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Guide to '''Balderstone, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
Guide to '''Balderstone, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.  
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=== Chapelry History  ===
=== Chapelry History  ===


BALDERSTON, a '''chapelry''', in the parish, union, and Lower division of the hundred, of [[Blackburn St Mary, Lancashire|Blackburn]], N. division of the county of Lancaster, 4½ miles (N. W.) from Blackburn, on the road between Whalley and Preston. Part of the ecclesiastical district of Mellor-Brook is within the chapelry. The chapel is dedicated to St. Leonard. There is a national school for the poor.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,  [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50775#s4  ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848).  Date accessed: 29 August 2013.</ref>  
BALDERSTON, a '''chapelry''', in the parish, union, and Lower division of the hundred, of [[Blackburn St Mary, Lancashire|Blackburn]], N. division of the county of Lancaster, 4½ miles (N. W.) from Blackburn, on the road between Whalley and Preston. Part of the ecclesiastical district of Mellor-Brook is within the chapelry. The chapel is dedicated to St. Leonard. There is a national school for the poor.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis,  [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50775#s4  ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848).  Date accessed: 29 August 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>
=== Cemeteries ===
* {{FSC|735431|title-id|disp=Balderstone, nr. Whalley, St. Leonard [Monumetnal Inscriptions]}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images


=== Civil Registration ===
==== Church records  ====
*'''1538 - 1910''' {{RecordSearch|1465701|England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1603 - 1910''' {{RecordSearch|1788853|England, Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1603-1910}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images


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>


=== Church Records ===
===== '''Online Records'''  =====


''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
Balderstone chapelry's registers of christenings, marriages and burials, along with those of the ancient parish of [[Blackburn St Mary, Lancashire|Blackburn]]&nbsp;to which it is attached, have been mostly transcribed and are displayed online at the following web sites and ranges of years:
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.


====Church of England====
{| width="100%" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''AC''' = [http://search.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk (£)]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FMP''' = [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records findmypast (£)]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS ''' = [http://familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''LBMD''' = [http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk LancashireBMD.org.uk]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''LOPC''' = [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexp.html Lancashire Online Parish Clerk]
|}


''Chapelry'' is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes.<br>
<br>  


'''''Online Parish Records Table'''''
{| width="625" border="1" align="center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
 
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
*<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" | '''Balderstone Parish Records'''
|-
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | '''BALDERSTONE ST LEONARD Chapelry&nbsp; (1751) Indexes'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| 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" |  
| 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" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>  
| 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" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
| 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" | '''FS'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1751-1891''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://familysearch.org 1855-1900]'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://familysearch.org '''1813-1815, 1848-1850''']
| 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" | '''LOPC'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Balderstone/indexr.html '''1751-1934''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Balderstone/indexr.html 1838-1900]'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Balderstone/indexr.html 1785-1900, 1906-1981]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LBMD'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/cgi/marrind.cgi?county=lancashire '''1838-1995''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| 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 ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | [[Blackburn St Mary, Lancashire|'''BLACKBURN'''&nbsp;]]'''[[Blackburn St Mary, Lancashire|ST MARY THE VIRGIN]] PARISH'''''<b>&nbsp;</b>'''''(1600) Indexes '''''(ancient parish containing BALDERSTONE Chapelry)''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-banns-and-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2575/ 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2576/ 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
| 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" | '''FS'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1600-1910''']
| 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://familysearch.org 1600-1704, 1720-1900]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://familysearch.org 1720-1900]'''
| 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" | '''LOPC'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Blackburn/Blackburn-Central/stmary/index.html '''1600-1611, 1614-1628, 1653-1848, 1854-1881''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Blackburn/Blackburn-Central/stmary/index.html 1600-1680, 1698-1705, 1722-1900]'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Blackburn/Blackburn-Central/stmary/index.html 1651-1652, 1746-1900]'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LBMD'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/cgi/birthind.cgi?county=lancashire '''1837-1885''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/cgi/marrind.cgi?county=lancashire '''1837-1957''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/cgi/deathind.cgi?county=lancashire '''1837-1885''']
| 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="#ffffcc" | '''FMP'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records '''1600-1705''']  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| 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.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 '''1600-1660''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1600-1660]'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | '''[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 1600-1660]'''
|}
|}
'''''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>


*'''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
For a full list of all those chapels surrounding Balderstone and comprising the whole ancient parish of Blackburn to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the [[Blackburn St Mary, Lancashire|BLACKBURN ST MARY]] PARISH page.<br>
*'''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'')


=== Census Records ===
==== Census records  ====


Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br>
{{British Census|306892}}


==== 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.  


== 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  ==
== Websites  ==

Revision as of 12:21, 8 April 2016

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

Balderstone, Lancashire, England
Type Ecclesiastical Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Blackburn
County Lancashire
Poor Law Union Blackburn
Registration District Blackburn
Records begin
Parish registers: 1751
Bishop's Transcripts: 1751
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Blackburn
Diocese Manchester
Province York
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)
Location of Archive
Lancashire Record Office

Chapelry History[edit | edit source]

BALDERSTON, a chapelry, in the parish, union, and Lower division of the hundred, of Blackburn, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 4½ miles (N. W.) from Blackburn, on the road between Whalley and Preston. Part of the ecclesiastical district of Mellor-Brook is within the chapelry. The chapel is dedicated to St. Leonard. There is a national school for the poor.[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.

Church records[edit | edit source]


Online Records[edit | edit source]

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

AC = Ancestry.co.uk (£)
FMP = findmypast (£)
FS = FamilySearch.org
LBMD = LancashireBMD.org.uk
LOPC = Lancashire Online Parish Clerk


BALDERSTONE ST LEONARD Chapelry  (1751) Indexes
Baptisms Marriages Burials
FS 1751-1891 1855-1900 1813-1815, 1848-1850
LOPC 1751-1934 1838-1900 1785-1900, 1906-1981
LBMD None 1838-1995 None
BLACKBURN ST MARY THE VIRGIN PARISH (1600) Indexes (ancient parish containing BALDERSTONE Chapelry)
Baptisms Marriages Burials
FS 1600-1910 1600-1704, 1720-1900 1720-1900
LOPC 1600-1611, 1614-1628, 1653-1848, 1854-1881 1600-1680, 1698-1705, 1722-1900 1651-1652, 1746-1900
LBMD 1837-1885 1837-1957 1837-1885
FMP None 1600-1705 None
AC 1600-1660 1600-1660 1600-1660


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

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.


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.

Maps and Gazetteers
[edit | edit source]

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Websites[edit | edit source]

Balderstone on GENUKI

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Samuel A. Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848). Date accessed: 29 August 2013.