Cockerham, Lancashire, England Genealogy: Difference between revisions

From FamilySearch Wiki
VisualWikitext
(Project - Add parish name to new right infoboxes and update census information)
m (Text replacement - "==== Church records ====" to "=== Church Records ===")
(22 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Locality
{{breadcrumb
|Name=Cockerham
|ID=2974999
|Level=2
|Country=England
|CountryID=267
|Locality1=Lancashire
|Locality1id=3688
|Locality2=Cockerham
|Locality2id=2974999
}}{{breadcrumb
| link1=[[England Genealogy|England]]
| link1=[[England Genealogy|England]]
| link2=[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire]]
| link2=[[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire]]
Line 17: Line 7:
}}
}}


Guide to '''Cockerham, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. See a [[List of Chapelries in Cockerham Parish]].
Guide to '''Cockerham, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. See a [[List of Chapelries in Cockerham Parish]]. {{Infobox England Jurisdictions
{{England Parish Infobox
| Place = Cockerham
| default =
| image = Cockerham St Michael Lancashire.jpg
| image = Cockerham St Michael Lancashire.jpg
| caption =  
| caption =  
Line 51: Line 38:
The village of Cockerham is located on the River Cocker, at the estuary of the River Lune and close by [[Cockersand Abbey, Lancashire]] Cockerham has lain within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire since the Middle Ages. It formed a township and parish within the hundred of Lonsdale and district of Lancaster. Between 1894 and 1974, Cockerham lay within the Lancaster Rural District. It is now part of the City Of Lancaster.  
The village of Cockerham is located on the River Cocker, at the estuary of the River Lune and close by [[Cockersand Abbey, Lancashire]] Cockerham has lain within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire since the Middle Ages. It formed a township and parish within the hundred of Lonsdale and district of Lancaster. Between 1894 and 1974, Cockerham lay within the Lancaster Rural District. It is now part of the City Of Lancaster.  


== Resources ==
=== Resources ===
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
==== Civil Registration ====
::*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>
=== Civil Registration ===


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
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].  
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>


Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths [[Lancashire BMD]]<br>  
Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths [[Lancashire BMD]]<br>  
==== Lancashire Online Parish Clerks  ====
An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/<br>


=== Church Records ===
=== Church Records ===


''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
'''Online Records'''
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
*'''1538 - 1910''' {{RecordSearch|1465701|England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1603 - 1910''' {{RecordSearch|1788853|England, Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1603-1910}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images


====Church of England====
The parish registers for Cockerham Parish have been transcribed and are available online at the following web sites and the specified range of years:


''Chapelry'' is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes.
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="1"
 
|-
=====Chapelries of Cockerham=====
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS =&nbsp;'''[http://familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]
{|
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''LOPC&nbsp;'''=&nbsp;[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexp.html Lancashire Online Parish&nbsp;Clerk project]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FMP'''&nbsp;=&nbsp;[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records findmypast]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''LBMD''' =&nbsp;[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk LancashireBMD.org.uk]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''AC '''= [http://search.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk]
|-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:30px; width:50%"|
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FREG =&nbsp;'''[http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl FreeReg]
*Dolphinholme St John the Evangelist Chapelry - 1839
*Ellel St John Chapelry - 1726
*Shireshead Chapelry - 1842
|}
|}


'''''Online Parish Records Table'''''
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="500" border="1" align="center"
 
|-
<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
! bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" scope="col" colspan="6" | COCKERHAM&nbsp;ST&nbsp;MICHAEL&nbsp;PARISH&nbsp;(1595) Indexes
*<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>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" align="center" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1595-1885''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1595-1657; 1744-1874''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LOPC'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Cockerham/index.html '''1595-1893&nbsp;''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Cockerham/index.html '''1595-1874&nbsp;''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Cockerham/index.html '''1595-1812''']
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LBMD'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://lancashirebmd.org.uk/marriagesearch.php '''1837-1972''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FMP'''  
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records '''1595-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''AC'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 '''1595-1657''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 '''1595-1657''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 '''1595-1657''']
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Cockerham Parish Records'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | '''DOLPHINHOLME&nbsp;St John the Evangelist Chapelry (1839)&nbsp;Indexes'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''All Chapelries Found in Cockerham are included in these links.'''
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | '''<u></u>'''<u>'''Marriages'''</u>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''  
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LOPC'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| 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" | '''AC'''  
| 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" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None
| 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" | None
| 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" align="center" colspan="4" | '''ELLEL ST&nbsp;JOHN'''&nbsp;'''Chapelry&nbsp;(1726)&nbsp;Indexes'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| 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" |  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1726-1830''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1724-1744''']
| 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 ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LOPC'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-banns-and-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LBMD'''
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2575/ 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://lancashirebmd.org.uk/birthsearch.php '''1837-1937''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://lancashirebmd.org.uk/marriagesearch.php '''1858-1988''']
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2576/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://lancashirebmd.org.uk/deathsearch.php '''1837-1937''']
| 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" align="center" colspan="4" | '''SHIRESHEAD&nbsp;Chapelry (1742) Indexes'''&nbsp; - partly also in Garstang&nbsp;Parish (see)
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| 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" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1742-1829''']  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| 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" | '''LOPC'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None
| 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" | None
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None
|}
|}
'''''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====
These parish and chapel registers of baptisms, marriages and burials are held at the Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston PR1 2RE, UK. Also, microfilmed copies of these same church registers are held at and may be circulated to the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, USA and its over 4,600 familysearch centers worldwide.&nbsp;
"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>
 
'''Cockerham- St Michael Parish Registers<br>'''Baptisms-1659-1743- MFPR 1011<br>Baptisms-1744-1893- MFPR 1012<br>Baptisms Transcript-1595-1658- 929.3272 C14<br>Burials-1659-1743- MFPR 1011<br>Burials-1744-1812- MFPR 1012<br>Burials-1813-1843- MFPR 1013<br>Burials Transcript-1595-1657- 929.3272 C14<br>Marriages-1659-1743- MFPR 1011<br>Marriages-1744-1840- MFPR 1012<br>Marriages-1841-1874- MFPR 1013<br>Marriages Transcript-1595-1657- 929.3272 C14
 
For possible viewing of some of these original registers of the above please also&nbsp;visit The Manchester Room, &nbsp;at Greater Manchester County Record Office, Manchester Central Library.<br>Email: [mailto:archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk] &nbsp;
 
The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)
 
===== Non-Conformist Churches =====
*'''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'')
*'''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|306914}}


=== Poor Law Unions ===
==== Poor Law Unions ====


[[Lancaster Poor Law Union,Lancashire]]  
[[Lancaster Poor Law Union,Lancashire]]  


=== Probate Records ===
==== Probate records ====


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.  
Line 209: Line 198:
==== Taxation  ====
==== Taxation  ====


*'''1665-1667''' - Lancashire Hearth Tax: Lonsdale Hundred, Cockerham. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/e179/default.asp E 179/132/352], The National Archives. Microfilm: {{FSC|988765|item|disp=FS Library Film 2228692}}. Includes Thurnham.
*'''1665-1667''' - Lancashire Hearth Tax: Lonsdale Hundred, Cockerham. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/e179/default.asp E 179/132/352], The National Archives. Microfilm: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228692}}. Includes Thurnham.


== Maps and Gazetteers ==
== Maps and Gazetteers ==
Line 215: Line 204:
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.


*[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]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 11:21, 29 March 2021

Guide to Cockerham, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. See a List of Chapelries in Cockerham Parish.

Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Cockerham St Michael Lancashire.jpg
Type Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Lonsdale
County Lancashire
Poor Law Union Lancaster
Registration District Lancaster
Records begin
Parish registers: 1595
Bishop's Transcripts: 1673
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Amounderness
Diocese Manchester
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries - Amounderness
Location of Archive
Lancashire Record Office
v • d• e

Parish History[edit | edit source]

COCKERHAM (St. Michael), a parish, in the unions of Garstang and Lancaster, partly in the hundred of Amounderness, but chiefly in the hundred of Lonsdale south of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster; comprising the chapelry of Ellel,and part of the townships of Cleveley, Forton, and Holleth. Other places in the parish include: Cleveley, Forton, Thurnham with Abbey Farm, Crook Farm, Light House and Brow House, Thurnham, and Holleth.[1]

The village of Cockerham is located on the River Cocker, at the estuary of the River Lune and close by Cockersand Abbey, Lancashire Cockerham has lain within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire since the Middle Ages. It formed a township and parish within the hundred of Lonsdale and district of Lancaster. Between 1894 and 1974, Cockerham lay within the Lancaster Rural District. It is now part of the City Of Lancaster.

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.

Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths Lancashire BMD

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]

Online Records

The parish registers for Cockerham Parish have been transcribed and are available online at the following web sites and the specified range of years:

FS = FamilySearch.org
LOPC = Lancashire Online Parish Clerk project
FMP = findmypast
LBMD = LancashireBMD.org.uk
AC = Ancestry.co.uk
FREG = FreeReg
COCKERHAM ST MICHAEL PARISH (1595) Indexes
Baptisms Marriages Burials
FS 1595-1885 1595-1657; 1744-1874 None
LOPC 1595-1893  1595-1874  1595-1812
LBMD None 1837-1972 None
FMP None 1595-1837 None
AC 1595-1657 1595-1657 1595-1657
DOLPHINHOLME St John the Evangelist Chapelry (1839) Indexes
Baptisms Marriages Burials
FS None None None
LOPC None None None
AC None None None
ELLEL ST JOHN Chapelry (1726) Indexes
Baptisms Marriages Burials
FS 1726-1830 1724-1744 None
LOPC None None None
LBMD 1837-1937 1858-1988 1837-1937
SHIRESHEAD Chapelry (1742) Indexes  - partly also in Garstang Parish (see)
Baptisms Marriages Burials
FS 1742-1829 None None
LOPC None None None
AC None None None

These parish and chapel registers of baptisms, marriages and burials are held at the Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston PR1 2RE, UK. Also, microfilmed copies of these same church registers are held at and may be circulated to the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, USA and its over 4,600 familysearch centers worldwide. 

Cockerham- St Michael Parish Registers
Baptisms-1659-1743- MFPR 1011
Baptisms-1744-1893- MFPR 1012
Baptisms Transcript-1595-1658- 929.3272 C14
Burials-1659-1743- MFPR 1011
Burials-1744-1812- MFPR 1012
Burials-1813-1843- MFPR 1013
Burials Transcript-1595-1657- 929.3272 C14
Marriages-1659-1743- MFPR 1011
Marriages-1744-1840- MFPR 1012
Marriages-1841-1874- MFPR 1013
Marriages Transcript-1595-1657- 929.3272 C14

For possible viewing of some of these original registers of the above please also visit The Manchester Room,  at Greater Manchester County Record Office, Manchester Central Library.
Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk  

The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)

Non-Conformist Churches[edit | edit source]

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]

Lancaster 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, Cockerham. E 179/132/352, The National Archives. Microfilm: FHL Film 2228692. Includes Thurnham.

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 647-654. Date accessed: 17 September 2013.

Websites[edit | edit source]

Cockerham on GENUKI

v • d• e
Links to Lancashire-related articles
Topics
Parishes
and
Chapelries




(Ancient
Parishes
in bold)

Accrington St James · Adlington · Admarsh · Aigburth · Ainsworth · Aldingham · Altcar · Altham · Ancoats All Souls · Ancoats St Andrew · Angerton · Ardwick St Thomas · Arkholme · Ashton in Makerfield St Thomas · Ashton in Makerfield Holy Trinity · Ashton under Lyne Christ Church · Ashton under Lyne St Michael · Ashton under Lyne St Peter · Ashton upon Ribble St Andrew · Ashworth · Astley · Astley Bridge · Atherton · Audenshaw · Aughton · Bacup · Balderstone · Bamber Bridge St Saviour · Bardsley · Barrowford · Barton · Barton upon Irwell · Bedford Leigh · Beswick · Bevington · Bickerstaffe · Billinge · Birch in Hopwood · Birch in Rusholme · Bircle · Birtle · Bispham · Blackburn Holy Trinity · Blackburn St John · Blackburn St Mary · Blackburn St Michael and All Angels · Blackburn St Paul · Blackburn St Peter · Blackley St Peter · Blackpool St John · Blackrod · Blawith · Bolton le Moors All Saints · Bolton le Moors Christ Church · Bolton le Moors Emmanuel · Bolton le Moors Holy Trinity · Bolton le Moors St George · Bolton le Moors St Peter · Bolton le Sands · Little Bolton St John · Bootle St Mary · Bradshaw · Brathay · Bretherton · Briercliffe · Brindle · Broughton · Broughton in Furness · Burnley St Paul · Burnley St Peter · Burnley St James · Burscough Bridge · Burton in Kendal · Burton Wood · Bury St John · Bury St Mary · Bury St Paul · Butterworth · Cartmel · Cartmel Fell · Castleton · Caton with Littledale · Chadderton St John · Chadderton St Matthew · Chatburn · Cheetham Hill St Mark · Cheetham Hill St Luke · Childwall · Chipping · Chorley St George · Chorley St Laurence · Chorley St Peter · Chorlton cum Hardy · Chorlton upon Medlock All Saints · Chorlton upon Medlock St Luke · Chorlton upon Medlock St Saviour · Church Coniston · Church Kirk · Claughton · Claughton St Chad · Clayton le Moors · Clitheroe · Clitheroe Castle · Clitheroe St James · Cockerham · Cockersand Abbey · Coldhurst · Colne · Colne Christ Church · Colton · Coniston · Copp · Coppull · Croft with Southworth · Crompton · Crosby · Crossens · Croston · Croxteth Park · Dalton in Furness · Darwen, Over · Deane · Dendron · Denton · Denton Christ Church · Didsbury · Dolphinholme · Downham · Droylsden · East Broughton · East Crompton · Eccles · Eccleston St Mary (near Croston) · Eccleston Christ Church (near Prescot) · Eccleston St Thomas · Edenfield · Egton cum Newland · Ellel · Ellenbrook · Elton · Euxton · Everton Christ Church · Everton St Augustine · Everton St George · Everton St Peter · Failsworth · Farington · Farnworth · Farnworth and Kearsley · Fence-in-Pendle · Feniscowles · Field Broughton St Peter · Finsthwaite · Flixton · Flookburgh · Formby · Garstang · Garstang St Thomas · Garston · Glasson · Glodwick · Golborne · Goodshaw · Goosnargh · Gorton St James · Great Crosby · Great Eccleston · Great Harwood · Great Lever · Great Marsden · Great Sankey · Gressingham · Grimsargh · Habergham All Saints · Habergham Eaves · Haigh and Aspull · Hale · Halewood · Halliwell St Paul · Halliwell St Peter · Halsall · Halton · Hambleton · Harpurhey · Harwood · Haslingden · Haverthwaite · Hawkshead · Healey · Heapey · Heaton Norris · Henheads · Hesketh with Becconsall · Hey · Heyhouses · Heysham · Heywood · Heywood St James · Hindley · Hoghton · Holcombe · Hollinfare · Hollinwood · Holme Island · Holme St John · Hoole · Hornby · Horwich · Houghton, West · Hulme Christ Church · Hulme St George · Hulme St Mark · Hulton, Little · Hundersfield · Hurst · Hurst Green · Huyton · Inskip · Kellet, Over · Kirkby · Kirkby Ireleth · Kirkdale St Mary · Kirkham · Knotty Ash St John the Evangelist · Knowsley · Lancaster Castle · Lancaster St Anne · Lancaster St John · Lancaster St Mary · Lancaster St Thomas · Lane Bridge · Langho · Latchford St James · Lathom St James · Leck · Leesfield · Leigh · Lever Bridge · Leyland · Lindale · Litherland Christ Church · Little Bolton All Saints · Little Bolton St John · Little Crosby · Little Hulton · Little Lever · Little Marsden · Littleborough · Liverpool St Peter and St Nicholas · Liverpool All Saints · Liverpool All Souls Vauxhall · Liverpool Blessed Virgin Mary · Liverpool Christ Church · Liverpool Holy Innocents · Liverpool Holy Trinity · Liverpool St Andrew · Liverpool St Anne · Liverpool St Barnabas · Liverpool St Bartholomew · Liverpool St Bride · Liverpool St Catherine · Liverpool St David · Liverpool St George · Liverpool St John · Liverpool St John the Evangelist · Liverpool St Luke · Liverpool St Mark · Liverpool St Martin in the Fields · Liverpool St Martin Cemetery · Liverpool St Mary's Cemetery · Liverpool St Mary · Liverpool St Matthew · Liverpool St Matthias · Liverpool St Michael · Liverpool St Nicholas · Liverpool St Paul · Liverpool St Peter · Liverpool St Philip · Liverpool St Saviour · Liverpool St Silas · Liverpool St Simon · Liverpool St Stephen · Liverpool St Thomas · Longridge · Longton · Lower Darwen St James · Lowick · Lowton · Lumb · Lund · Lydgate · Lydiate · Lytham · Lytham St John · Maghull · Manchester All Souls · Manchester Cathedral · Manchester Our Lady, St George and St Denys · Manchester St Ann · Manchester St Barnabas · Manchester St Clement · Manchester St George · Manchester St James · Manchester St John · Manchester St Mary · Manchester St Matthew, Campfield · Manchester St Matthias · Manchester St Michael · Manchester St Paul · Manchester St Peter · Manchester St Peter, Oldham Road · Marsden, Little · Marton · Mawdesley with Bispham · Melling · Melling (near Liverpool) · Mellor · Mellor-Brook · Middleton · Milnrow · Mitton St Michael · Morecambe Holy Trinity · Mossley · Much Woolton · Musbury · Newchurch · Newchurch in Pendle · Newchurch in Rossendale · Newton All Saints · Newton in Makerfield Emmanuel · Newton in Makerfield St Peter · North Meols · Oldham St James · Oldham St Mary · Oldham St Peter · Openshaw · Ormskirk · Oswaldtwistle · Out Rawcliffe · Over Darwen St James · Over Darwen St John the Evangelist · Over Darwen St Peter · Over Darwen Holy Trinity · Over Kellet · Overton · Paddington · Padgate · Padiham · Parr · Peel · Pemberton · Pendlebury · Pendleton All Saints (near Clitheroe) · Pendleton St Thomas (near Salford) · Pendleton Hall · Pennington · Penwortham · Pilling · Poulton · Poulton le Fylde · Poulton le Sands · Prescot · Preston All Saints · Preston Christ Church · Preston Holy Trinity · Preston St George · Preston St James · Preston St John · Preston St Mary · Preston St Paul · Preston St Peter · Preston St Wilfrid · Prestwich St Mary · Quernmore · Radcliffe St Mary · Radcliffe St Thomas · Rainford · Rainhill · Rampside · Ramsbottom · Rawcliffe, Out · Rawtenstall · Reedley Hallows, Filly Close and New Laund Booth · Ribby cum Wrea · Ribchester · Ringley · Rivington · Rochdale St Chad · Royton · Rufford · Rusland · Salesbury · Salford Sacred Trinity · Salford Christ Church · Salford St Bartholomew · Salford St Matthias · Salford St Philip · Salford St Simon · Salford St Stephen · Samlesbury · Sandowne-Park · Sankey, Great · Satterthwaite · Scarisbrick · Seaforth · Seathwaite · Sefton · Shaw · Shireshead · Shore, South · Shuttleworth · Silverdale · Singleton · Skelmersdale · Skerton · Smallbridge · South Shore Holy Trinity · Southport Christ Church · Southport Holy Trinity · Spotland · St Helens · St Michael on Wyre · Stalmine · Stalybridge New St George · Stalybridge Old St George · Stand · Standish · Staveley · Stidd · Stockton Heath · Stretford St Matthew · Sutton · Swinton St Peter · Tarleton · Tatham · Tatham Fells · Thornton · Thornton in Lonsdale · Tockholes · Todmorden · Tonge · Tonge cum Alkrington · Torver · Tottington · Tottington Higher End · Toxteth Park · Toxteth Park St Clement · Toxteth Park St James · Toxteth Park St John the Baptist · Toxteth Park St Michael · Toxteth Park St Thomas · Trawden · Tunstall · Turton · Tydesley cum Shakerley · Ulverston Holy Trinity · Ulverston St Mary · Unsworth · Upholland · Urmston · Urswick · Walmersley · Walmsley · Walney · Walsden · Walton le Dale · Walton on the Hill St Mary · Walton on the Hill St Mary, Edge Hill · Walton Breck · Wardle St James · Wardleworth St James · Wardleworth St Mary · Warrington Christ Church · Warrington Holy Trinity · Warrington St Elphin · Warrington St Paul · Warton (near Kirkham) · Warton (near Lancaster) · Waterhead · Wavertree Holy Trinity · Weeton · Wennington · Werneth · West Broughton · West Derby St Mary · West Houghton · Westleigh St Paul · Whalley · Whitechapel · Whitewell · Whittington · Whittle le Woods · Whitworth · Wigan All Saints · Wigan St Catherine · Wigan St George · Winwick · Withnell · Witton · Woodland · Woodplumpton · Woolton, Much · Worsley · Worsthorne · Wray · Wyresdale · Yate and Pickup Bank · Yealand Conyers

Probate
Courts
Major
Repositories

To access available information, first log into FamilySearch.

Retrieved from "https://integration-ru.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Cockerham,_Lancashire,_England_Genealogy&oldid=4338219"