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| LOFTHOUSE (St. Leonard), '''a parish''', in the union of Guisborough, E. division of the liberty of Langbaurgh, N. riding of York, 8½ miles (E. N. E.) from Guisborough; containing 1091 inhabitants. <ref> Samuel A. Lewis, ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51116 A Topographical Dictionary of England]''(1848), pp. 126-129. </ref> | | LOFTHOUSE (St. Leonard), '''a parish''', in the union of Guisborough, E. division of the liberty of Langbaurgh, N. riding of York, 8½ miles (E. N. E.) from Guisborough; containing 1091 inhabitants. <ref> Samuel A. Lewis, ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51116 A Topographical Dictionary of England]''(1848), pp. 126-129. </ref> |
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| Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. |