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Guide to '''Coniston, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Coniston, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
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==== Church records ==== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
*'''1538 - 1910''' {{RecordSearch|1465701|England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index | *'''1538 - 1910''' {{RecordSearch|1465701|England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index | ||
==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
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{{British Census|306916}} | ==== Poor Law Unions ==== | ||
==== Poor Law Unions | |||
[[Ulverston Poor Law Union,Lancashire]] | [[Ulverston Poor Law Union,Lancashire]] | ||
==== Probate records ==== | ==== Probate records ==== | ||
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== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. | ||
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
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== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Coniston/ Coniston on GENUKI] | [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Coniston/ Coniston on GENUKI] | ||
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53336 British History online Monks Coniston | http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53336 British History online Monks Coniston | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Lancashire Parishes]] | [[Category:Lancashire Parishes]] | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 5 September 2018
Guide to Coniston, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Coniston, Lancashire | |
|---|---|
| Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| Hundred | Lonsdale |
| County | Lancashire |
| Poor Law Union | Ulverston |
| Registration District | Ulverstone |
| Records begin | |
| Parish registers: 1599 | |
| Bishop's Transcripts: 1689 | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Furness and Cartmel |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Province | York |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Probate Court | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries |
| Location of Archive | |
| Lancashire Record Office | |
Chapelry History[edit | edit source]
CONISTON, MONK, with Skelwith, a township, in the parish of Hawkshead, union of Ulverston,hundred of Lonsdale north of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 4 miles (W. by N.) from Hawkshead. Slate quarrying and tourism are the two main sources of employment in the village. [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.
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]
- 1538 - 1910 England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910 at FamilySearch — index
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]
Ulverston Poor Law 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]
- 1665-1667 - Lancashire Hearth Tax: Lonsdale Hundred, Coniston. E 179/132/352, The National Archives. Microfilm: FHL Film 2228692.
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]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53336 British History online Monks Coniston
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 679-682. Date accessed: 23 September 2013.