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Lancashire was comprised of 69 ancient parishes, but well over 500 extant churches prior to 1851. Here's a list of Lancashire parishes and township chapelries that begin with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had ecclesiastical (including probate) jurisdiction over them.  These jurisdictions held authority over and records for such events as issuing marriage licences, bonds, allegations, oversight in ecclesiastical (church) court proceedings and in other important matters pertaining to ancestry. For other Lancashire parishes and chapelries, click on a link:
==Introduction==
Before 1837 [[England Church Records|church records]] are the main source for genealogical research in Lancashire. They typically record baptisms, marriages and burials. After 1837 they were superseded by [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]. However they remain useful post-1837 for determining which religions your ancestors belonged to and due to the costs for accessing civil registration records.  


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===Church of England===
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| &nbsp;[[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with A|A]]
| &nbsp;[[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with B|B]]
| &nbsp;[[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes C|C]]
| &nbsp;[[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes D and E|D-E]]
| &nbsp;[[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes F through G|F-G]]
| &nbsp;[[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with H|H]]
| &nbsp;[[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes I through L|I-L]]
| &nbsp;[[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with M and N|M-N]]
| &nbsp;[[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes O through R|O-R]]
| &nbsp;[[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with S|S]]
| &nbsp;[[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes beginning with T and U|T-U]]
| &nbsp;[[Lancashire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes V through Z|V-Z]]
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Once you have identified a court, click on a court name to access indexes or go to the [http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Index].  
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!


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*'''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
! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH
*'''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
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT
*'''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
! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
*'''1754-1935''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2197/ Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
|-
*'''1813-1919''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2196/ Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
| Accrington St James [Chapelry in Whalley Parish]&nbsp;
*'''1813-1975''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2198/ Liverpool, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1975] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]  


Post-1540
====Online records====
'''


2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
*[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.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] has church records for Manchester
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html Lancashire Online Parish Clerks (OPC)] - a volunteer-run project that aims to to transcribe church records in Lancashire. Indexes and transcripts only, no images. Their site has 9.5 million records as of July 2018.
*[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ FreeReg] is another volunteer-run project that provides transcriptions of church records, with no images. They have 1.9 million records from Lancashire as of July 2018.
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/lprs/ Lancashire Parish Register Society] - transcribes and publishes parish registers for pre-1837 Lancashire. Their published books may be accessed at local public and college libraries and archive institutions worldwide.
*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk/ Manchester burials online]


3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
====IGI and Extracted Records====


4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
*48% of Lancashire's parishes are indexed in [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records Boyd's Marriage Index] (£). [http://web.archive.org/web/20110108163557/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-LAN.aspx Coverage]. Popular places to marry included the towns of [[Garstang, Lancashire|Garstang]], [[Kirkham, Lancashire|Kirkham]], [[Lancaster St Mary, Lancashire|Lancaster]], [[Leyland, Lancashire|Leyland]], [[Manchester Our Lady, St George and St Denys, Lancashire|Manchester]], [[Oldham St Mary, Lancashire|Oldham]], [[Preston St John, Lancashire|Preston]], [[Rochdale St Chad, Lancashire|Rochdale]], [[Standish, Lancashire|Standish]], and [[Wigan All Saints, Lancashire|Wigan]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20110108163557/http://www.origins.net/help/aboutbo-bmi-parish-LAN.aspx 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,'] ''British Origins,'' (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013.</ref>
*41 Lancashire parishes are indexed in [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/ Joiner's Marriage Index] (£). [http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/Lancashire/ Coverage].<ref>[http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/marriage-records/ 'Coverage of the Joiner Marriage Index'], ''The Joiner Marriage Index,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref>
*Burials from 12 Lancashire places (134,942 entries) are included in the [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records National Burial Index] (£). [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action?countyCode=LAN Coverage].<ref>[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/national-burial-index-coverage-counties.action 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage'], ''Findmypast,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref>
*825,657 Lancashire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1351 England &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20150607193600/http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150607193600/http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref>
*287,538 Lancashire entries are included in [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1352 England &amp; Wales Marriages, 1538-1940] at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as ''British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed.'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20150607193600/http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150607193600/http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref>


|-
====Marriage Licences====
| Adlington
*'''1115-1906''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/britain-marriage-licences Britain, Marriage Licences] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] - index & images ($)
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
*'''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}}
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


Post-1540
*'''1668-1762''' - ''Diocese of Carlisle, Marriage Licence/Bonds.'' 3 vols. {{FSC|817719|item|disp=FS Library Books 942 K29c v. 1-3}}
*'''1746-1799''' {{RecordSearch|4149574|England, Lancashire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1746-1799}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Lancashire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]];  images


2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
====Offline records====


3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/lprs/ Lancashire Parish Register Society] - transcribes and publishes parish registers for pre-1837 Lancashire. Their published books may be accessed at local public and college libraries and archive institutions worldwide.


4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
===Catholic Records===


|-
Recusant rolls:
| Admarsh [Chapelry in Lancaster Parish; known as Bleasdale Chapel]
| [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries]] - Amounderness
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]


4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
*'''1628''' - Earwaker, J.P. ''Three Lancashire Subsidy Rolls, viz., for the Hundred of Salford, 1541, the Hundred of Salford, 1622 and the Hundred of Leyland, 1628, Together with a Recusant Roll for the Hundred of Leyland, in 1628.'' London: Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 1885. Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/535891-three-lancashire-subsidy-rolls-viz-for-the-hundred-of-salford-1541-the-hundred-of-salford-1622-and-the-hundred-of-leyland-1628-together-with-a-recusant-roll-for-the-hundred-of-leyland-in-1628-vol-12?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library].


|-
*The Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society ([https://mlfhs.uk/ MLFHS]) has made transcriptions of Catholic records from Manchester. Basic information is free online, the full details can only be viewed on CDs that must be ordered.
| Aigburth [St Anne's; near Liverpool]  
*[http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk/ Liverpool History Projects]has over 200,000 Catholic church records from Liverpool.
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
*Ancestry ($) has about 2.4 million Catholic church records from Liverpool.
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


Post-1540
===Nonconformist Records===


2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]  
*'''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


3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]


4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
==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.
----
'''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}}
----
'''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.
----
'''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]
==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>
| Ainsworth
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]


Post-1540
==References==


2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
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3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
|{{Place|Lancashire}}


4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
[[Category:Lancashire, England|Church Records]]
 
[[category:Counties of England]]
|-
| Aldingham
| [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries]] - Furness
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Chancery Court of the Archbishop of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Altcar
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Altham
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Ancoats St Andrew
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Angerton
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
|-
| Ardwick [St Thomas]
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Arkholme
| [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries]] - Lonsdale
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Ashton in Makerfield
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Ashton in Makerfield Holy Trinity
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Ashton under Lyne [St Michael]
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Ashton under Lyne Christ Church  
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]  
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Ashton under Lyne St Peter
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Ashton upon Ribble St Andrew
| [[Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries]] - Amounderness
| 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
3 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
|-
| Ashworth
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Astley
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Astley-Bridge&nbsp;[Chapelry&nbsp;in Bolton-le-Moors Parish]&nbsp;
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Atherton
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Audenshaw [Chapelry in&nbsp;Ashton-under-Lyne Parish]
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540
 
2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
|-
| Aughton
| [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]]
| Pre-1541
2 - [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]]
 
Post-1540 2 - [[Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York]]
 
3 - [[Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of York]]
 
4 - [[Court of the Chancery of the Archbishop of York]]
 
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Introduction[edit | edit source]

Before 1837 church records are the main source for genealogical research in Lancashire. They typically record baptisms, marriages and burials. After 1837 they were superseded by Civil Registration. However they remain useful post-1837 for determining which religions your ancestors belonged to and due to the costs for accessing civil registration records.

Church of England[edit | edit source]

Early morning view across the Lune valley, from near Crook of Lune

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!

Online records[edit | edit source]

IGI and Extracted Records[edit | edit source]

Marriage Licences[edit | edit source]

Offline records[edit | edit source]

  • Lancashire Parish Register Society - transcribes and publishes parish registers for pre-1837 Lancashire. Their published books may be accessed at local public and college libraries and archive institutions worldwide.

Catholic Records[edit | edit source]

Recusant rolls:

  • 1628 - Earwaker, J.P. Three Lancashire Subsidy Rolls, viz., for the Hundred of Salford, 1541, the Hundred of Salford, 1622 and the Hundred of Leyland, 1628, Together with a Recusant Roll for the Hundred of Leyland, in 1628. London: Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 1885. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • The Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society (MLFHS) has made transcriptions of Catholic records from Manchester. Basic information is free online, the full details can only be viewed on CDs that must be ordered.
  • Liverpool History Projectshas over 200,000 Catholic church records from Liverpool.
  • Ancestry ($) has about 2.4 million Catholic church records from Liverpool.

Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]


Archives[edit | edit source]

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
LANCAT Catalogue
Church registers guide Guide to our holdings of Anglican, Roman Catholic and Nonconformist church registers and all copies and transcripts of these.

For Manchester area, once in Lancashire:

Manchester Archives and Local Studies
56 Marshall Street
New Cross
Manchester, Lancashire M4 5FU UK

Telephone: 0161 832 5284
Fax: 0161 839 3808
Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk
Website
Church registers search engine
Church registers, alphabetical list

Main article: Manchester Archives and Local Studies

For Liverpool area, once in Lancashire:

Liverpool Record Office
3rd Floor Central Library
William Brown Street
Liverpool, Lancashire L3 8EW UK

Telephone: 0151 233 3069
Email: archives@liverpool.gov.uk
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Family history

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.

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:

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
Cumbria Archive Service Catalogue

For Further Reading[edit | edit source]

  • Raymond, Stuart A. Lancashire: a genealogical bibliography, vol. 2. Registers, inscriptions and wills. Birmingham [England]: Federation of Family History Societies, c 1996-1997.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 'Boyd's Marriage Index - Parish details by county,' British Origins, (Wayback Machine) accessed 31 August 2013.
  2. ↑ 'Coverage of the Joiner Marriage Index', The Joiner Marriage Index, accessed 1 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 'Parish Records - National Burial Index Records 1538 - 2005 Coverage', Findmypast, accessed 1 September 2013.
  4. ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.
  5. ↑ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,' Genoot, accessed 1 September 2013.

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