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==Archives==
== Record Offices ==
'''Lancashire Archives'''<br>Lancashire County Council<br>PO Box 78 County Hall<br>Fishergate<br>Preston, Lancashire PR1 8XJ UK<br><br>Telephone: 0300 123 6701<br>Email: enquiries@lancashire.gov.uk<br>[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-record-office.aspx Website]<br>[http://archivecat.lancashire.gov.uk/calmview/ LANCAT Catalogue]<br>
 
[https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-record-office/our-collections/church-registers-guide/ Church registers guide] Guide to our holdings of Anglican, Roman Catholic and Nonconformist church registers and all copies and transcripts of these.
=== Lancashire Record Office  ===
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'''For Manchester area, once in Lancashire:'''<br><br>
'''Lancashire Record Office''' (now known as the Lancashire Archives)<br>Lancashire County Council<br>PO Box 78 County Hall<br>Fishergate<br>Preston, Lancashire PR1 8XJ UK<br>Telephone: 0300 123 6701<br>Email: {{email|enquiries@lancashire.gov.uk}}<br>Website: [http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-record-office.aspx Archives and Record Office]<br>Catalogue: [http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-record-office/our-collections/lancat.aspx LANCAT Catalogue]
'''Manchester Archives and Local Studies'''<br>
 
56 Marshall Street<br>
=== Merseyside Record Office  ===
New Cross<br>
 
Manchester, Lancashire M4 5FU UK<br><br>Telephone: 0161 832 5284<br>Fax: 0161 839 3808<br>
'''Merseyside Record Office '''is presently closed for renovation. See temporary address and contact information below their regular address.<br>4th Floor<br>Cunard Building<br>Pier Head, Liverpool L3 1EG UK<br>Telephone: 0151 236 8038<br>Email:<br>Website:
Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk<br>
 
[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_and_local_history Website]<br>
Temporary contact information:<br>33 Wellington Employment Park<br>South Dunes Way (off Sandhills Lane)<br>Liverpool, Lancashire L5 9ZS UK<br>Telephone: 0151 0233 05817<br>Email: {{email|archives@liverpool.gov.uk}}<br>Website: [http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/archives http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/archives ]<br>  
[https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory/100/church_registers Church registers search engine]<br>
 
[https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory/100/church_registers/category/788 Church registers, alphabetical list]  
== Archives ==
{{main|Manchester Archives and Local Studies}}
 
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=== Cumbria Archive Centers  ===
'''For Liverpool area, once in Lancashire:'''<br><br>
 
'''Liverpool Record Office'''<br>3rd Floor Central Library<br>William Brown Street<br>Liverpool, Lancashire L3 8EW UK<br><br>Telephone: 0151 233 3069<br>Email: {{email|archives@liverpool.gov.uk}}<br>[https://liverpool.gov.uk/archives/ Website]<br>[https://liverpool.gov.uk/libraries/archives-family-history/family-history/ Family history]<br>
'''Barrow Archive and Local Studies Centre'''<br>Ramsden Square<br>Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, Lancashire LA14 1LL UK<br>Telephone: 01229 407377<br>Email: {{email|barrow.archives@cumbria.gov.uk}}<br>Website: [https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/archivecentres/balsc.asp Barrow Archive]<br>Catalogue: [http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/Online_catalogues/default.asp Cumbria Archive Service Catalogue]
:Parish registers: Many of the parish registers can only be consulted on microfilm or online at the Ancestry database. For registers that have not been microfilmed or digitized, the original volumes can be viewed by appointment only in our search room.
 
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'''Carlisle Archive and Local Studies Centre'''<br>Lady Gillford's House<br>Petteril Bank Rd<br>Carlisle, Cumbria, Lancashire CA1 3AJ UK<br>Telephone: 01228 227284<br>Email:{{email|carlisle.archives@cumbria.gov.uk}}<br>Website: [https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/archivecentres/cac.asp Carlisle Archive]
'''For the area of Furness (Lancashire North of the Sands) and South West Cumberland, particularly for Barrow, Ulverston and Millom, ''once in Lancashire, now in Cumbria'':'''<br>
 
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'''Kendal Archive and Local Studies Centre'''<br>Kendal County Offices<br>Kendal, Cumbria, Lancashire LA9 4RQ UK<br>Telephone: 01539 713539<br>Email:{{email|kendal.archives@cumbria.gov.uk}}<br>Website: [https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/archivecentres/kac.asp Kendal Archive]
'''Barrow Archive and Local Studies Centre'''<br>Ramsden Square<br>Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 1LL UK<br><br>Telephone: 01229 407 377<br>Email: {{email|barrow.archives@cumbria.gov.uk}}<br>[https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/archivecentres/balsc.asp Website]<br>[http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/Online_catalogues/default.asp Cumbria Archive Service Catalogue]
 
'''Whitehaven Archive and Local Studies Centre'''<br>Scotch St.<br>Whitehaven, Cumbria, Lancashire CA28 7NL UK<br>Telephone: 01946 506420<br>Email:{{email|whitehaven.archives@cumbria.gov.uk}}<br>Website: [https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/archivecentres/whalsc.asp Whitehaven Archive]
 
=== Liverpool Libraries and Archives  ===
 
'''Liverpool Libraries and Archives'''<br>3rd Floor Central Library<br>William Brown Street<br>Liverpool, Lancashire L3 8EW UK<br>Telephone: 0151 233 3069<br>Email: {{email|archives@liverpool.gov.uk}}<br>Website: [https://liverpool.gov.uk/libraries/archives-family-history/ Archives and Family History]
 
=== Manchester Archives and Local Studies ===
 
'''[[Manchester Archives and Local Studies|Manchester Archives and Local Studies]]<br>'''56 Marshall Street<br>New Cross, Manchester M4 5FU<br>UK<br>Telephone: 0161 832 5284<br>Email: {{email|archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk}}<br>Website: {{URL|www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls/}}<br>Catalogue: [http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500140/library_online_services http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500140/library_online_services] {{main|Manchester Archives and Local Studies}}


== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
*[https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/libraries/search-for-a-library/ '''Lancashire library list''']
*[https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/libraries/community-libraries/ '''Lancashire independent community library list''']
*[https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory/14/libraries/category/1957 '''Manchester library list''']
*[https://www.liverpool.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/ '''Liverpool Find a Library''']
*[https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/locations/libraryLocations.asp '''Barrow library links''']


== Museums ==
=== Manchester Central Library ===
*[https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums/?utm_source=Redirect&utm_medium=Shorturl&utm_campaign=Shorturl '''Museums in Lancashire''']
*[https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory/101/museums_galleries_and_the_arts/category/872 '''Museums in Manchester''']
*[https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/about#section--all-venues '''National Museums of Liverpool''']
*[https://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/visitors/local-history-heritage/ '''Museums in Barrow''']


==Civil Registration Offices==
'''Manchester Central Library - '''Archive Service (Manchester Archives) temporarily at Greater Manchester County Record Office during remodeling.<br>Local Studies Unit<br>St. Peter's Square Manchester M2 5PD UK<br>Telephone: 0161 234 1979<br>Email:<br>Website: [http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500140/library_online_services http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/central]  
The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
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Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district.  For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/LAN.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Lancashire].


===Ordering Copies of Certificates===
'''John Rylands University Library of Manchester<br>'''Deansgate Building<br>Deansgate, Manchester, Lancashire&nbsp;M3 3EH UK<br>Telephone: 0161 834 5343<br>Email: {{email|jrul.special-collections@manchester.ac.uk}}<br>Website: [http://www.manchester.ac.uk/library/specialcollections http://www.manchester.ac.uk/library/specialcollections]  
*[https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/births-marriages-and-deaths/certificates/ Lancashire: Copy certificates]
*[https://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500203/births_marriages_deaths_and_nationality/1144/buy_a_copy_certificate/4 Manchester: Buy a copy certificate]
*[https://liverpool.gov.uk/births-marriage-deaths/certificates-and-research/ Liverpool: Certificates and research]
*[https://new.cumbria.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-ceremonies/registration-certificates/order-copy-certificate Cumbria, including Barrow-in-Furness: Order a copy of a certificate''']
===Register Offices===
*[https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/births-marriages-and-deaths/find-a-registration-office/ Lancashire Find a Registration Office]
*[https://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200067/marriages_and_civil_partnerships/1186/manchester_registration_service_-_contact_and_location_details Manchester Register Office]
*[https://liverpool.gov.uk/births-marriage-deaths/how-to-find-us/ Liverpool Register Office]
*[https://new.cumbria.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-ceremonies/cumbria-registration-service/cumbria-register-offices/barrow-register-office Barrow Register Office]


Local archives and libraries may have information and resources for specific areas that are not found in the major repositories. See a list of local [http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries/librarydetails/contact.asp Lancashire libraries ]and their contact information.


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Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Lancashire Record Office[edit | edit source]

Lancashire Record Office (now known as the Lancashire Archives)
Lancashire County Council
PO Box 78 County Hall
Fishergate
Preston, Lancashire PR1 8XJ UK
Telephone: 0300 123 6701
Email: enquiries@lancashire.gov.uk
Website: Archives and Record Office
Catalogue: LANCAT Catalogue

Merseyside Record Office[edit | edit source]

Merseyside Record Office is presently closed for renovation. See temporary address and contact information below their regular address.
4th Floor
Cunard Building
Pier Head, Liverpool L3 1EG UK
Telephone: 0151 236 8038
Email:
Website:

Temporary contact information:
33 Wellington Employment Park
South Dunes Way (off Sandhills Lane)
Liverpool, Lancashire L5 9ZS UK
Telephone: 0151 0233 05817
Email: archives@liverpool.gov.uk
Website: http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/archives

Archives[edit | edit source]

Cumbria Archive Centers[edit | edit source]

Barrow Archive and Local Studies Centre
Ramsden Square
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, Lancashire LA14 1LL UK
Telephone: 01229 407377
Email: barrow.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Website: Barrow Archive
Catalogue: Cumbria Archive Service Catalogue

Carlisle Archive and Local Studies Centre
Lady Gillford's House
Petteril Bank Rd
Carlisle, Cumbria, Lancashire CA1 3AJ UK
Telephone: 01228 227284
Email:carlisle.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Website: Carlisle Archive

Kendal Archive and Local Studies Centre
Kendal County Offices
Kendal, Cumbria, Lancashire LA9 4RQ UK
Telephone: 01539 713539
Email:kendal.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Website: Kendal Archive

Whitehaven Archive and Local Studies Centre
Scotch St.
Whitehaven, Cumbria, Lancashire CA28 7NL UK
Telephone: 01946 506420
Email:whitehaven.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Website: Whitehaven Archive

Liverpool Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

Liverpool Libraries and Archives
3rd Floor Central Library
William Brown Street
Liverpool, Lancashire L3 8EW UK
Telephone: 0151 233 3069
Email: archives@liverpool.gov.uk
Website: Archives and Family History

Manchester Archives and Local Studies[edit | edit source]

Manchester Archives and Local Studies
56 Marshall Street
New Cross, Manchester M4 5FU
UK
Telephone: 0161 832 5284
Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk
Website: www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls/
Catalogue: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500140/library_online_services

Main article: Manchester Archives and Local Studies


Libraries[edit | edit source]

Manchester Central Library[edit | edit source]

Manchester Central Library - Archive Service (Manchester Archives) temporarily at Greater Manchester County Record Office during remodeling.
Local Studies Unit
St. Peter's Square Manchester M2 5PD UK
Telephone: 0161 234 1979
Email:
Website: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/central

John Rylands University Library of Manchester
Deansgate Building
Deansgate, Manchester, Lancashire M3 3EH UK
Telephone: 0161 834 5343
Email: jrul.special-collections@manchester.ac.uk
Website: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/library/specialcollections

Local archives and libraries may have information and resources for specific areas that are not found in the major repositories. See a list of local Lancashire libraries and their contact information.