 646 sittings, all of which are free. The register dates from the year 1839. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £300, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Manchester, and held since 1839 by the Rev. Thomas Carpenter M.A. of Trinity College, Dublin. <br>from Slater's Directory, Lancashire 1895 | ||
The parish is an active parish in Diocese of Blackburn.<br> | The parish is an active parish in Diocese of Blackburn.<br> | ||
The Diocese of Blackburn is a Church of England diocese, covering much of Lancashire, created in 1926 from part of the Diocese of Manchester. The Diocese includes the towns of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, and the cities of Lancaster, and Preston, as well as a large part of the Ribble Valley. | The Diocese of Blackburn is a Church of England diocese, covering much of Lancashire, created in 1926 from part of the Diocese of Manchester. The Diocese includes the towns of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, and the cities of Lancaster, and Preston, as well as a large part of the Ribble Valley. | ||
== Records<br> == | == Records<br> == | ||
==== [[England Census|Census]] ==== | ==== [[England Census|Census]] ==== | ||
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1881 - [http://familysearch.org FamilySearch] | 1881 - [http://familysearch.org FamilySearch] | ||
1901 - [http://1901censusonline.com 1901CensusOnline]<br> | 1901 - [http://1901censusonline.com 1901CensusOnline]<br> | ||
Lancashire census records have been indexed and transcribed countywide, and made available online by the following subscription web sites for the census years, 1841-1911''':''' | Lancashire census records have been indexed and transcribed countywide, and made available online by the following subscription web sites for the census years, 1841-1911''':''' | ||
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*[http://thegenealogist.com TheGenealogist.co.uk] | *[http://thegenealogist.com TheGenealogist.co.uk] | ||
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==== Church records ==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
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For a full list of all those chapels surrounding Adlington and comprising the whole ancient parish of Standish to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the [[Standish, Lancashire|STANDISH PARISH]] page. | For a full list of all those chapels surrounding Adlington and comprising the whole ancient parish of Standish to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the [[Standish, Lancashire|STANDISH PARISH]] page. | ||
==== [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths - 1837 to the Present]] ==== | ==== [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths - 1837 to the Present]] ==== | ||
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FamilySearch's Family History Library {{FHL|744657|title-id|disp=British collections holds the quarterly indexes of births, marriages and deaths}} from July, 1837 to 1983 in microform media. | FamilySearch's Family History Library {{FHL|744657|title-id|disp=British collections holds the quarterly indexes of births, marriages and deaths}} from July, 1837 to 1983 in microform media. | ||
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==== Poor Law Unions<br> ==== | ==== Poor Law Unions<br> ==== | ||
[[Chorley Poor Law Union, Lancashire]] | [[Chorley Poor Law Union, Lancashire]] | ||
==== Probate <br> ==== | ==== Probate <br> ==== | ||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. To search indexes and original probate records, go to the [[Lancashire Probate Records|Lancashire Probate Records]] and follow the steps to find possible wills for ancestors in Lancashire. | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. To search indexes and original probate records, go to the [[Lancashire Probate Records|Lancashire Probate Records]] and follow the steps to find possible wills for ancestors in Lancashire. | ||
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== Maps and Gazetteers<br> == | == Maps and Gazetteers<br> == | ||
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
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{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Lancashire]] | [[Category:Lancashire]] | ||