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Guide to '''Caton with Littledale, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
Guide to '''Caton with Littledale, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
{{England Parish Infobox
{{Infobox England Jurisdictions
| Place = Caton with Littledale
| default =
| image = Brookhouse St Paul's Lancashire.jpg
| image = Brookhouse St Paul's Lancashire.jpg
| caption =  
| caption =  
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| County = Lancashire
| County = Lancashire
| Hundred = Lonsdale
| Hundred = Lonsdale
| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Caton/ Caton Gilbert Union]
| Poor Law Union = Caton Gilbert Union  
| Registration District = Lancaster
| Registration District = Lancaster
| PRbegin = 1585
| PRbegin = 1585
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=== Chapelry History  ===
=== Chapelry History  ===


CATON with LITTLEDALE (St Paul) is a '''chapelry''' in the county of Lancashire, created by 1585 from [[Lancaster St Mary, Lancashire|Lancaster St Mary]], hundred of Lonsdale south of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster,5 miles (N. E. by E.) from Lancaster. The chapelry comprises four districts or quarters, viz.: Brookhouse, Caton Green, Littledale,and Town-End. The parish church of St Paul situated in Brookhouse is generally of 17th century construction but retains some Norman features. There are places of worship for '''Wesleyans''' and '''Independents'''. <ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50861#s21 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 531-534. Date accessed: 10 September 2013.</ref>  
CATON with LITTLEDALE (St Paul) is a '''chapelry''' in the county of Lancashire, created by 1585 from [[Lancaster St Mary, Lancashire|Lancaster St Mary]], hundred of Lonsdale south of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster,5 miles (N. E. by E.) from Lancaster. The chapelry comprises four districts or quarters, viz.: Brookhouse, Caton Green, Littledale,and Town-End. The parish church of St Paul situated in Brookhouse is generally of 17th century construction but retains some Norman features. There are places of worship for '''Wesleyans''' and '''Independents'''. <ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50861#s21 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 531-534. Date accessed: 10 September 2013.</ref>  


== Resources ==
=== Resources ===


=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
==== Civil Registration  ====


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The 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].  
::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
 
=== Civil Registration ===
 
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>


Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths [[Lancashire BMD]]
Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths [[Lancashire BMD]]
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An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/<br>  
An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/<br>  


=== Church Records ===
==== Church records  ====


''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
===== '''Online Records''' =====
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.


====Church of England====
'''<u>Church of England</u>'''


''Chapelry'' is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes.<br>
Caton chapelry's registers of christenings, marriages and burials, along with those of the ancient parish of [[Lancaster St Mary, Lancashire|Lancaster St. Mary]] to which it is attached, have been mostly transcribed and are displayed online at the following web sites and ranges of years:
 
{| width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS =&nbsp;'''[http://familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''LOPC&nbsp;'''=&nbsp;[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexp.html Lancashire Online Parish&nbsp;Clerk project]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FMP'''&nbsp;=&nbsp;[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records findmypast]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''LBMD''' =&nbsp;[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk LancashireBMD.org.uk]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''AC '''= [http://search.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FREG =&nbsp;'''[http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl FreeReg]
|}


'''''Online Parish Records Table'''''
<br>


<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
{| width="625" border="1" align="center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Caton with Littledale Parish Records'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | '''CATON&nbsp;Chapelry&nbsp;(1585) Indexes'''&nbsp;
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''[http://familysearch.org 1585-1859]'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1586-1718'''&nbsp;]
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://familysearch.org 1846-1859]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Lancashire
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LOPC'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CLancashire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Caton/index.html 1586-1900]'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Caton/index.html 1586-1900]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CLancashire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Caton/index.html 1585-1900]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CLancashire 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Parish Registers-Lancashire
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FMP'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://findmypast.co.uk 1586-1837]'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''AC'''&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1585-1718]'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1585-1718&nbsp;]'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 '''1585-1718'''&nbsp;]
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | '''[[Lancaster St Mary, Lancashire|LANCASTER&nbsp;ST&nbsp;MARY'S]]&nbsp;PARISH&nbsp;(1599) Indexes '''''(ancient parish containing CATON Chapelry)''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Lancashire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-banns-and-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2575/ 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''[http://familysearch.org 1599-1886]'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://familysearch.org 1599-1812]'''&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2576/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2577/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LOPC'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Lancaster/stmary/index.html 1749-1900]'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Lancaster/stmary/index.html 1599-1900]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Lancaster/stmary/index.html 1749-1881]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FMP'''&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records '''1539-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LBMD'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/ 1837-1998]'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1800s-1900s]</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''AC'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1559-1748]'''
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1559-1748]'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1559-1748]'''
|}
|}
'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
*[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Lancashire/ Joiner Marriage Index - Lancashire] ($)
*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/lancashire-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers - Lancashire] ($)
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ OnLine Parish Clerks - Lancashire] - OnLine Parish Clerks project for Lancashire


====Nonconformist Records====
<br>
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>
 
For a full list of all those chapels surrounding Caton and comprising the whole ancient parish of Lancaster St. Mary to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the [[Lancaster St Mary, Lancashire|LANCASTER ST MARY PARISH]] page.
 
<br>
 
Caton- St Paul<br>Baptisms Transcript- 1585-1719- 929.3272 C25<br>Burials Transcript- 1585-1718- 929.3272 C25<br>Marriages Transcript- 1586-1718- 929.3272 C25
 
For original registers of above please enquire at Lancashire Record Office.  
 
The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office<br>Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk
 
The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)<br>
 
<br>
 
==== Census records  ====


*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
{{British Census|306936}}


*'''1647-1996''' {{RecordSearch|3656808|England, Lancashire Non-conformist Church Records, 1647-1996}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index (''dates may vary by parish'')
<br>


=== Census Records ===
==== Poor Law Unions<br> ====
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
=== Poor Law Unions  ===


[[Caton Gilbert Union,Lancashire]]  
[[Caton Gilbert Union,Lancashire]]  


=== Probate Records ===
==== Probate records<br>  ====


Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Lancashire Probate Records|Lancashire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.  
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Lancashire Probate Records|Lancashire Probate Records]] to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.  
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==== Taxation  ====
==== Taxation  ====


*'''1665-1667''' - Lancashire Hearth Tax: Lonsdale Hundred, Caton. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/e179/default.asp E 179/132/352], The National Archives. Microfilm: {{FSC|988765|item|disp=FS Library Film 2228692}}.
*'''1665-1667''' - Lancashire Hearth Tax: Lonsdale Hundred, Caton. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/e179/default.asp E 179/132/352], The National Archives. Microfilm: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228692}}.


== Maps and Gazetteers ==
== 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>  


*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


== Websites ==
== Web sites&nbsp;  ==


[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Caton/ Caton on GENUKI]
[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Caton/ Caton on GENUKI]
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== References ==
== References ==


{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}<br>


{{Lancashire}}
{{Lancashire}}  


[[Category:Lancashire Parishes]]
[[Category:Lancashire]]

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Guide to Caton with Littledale, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Caton with Littledale, Lancashire, England
Brookhouse St Paul's Lancashire.jpg
Type Ecclesiastical Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Lonsdale
County Lancashire
Poor Law Union Caton Gilbert Union
Registration District Lancaster
Records begin
Parish registers: 1585
Bishop's Transcripts: 1673
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Amounderness
Diocese Manchester
Province York
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Amounderness
Location of Archive
Lancashire Record Office
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Chapelry History[edit | edit source]

CATON with LITTLEDALE (St Paul) is a chapelry in the county of Lancashire, created by 1585 from Lancaster St Mary, hundred of Lonsdale south of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster,5 miles (N. E. by E.) from Lancaster. The chapelry comprises four districts or quarters, viz.: Brookhouse, Caton Green, Littledale,and Town-End. The parish church of St Paul situated in Brookhouse is generally of 17th century construction but retains some Norman features. There are places of worship for Wesleyans and Independents. [1]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths Lancashire BMD

Lancashire Online Parish Clerks[edit | edit source]

An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/

Church records[edit | edit source]

Online Records[edit | edit source]

Church of England

Caton chapelry's registers of christenings, marriages and burials, along with those of the ancient parish of Lancaster St. Mary to which it is attached, have been mostly transcribed and are displayed online at the following web sites and ranges of years:

FS = FamilySearch.org
LOPC = Lancashire Online Parish Clerk project
FMP = findmypast
LBMD = LancashireBMD.org.uk
AC = Ancestry.co.uk
FREG = FreeReg


CATON Chapelry (1585) Indexes 
Baptisms Marriages Burials
FS 1585-1859 1586-1718  1846-1859
LOPC 1586-1900 1586-1900 1585-1900
FMP None 1586-1837 None
AC  1585-1718 1585-1718  1585-1718 
LANCASTER ST MARY'S PARISH (1599) Indexes (ancient parish containing CATON Chapelry)
Baptisms Marriages Burials
FS 1599-1886 1599-1812  None
LOPC 1749-1900 1599-1900 1749-1881
FMP  None 1539-1837 None
LBMD None 1837-1998 None 
AC 1559-1748 1559-1748 1559-1748


For a full list of all those chapels surrounding Caton and comprising the whole ancient parish of Lancaster St. Mary to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the LANCASTER ST MARY PARISH page.


Caton- St Paul
Baptisms Transcript- 1585-1719- 929.3272 C25
Burials Transcript- 1585-1718- 929.3272 C25
Marriages Transcript- 1586-1718- 929.3272 C25

For original registers of above please enquire at Lancashire Record Office.

The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office
Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)


Census records[edit | edit source]

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.



Poor Law Unions
[edit | edit source]

Caton Gilbert Union,Lancashire

Probate records
[edit | edit source]

Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Lancashire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers
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  1. ↑ Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 531-534. Date accessed: 10 September 2013.


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Accrington St James · Adlington · Admarsh · Aigburth · Ainsworth · Aldingham · Altcar · Altham · Ancoats All Souls · Ancoats St Andrew · Angerton · Ardwick St Thomas · Arkholme · Ashton in Makerfield St Thomas · Ashton in Makerfield Holy Trinity · Ashton under Lyne Christ Church · Ashton under Lyne St Michael · Ashton under Lyne St Peter · Ashton upon Ribble St Andrew · Ashworth · Astley · Astley Bridge · Atherton · Audenshaw · Aughton · Bacup · Balderstone · Bamber Bridge St Saviour · Bardsley · Barrowford · Barton · Barton upon Irwell · Bedford Leigh · Beswick · Bevington · Bickerstaffe · Billinge · Birch in Hopwood · Birch in Rusholme · Bircle · Birtle · Bispham · Blackburn Holy Trinity · Blackburn St John · Blackburn St Mary · Blackburn St Michael and All Angels · Blackburn St Paul · Blackburn St Peter · Blackley St Peter · Blackpool St John · Blackrod · Blawith · Bolton le Moors All Saints · Bolton le Moors Christ Church · Bolton le Moors Emmanuel · Bolton le Moors Holy Trinity · Bolton le Moors St George · Bolton le Moors St Peter · Bolton le Sands · Little Bolton St John · Bootle St Mary · Bradshaw · Brathay · Bretherton · Briercliffe · Brindle · Broughton · Broughton in Furness · Burnley St Paul · Burnley St Peter · Burnley St James · Burscough Bridge · Burton in Kendal · Burton Wood · Bury St John · Bury St Mary · Bury St Paul · Butterworth · Cartmel · Cartmel Fell · Castleton · Caton with Littledale · Chadderton St John · Chadderton St Matthew · Chatburn · Cheetham Hill St Mark · Cheetham Hill St Luke · Childwall · Chipping · Chorley St George · Chorley St Laurence · Chorley St Peter · Chorlton cum Hardy · Chorlton upon Medlock All Saints · Chorlton upon Medlock St Luke · Chorlton upon Medlock St Saviour · Church Coniston · Church Kirk · Claughton · Claughton St Chad · Clayton le Moors · Clitheroe · Clitheroe Castle · Clitheroe St James · Cockerham · Cockersand Abbey · Coldhurst · Colne · Colne Christ Church · Colton · Coniston · Copp · Coppull · Croft with Southworth · Crompton · Crosby · Crossens · Croston · Croxteth Park · Dalton in Furness · Darwen, Over · Deane · Dendron · Denton · Denton Christ Church · Didsbury · Dolphinholme · Downham · Droylsden · East Broughton · East Crompton · Eccles · Eccleston St Mary (near Croston) · Eccleston Christ Church (near Prescot) · Eccleston St Thomas · Edenfield · Egton cum Newland · Ellel · Ellenbrook · Elton · Euxton · Everton Christ Church · Everton St Augustine · Everton St George · Everton St Peter · Failsworth · Farington · Farnworth · Farnworth and Kearsley · Fence-in-Pendle · Feniscowles · Field Broughton St Peter · Finsthwaite · Flixton · Flookburgh · Formby · Garstang · Garstang St Thomas · Garston · Glasson · Glodwick · Golborne · Goodshaw · Goosnargh · Gorton St James · Great Crosby · Great Eccleston · Great Harwood · Great Lever · Great Marsden · Great Sankey · Gressingham · Grimsargh · Habergham All Saints · Habergham Eaves · Haigh and Aspull · Hale · Halewood · Halliwell St Paul · Halliwell St Peter · Halsall · Halton · Hambleton · Harpurhey · Harwood · Haslingden · Haverthwaite · Hawkshead · Healey · Heapey · Heaton Norris · Henheads · Hesketh with Becconsall · Hey · Heyhouses · Heysham · Heywood · Heywood St James · Hindley · Hoghton · Holcombe · Hollinfare · Hollinwood · Holme Island · Holme St John · Hoole · Hornby · Horwich · Houghton, West · Hulme Christ Church · Hulme St George · Hulme St Mark · Hulton, Little · Hundersfield · Hurst · Hurst Green · Huyton · Inskip · Kellet, Over · Kirkby · Kirkby Ireleth · Kirkdale St Mary · Kirkham · Knotty Ash St John the Evangelist · Knowsley · Lancaster Castle · Lancaster St Anne · Lancaster St John · Lancaster St Mary · Lancaster St Thomas · Lane Bridge · Langho · Latchford St James · Lathom St James · Leck · Leesfield · Leigh · Lever Bridge · Leyland · Lindale · Litherland Christ Church · Little Bolton All Saints · Little Bolton St John · Little Crosby · Little Hulton · Little Lever · Little Marsden · Littleborough · Liverpool St Peter and St Nicholas · Liverpool All Saints · Liverpool All Souls Vauxhall · Liverpool Blessed Virgin Mary · Liverpool Christ Church · Liverpool Holy Innocents · Liverpool Holy Trinity · Liverpool St Andrew · Liverpool St Anne · Liverpool St Barnabas · Liverpool St Bartholomew · Liverpool St Bride · Liverpool St Catherine · Liverpool St David · Liverpool St George · Liverpool St John · Liverpool St John the Evangelist · Liverpool St Luke · Liverpool St Mark · Liverpool St Martin in the Fields · Liverpool St Martin Cemetery · Liverpool St Mary's Cemetery · Liverpool St Mary · Liverpool St Matthew · Liverpool St Matthias · Liverpool St Michael · Liverpool St Nicholas · Liverpool St Paul · Liverpool St Peter · Liverpool St Philip · Liverpool St Saviour · Liverpool St Silas · Liverpool St Simon · Liverpool St Stephen · Liverpool St Thomas · Longridge · Longton · Lower Darwen St James · Lowick · Lowton · Lumb · Lund · Lydgate · Lydiate · Lytham · Lytham St John · Maghull · Manchester All Souls · Manchester Cathedral · Manchester Our Lady, St George and St Denys · Manchester St Ann · Manchester St Barnabas · Manchester St Clement · Manchester St George · Manchester St James · Manchester St John · Manchester St Mary · Manchester St Matthew, Campfield · Manchester St Matthias · Manchester St Michael · Manchester St Paul · Manchester St Peter · Manchester St Peter, Oldham Road · Marsden, Little · Marton · Mawdesley with Bispham · Melling · Melling (near Liverpool) · Mellor · Mellor-Brook · Middleton · Milnrow · Mitton St Michael · Morecambe Holy Trinity · Mossley · Much Woolton · Musbury · Newchurch · Newchurch in Pendle · Newchurch in Rossendale · Newton All Saints · Newton in Makerfield Emmanuel · Newton in Makerfield St Peter · North Meols · Oldham St James · Oldham St Mary · Oldham St Peter · Openshaw · Ormskirk · Oswaldtwistle · Out Rawcliffe · Over Darwen St James · Over Darwen St John the Evangelist · Over Darwen St Peter · Over Darwen Holy Trinity · Over Kellet · Overton · Paddington · Padgate · Padiham · Parr · Peel · Pemberton · Pendlebury · Pendleton All Saints (near Clitheroe) · Pendleton St Thomas (near Salford) · Pendleton Hall · Pennington · Penwortham · Pilling · Poulton · Poulton le Fylde · Poulton le Sands · Prescot · Preston All Saints · Preston Christ Church · Preston Holy Trinity · Preston St George · Preston St James · Preston St John · Preston St Mary · Preston St Paul · Preston St Peter · Preston St Wilfrid · Prestwich St Mary · Quernmore · Radcliffe St Mary · Radcliffe St Thomas · Rainford · Rainhill · Rampside · Ramsbottom · Rawcliffe, Out · Rawtenstall · Reedley Hallows, Filly Close and New Laund Booth · Ribby cum Wrea · Ribchester · Ringley · Rivington · Rochdale St Chad · Royton · Rufford · Rusland · Salesbury · Salford Sacred Trinity · Salford Christ Church · Salford St Bartholomew · Salford St Matthias · Salford St Philip · Salford St Simon · Salford St Stephen · Samlesbury · Sandowne-Park · Sankey, Great · Satterthwaite · Scarisbrick · Seaforth · Seathwaite · Sefton · Shaw · Shireshead · Shore, South · Shuttleworth · Silverdale · Singleton · Skelmersdale · Skerton · Smallbridge · South Shore Holy Trinity · Southport Christ Church · Southport Holy Trinity · Spotland · St Helens · St Michael on Wyre · Stalmine · Stalybridge New St George · Stalybridge Old St George · Stand · Standish · Staveley · Stidd · Stockton Heath · Stretford St Matthew · Sutton · Swinton St Peter · Tarleton · Tatham · Tatham Fells · Thornton · Thornton in Lonsdale · Tockholes · Todmorden · Tonge · Tonge cum Alkrington · Torver · Tottington · Tottington Higher End · Toxteth Park · Toxteth Park St Clement · Toxteth Park St James · Toxteth Park St John the Baptist · Toxteth Park St Michael · Toxteth Park St Thomas · Trawden · Tunstall · Turton · Tydesley cum Shakerley · Ulverston Holy Trinity · Ulverston St Mary · Unsworth · Upholland · Urmston · Urswick · Walmersley · Walmsley · Walney · Walsden · Walton le Dale · Walton on the Hill St Mary · Walton on the Hill St Mary, Edge Hill · Walton Breck · Wardle St James · Wardleworth St James · Wardleworth St Mary · Warrington Christ Church · Warrington Holy Trinity · Warrington St Elphin · Warrington St Paul · Warton (near Kirkham) · Warton (near Lancaster) · Waterhead · Wavertree Holy Trinity · Weeton · Wennington · Werneth · West Broughton · West Derby St Mary · West Houghton · Westleigh St Paul · Whalley · Whitechapel · Whitewell · Whittington · Whittle le Woods · Whitworth · Wigan All Saints · Wigan St Catherine · Wigan St George · Winwick · Withnell · Witton · Woodland · Woodplumpton · Woolton, Much · Worsley · Worsthorne · Wray · Wyresdale · Yate and Pickup Bank · Yealand Conyers

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