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Archives[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
Catalogue: LANCAT Catalogue

Greater Manchester County Record Office
56 Marshall Street
New Cross
Manchester, Lancashire M4 5FU UK

Telephone: 0161 832 5284
Fax: 0161 839 3808
Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk
Website

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: Archives and Family History

Archives[edit | edit source]

Cumbria Archive Centers[edit | edit source]

Barrow Archive and Local Studies Centre
Ramsden Square
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 1LL UK
Telephone: 01229 407 377
Email: barrow.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Website: Barrow Archive
Catalogue: Cumbria Archive Service Catalogue

Original historical documents relating to the area of Furness (Lancashire North of the Sands) and South West Cumberland, particularly for Barrow, Ulverston and Millom.

The Local Studies Library holds books relating to Barrow and the surrounding counties and an extensive collection of periodicals: Chetham Society, Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Lancashire and Cheshire Naturalist, Lancashire Parish Register Society, Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, Northern History, Fell and Rock Journal, Surtees Society.

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

Dating from the 13th century, our collections give you the opportunity to discover the rich and fascinating history of Liverpool. Experienced staff will help you explore original documents, photographs, maps and newspapers which record the lives of Liverpudlians across the centuries.

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, Lancashire M2 5PD UK
Telephone: 0161 234 1979
Email: libraries@manchester.gov.uk
Website: Central Library

John Rylands University Library of Manchester[edit | edit source]

John Rylands University Library of Manchester
150 Deansgate
Manchester, Lancashire M3 3EH UK
Telephone: 0161 275 3764
Email: uml.special-collections@manchester.ac.uk
Website: Rylands Library

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of Lancashire museums, go to List of museums in Lancashire in Wikipedia.

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 ==Archives==
-'''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''' (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><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>Catalogue: [http://archivecat.lancashire.gov.uk/calmview/ LANCAT Catalogue]
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-'''For Manchester area, once in Lancashire:'''<br><br>
+'''Greater Manchester County Record Office'''<br>
-'''Manchester Archives and Local Studies'''<br>
 Marshall Street<br>
 New Cross<br>
 Manchester, Lancashire M4 5FU UK<br><br>Telephone: 0161 832 5284<br>Fax: 0161 839 3808<br>
 Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk<br>
-[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_and_local_history Website]<br>
+[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_and_local_history Website]
-[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]
+'''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:
+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 Archives and Family History ]
+== Archives ==
+=== Cumbria Archive Centers  ===
+'''Barrow Archive and Local Studies Centre'''<br>Ramsden Square<br>Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 1LL UK<br>Telephone: 01229 407 377<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]
+:Original historical documents relating to the area of Furness (Lancashire North of the Sands) and South West Cumberland, particularly for Barrow, Ulverston and Millom.
+:The Local Studies Library holds books relating to Barrow and the surrounding counties and an extensive collection of periodicals: Chetham Society, Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire,  Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Lancashire and Cheshire Naturalist, Lancashire Parish Register Society,  Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, Northern History, Fell and Rock Journal, Surtees Society.
+=== 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/archives/ Archives and Family History]
+:Dating from the 13th century, our collections give you the opportunity to discover the rich and fascinating history of Liverpool.  Experienced staff will help you explore original documents, photographs, maps and newspapers which record the lives of Liverpudlians across the centuries.
 {{main|Manchester Archives and Local Studies}}
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-'''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>
-: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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-'''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>
-<br>
-'''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]
 == 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''']
+'''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<br> Manchester, Lancashire M2 5PD UK<br>Telephone: 0161 234 1979<br>Email: [mailto:libraries@manchester.gov.uk libraries@manchester.gov.uk]<br>
-*[https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/about#section--all-venues '''National Museums of Liverpool''']
+Website: [https://www.manchester.gov.uk/centrallibrary Central Library]
-*[https://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/visitors/local-history-heritage/ '''Museums in Barrow''']
+=== John Rylands University Library of Manchester ===
-==Civil Registration Offices==
+'''John Rylands University Library of Manchester'''<br>150 Deansgate<br>Manchester, Lancashire M3 3EH UK<br>Telephone: 0161 275 3764<br>Email: {{email|uml.special-collections@manchester.ac.uk}}<br>Website: [http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands/ Rylands Library]
-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===
+== Museums ==
-*[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]
+For a long list of Lancashire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Lancashire List of museums in Lancashire] in Wikipedia.
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