GuidedResearch:Lancashire

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Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

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• 1538-2000s: Lancashire Birth Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910
England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977

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• 1813-1911: Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911 at Ancestry ($)

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Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

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• 1538-2000s: Lancashire Marriage Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910
England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910
England Marriages, 1538–1973
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
Great Britain Marriages, 1797-1988
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices
England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912

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• 1754-1936: Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 at Ancestry ($)

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Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

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• 1538-2000s: Lancashire Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) England, Lancashire, Oldham Cemetery Registers, 1797-2004
England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910
England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (includes deaths)
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
Great Britain Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index

If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1813-1986: Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1986 at Ancestry ($)

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