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Lancashire was comprised of at least 75 ancient parishes, but well over 400 extant chapels (chapelries) and district churches prior to 1851. It is very important to note that each parish had many chapels with their own registers. On average each parish had 8, but Manchester had about 160! | Lancashire was comprised of at least 75 ancient parishes, but well over 400 extant chapels (chapelries) and district churches prior to 1851. It is very important to note that each parish had many chapels with their own registers. On average each parish had 8, but Manchester had about 160! | ||
*'''1557-1919''' {{RecordSearch|4489061|England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Baptisms, 1557-1919}} at FamilySeach - [[England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1557-1919''' {{RecordSearch|4489061|England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Baptisms, 1557-1919}} at FamilySeach - [[England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1557-1968''' {{RecordSearch|4489060|England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Burials, 1557-1968}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1557-1968''' {{RecordSearch|4489060|England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Burials, 1557-1968}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1557-1960''' {{RecordSearch|4489058|England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Banns and Marriages, 1557-1960}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Banns and Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1557-1960''' {{RecordSearch|4489058|England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Banns and Marriages, 1557-1960}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Banns and Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1734-1930''' {{RecordSearch|4488962|England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Church of England Confirmations, 1734-1930}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Church of England Confirmations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1734-1930''' {{RecordSearch|4488962|England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Church of England Confirmations, 1734-1930}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Church of England Confirmations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1813-1975''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2198/ Liverpool, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1975] at Ancestry — index & images | *'''1754-1935''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2197/ Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | ||
*'''1813-1919''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2196/ Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1813-1975''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2198/ Liverpool, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1975] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
====Online records==== | ====Online records==== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - millions of parish records and cemetery records from Lancashire. See these collections of records: [[England, Lancashire, Oldham Cemetery Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Oldham Cemetery Registers]], [[England, Lancashire, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Lancashire Parish Registers]] and [[England, Manchester, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Manchester Parish Registers]], *'''1538-1990''' {{RecordSearch|3154704|England, Cumbria Parish Registers, 1538-1990}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Cumbria Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *[https://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch] - millions of parish records and cemetery records from Lancashire. See these collections of records: [[England, Lancashire, Oldham Cemetery Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Oldham Cemetery Registers]], [[England, Lancashire, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Lancashire Parish Registers]] and [[England, Manchester, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Manchester Parish Registers]], | ||
*'''1538-1990''' {{RecordSearch|3154704|England, Cumbria Parish Registers, 1538-1990}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Cumbria Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($) - indexes and images of the nearly all Lancashire Church of England parish records. These are found in many sometimes overlapping collections, arranged by location (Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire) and date. See Ancestry's [https://search.ancestry.com/Places/UK/England/Lancashire/Default.aspx?category=34 Lancashire page]. | *[https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($) - indexes and images of the nearly all Lancashire Church of England parish records. These are found in many sometimes overlapping collections, arranged by location (Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire) and date. See Ancestry's [https://search.ancestry.com/Places/UK/England/Lancashire/Default.aspx?category=34 Lancashire page]. | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] has church records for Manchester | *[https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] has church records for Manchester | ||
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====Marriage Licences==== | ====Marriage Licences==== | ||
*'''1115-1906''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-marriage-licences Britain, Marriage Licences] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] - index & images | *'''1115-1906''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-marriage-licences Britain, Marriage Licences] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1648-1755''' - ''Marriage Bonds for the Deaneries of Lonsdale, Kendal, Furness and Copel: Part of the Archdeaconry of Richmond, Now Preserved at Lancaster (Preston).'' 7 vols. {{FSC|386960|item|disp=FS Library Books 942.7 B4Lc v. 74, 75, 80, 81, 83, 100, 115}} | *'''1648-1755''' - ''Marriage Bonds for the Deaneries of Lonsdale, Kendal, Furness and Copel: Part of the Archdeaconry of Richmond, Now Preserved at Lancaster (Preston).'' 7 vols. {{FSC|386960|item|disp=FS Library Books 942.7 B4Lc v. 74, 75, 80, 81, 83, 100, 115}} | ||
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*'''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 & images | *'''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 & images | ||
==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. | |||
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'''For Manchester area, once in Lancashire:'''<br><br> | |||
'''Manchester Archives and Local Studies'''<br> | |||
56 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> | |||
[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] | |||
{{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> | |||
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'''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] | |||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
*Raymond, Stuart A. ''Lancashire: a genealogical bibliography'', vol. 2. ''Registers, inscriptions and wills.'' Birmingham [England]: Federation of Family History Societies, c 1996-1997.<br> | *Raymond, Stuart A. ''Lancashire: a genealogical bibliography'', vol. 2. ''Registers, inscriptions and wills.'' Birmingham [England]: Federation of Family History Societies, c 1996-1997.<br> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||