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To help you determine whether a Lancashire place is an ancient parish or a chapelry, or, in which ancient parish a chapelry is in, or which chapelries are found within the boundary of an ancient parish, use two or more of the excellent topographical guides listed in the next section ("Source Citations").  
To help you determine whether a Lancashire place is an ancient parish or a chapelry, or, in which ancient parish a chapelry is in, or which chapelries are found within the boundary of an ancient parish, use two or more of the excellent topographical guides listed in the next section ("Source Citations").  


==== Marriage Licences  ====
==== Parish and Chapelry Registers====
 
*'''1648-1755''' - ''Marriage Bonds for the Deaneries of Lonsdale, Kendal, Furness and Copel: Part of the Archdeaconry of Richmond, Now Preserved at Lancaster (Preston).'' 7 vols. {{FHL|386960|item|disp=FHL Books 942.7 B4Lc v. 74, 75, 80, 81, 83, 100, 115}}. Digitised volumes: {{FSbook|2062352|disp=1734-1738}} | {{FSbook|2105997|disp=1746-1755}}.
 
*'''1668-1762''' - ''Diocese of Carlisle, Marriage Licence/Bonds.'' 3 vols. {{FHL|817719|item|disp=FHL Books 942 K29c v. 1-3}}.
 
{{Tip|See also [[Yorkshire_Church_Records#Marriage_Licences|Yorkshire Marriage Licences]].}}
 
=== Useful Resources  ===
 
1. Samuel A. Lewis [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=445 ''Topographical Dictionary of England and Wales'']. London 1848  (FHL book 942 E5Le)
 
2.''{{FHL|270013|title-id|disp=The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales.}}'' Dublin Ireland : A. Fullarton, 1846 (FHL 942 E5ful 12 vols). This topographical dictionary provides one of the most accurate historic views of parishes and their chapelries in this most complex of all England counties.
 
3.'' ''Youngs, Frederic A., Jr.''Guide to the Local Administrative Units. ''London, England: Royal Historical Society, 1979, 1991. (FHL 942 C4rg no. 10, 17.) This guide identifies Church of England ecclesiastical jurisdictions and gives an outline history of changes and the creations of the parishes and their chapels--often called chapelries.
 
4. [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp ''Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales.''] 1868-1870 FHL.
 
5. [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog]. This catalog provides evidence of those parishes and their associated chapelry registers and years pertaining thereto.
 
6. Raymond, Stuart A. ''Lancashire: a genealogical bibliography'', vol. 2. ''Registers, inscriptions and wills.'' Birmingham [England]: Federation of Family History Societies, c 1996-1997.<br>
 
=== Catholic Records  ===
 
Recusant rolls:
 
*'''1628''' - Earwaker, J.P. ''Three Lancashire Subsidy Rolls, viz., for the Hundred of Salford, 1541, the Hundred of Salford, 1622 and the Hundred of Leyland, 1628, Together with a Recusant Roll for the Hundred of Leyland, in 1628.'' London: Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 1885. Digital version at {{FSbook|983467}} - free.
 
=== Nonconformist Records  ===
 
=== Useful Links  ===


*[http://familysearch.org FamilySearch] has indexed over 70 percent of its vast Lancashire parish and chapel registers collections. The data from these registers are now&nbsp;accessible online at this time.  
*[http://familysearch.org FamilySearch] has indexed over 70 percent of its vast Lancashire parish and chapel registers collections. The data from these registers are now&nbsp;accessible online at this time.  
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*825,657 Lancashire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 England &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref>  
*825,657 Lancashire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 England &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref>  
*287,538 Lancashire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1352 England &amp; Wales Marriages, 1538-1940] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref>
*287,538 Lancashire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1352 England &amp; Wales Marriages, 1538-1940] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref>
 
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ Lancashire Online Parish Clerks] Links to extracted data from many of the parishes in Lancashire.  
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks] Links to extracted data from many of the parishes in Lancashire.  
*[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/ Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths]&nbsp;8,837,341 births, 4,240,187 marriages, 4,742,130 deaths  
*[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/ Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths]&nbsp;8,837,341 births, 4,240,187 marriages, 4,742,130 deaths  
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2478 Lancashire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812] (£). 931,033 entries.  
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2478 Lancashire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812] (£). 931,033 entries.  
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*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk/ Manchester burials online]  
*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk/ Manchester burials online]  
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Manchester/index.html Manchester church register transcripts online at Lanc-OPC]  
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Manchester/index.html Manchester church register transcripts online at Lanc-OPC]  
==== Marriage Licences  ====
*'''1648-1755''' - ''Marriage Bonds for the Deaneries of Lonsdale, Kendal, Furness and Copel: Part of the Archdeaconry of Richmond, Now Preserved at Lancaster (Preston).'' 7 vols. {{FHL|386960|item|disp=FHL Books 942.7 B4Lc v. 74, 75, 80, 81, 83, 100, 115}}. Digitised volumes: {{FSbook|2062352|disp=1734-1738}} | {{FSbook|2105997|disp=1746-1755}}.
*'''1668-1762''' - ''Diocese of Carlisle, Marriage Licence/Bonds.'' 3 vols. {{FHL|817719|item|disp=FHL Books 942 K29c v. 1-3}}.
{{Tip|See also [[Yorkshire_Church_Records#Marriage_Licences|Yorkshire Marriage Licences]].}}
=== Catholic Records  ===
Recusant rolls:
*'''1628''' - Earwaker, J.P. ''Three Lancashire Subsidy Rolls, viz., for the Hundred of Salford, 1541, the Hundred of Salford, 1622 and the Hundred of Leyland, 1628, Together with a Recusant Roll for the Hundred of Leyland, in 1628.'' London: Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 1885. Digital version at {{FSbook|983467}} - free.
*[http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/data/catholic_search.php Manchester Roman Catholic Registers transcripts]  
*[http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/data/catholic_search.php Manchester Roman Catholic Registers transcripts]  
*[http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk/Liverpool Roman Catholic marriages, baptisms and burials]
*[http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk/Liverpool Roman Catholic marriages, baptisms and burials]
=== Nonconformist Records  ===
== For Further Reading ==
*Raymond, Stuart A. ''Lancashire: a genealogical bibliography'', vol. 2. ''Registers, inscriptions and wills.'' Birmingham [England]: Federation of Family History Societies, c 1996-1997.<br>


== References ==
== References ==

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Church of England[edit | edit source]

Lancashire was comprised of at least 75 ancient parishes, but well over 400 extant chapels (chapelries) and district churches prior to 1851. As all authoritative treatises on Lancashire civil parishes differ somewhat--some much more than others--in their facts which indicate the extant township chapelries, several key reference publications have been used here to compile as thorough and comprehensive a list of Lancashire parishes and all associated chapelries as may be possible.

Here is as standard a list as can be identified, of all Lancashire parishes and their chapels of ease, and the township chapelries within their boundaries. Also included next to each parish and chapelry are the ecclesiastical courts which held (pre-1858) jurisdiction over them. These jurisdictions held authoritative oversight and kept additional records for such events as issuing marriage licences, oversight in ecclesiastical (church) court proceedings, probate and in other important records.

To view Lancashire's parishes and/or chapelries, click on the links below for the desired parish or chapelry.

  1. The Parishes(A-Z)
  2. The Chapelries(A-Z)

To help you determine whether a Lancashire place is an ancient parish or a chapelry, or, in which ancient parish a chapelry is in, or which chapelries are found within the boundary of an ancient parish, use two or more of the excellent topographical guides listed in the next section ("Source Citations").

Parish and Chapelry Registers[edit | edit source]

Marriage Licences[edit | edit source]

Tip
 See also Yorkshire Marriage Licences.

Catholic Records[edit | edit source]

Recusant rolls:

  • 1628 - Earwaker, J.P. Three Lancashire Subsidy Rolls, viz., for the Hundred of Salford, 1541, the Hundred of Salford, 1622 and the Hundred of Leyland, 1628, Together with a Recusant Roll for the Hundred of Leyland, in 1628. London: Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 1885. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library - free.

Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]

For Further Reading[edit | edit source]

  • Raymond, Stuart A. Lancashire: a genealogical bibliography, vol. 2. Registers, inscriptions and wills. Birmingham [England]: Federation of Family History Societies, c 1996-1997.


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' British Origins, (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013.
  2. ↑ 'Coverage of the Joiner Marriage Index', The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 1 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage', Find My Past, accessed 1 September 2013.
  4. ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
  5. ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
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