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Guide to '''Blawith, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Blawith, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
{{Infobox | {{England Parish Infobox | ||
| Place = Blawith | |||
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| image = The Church of St John the Baptist, Blawith Lancashire.jpg | | image = The Church of St John the Baptist, Blawith Lancashire.jpg | ||
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| County = Lancashire | | County = Lancashire | ||
| Hundred = Lonsdale | | Hundred = Lonsdale | ||
| Poor Law Union = Ulverston | | Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Ulverston/ Ulverston] | ||
| Registration District = Ulverstone | | Registration District = Ulverstone | ||
| PRbegin = 1728 | | PRbegin = 1728 | ||
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=== Chapelry History === | === Chapelry History === | ||
Blawith (St John the Baptist) was created a '''chapelry''' in 1745 from [[Ulverston St Mary, Lancashire]] hundred of Lonsdale north of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 7 miles (N.)from Ulverston. Other places included in this parish include: Higher Subberthwaite.<ref>Samuel A. | Blawith (St John the Baptist) was created a '''chapelry''' in 1745 from [[Ulverston St Mary, Lancashire]] hundred of Lonsdale north of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 7 miles (N.)from Ulverston. Other places included in this parish include: Higher Subberthwaite.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50807#s7 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 279-282. Date accessed: 03 September 2013.</ref> | ||
== Resources == | |||
=== Find Neighboring Parishes === | |||
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map] | |||
{{Block indent|*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>|2}} | |||
=== Civil Registration === | |||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. | Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br> | ||
*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br> | |||
==== Lancashire Online Parish Clerks ==== | ==== Lancashire Online Parish Clerks ==== | ||
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An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/<br> | An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/<br> | ||
=== Church Records === | |||
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br> | |||
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion. | |||
==== | ====Church of England==== | ||
'''< | ''Chapelry'' is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes.<br> | ||
'''''Online Parish Records Table''''' | |||
{| width="100% | <font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br> | ||
*<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> | |||
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information''''' | |||
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" | |||
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| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Blawith Parish Records''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | | ||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Lancashire | ||
| 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="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
| 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="#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" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Parish Registers-Lancashire | ||
|} | | 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="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| 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="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Lancashire ($) | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-banns-and-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center> | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-burials 1500s-1900s] </center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($) | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2575/ 1500s-1900s] </center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2576/ 1500s-1900s] </center> | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2577/ 1500s-1900s] </center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
|- | |- | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | 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="# | | bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| bgcolor="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center> | ||
| 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="# | | bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center> | |||
| 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> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
'''''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] ($) | |||
*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records | |||
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] - Links to online genealogical records | |||
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ OnLine Parish Clerks - Lancashire] - OnLine Parish Clerks project for Lancashire | |||
<br> | ====Nonconformist Records==== | ||
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br> | |||
*'''1647-1996''' {{RecordSearch|3656808|England, Lancashire Non-conformist Church Records, 1647-1996}} at FamilySearch - [[England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index (''dates may vary by parish'') | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-roman-catholic-parish-marriages England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages] at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary | |||
=== Census Records === | |||
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See [[England Census|England Census]] for more resources. <br> | |||
=== Poor Law Unions === | |||
[[Ulverston Poor Law Union,Lancashire]] | [[Ulverston Poor Law Union,Lancashire]] | ||
=== 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. | ||
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==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
*'''1665-1667''' - Lancashire Hearth Tax: Lonsdale Hundred, Blawith. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/e179/default.asp E 179/132/352], The National Archives. Microfilm: {{ | *'''1665-1667''' - Lancashire Hearth Tax: Lonsdale Hundred, Blawith. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/e179/default.asp E 179/132/352], The National Archives. Microfilm: {{FSC|988765|item|disp=FS Library Film 2228692}}. | ||
== Maps and Gazetteers | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
== Websites | == Websites == | ||
[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Blawith/ Blawith on GENUKI]<br> | [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Blawith/ Blawith on GENUKI]<br> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Lancashire}} | |||
[[Category:Lancashire Parishes]] | [[Category:Lancashire Parishes]] |
Latest revision as of 05:31, 19 August 2025
Guide to Blawith, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Blawith | |
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Type | Ecclesiastical Parish |
Civil Jurisdictions | |
County | Lancashire |
Hundred | Lonsdale |
Poor Law Union | Ulverston |
Registration District | Ulverstone |
Records Begin | |
Parish registers | 1728 |
Bishop's Transcripts | 1740 |
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
Rural Deanery | Furness and Cartmel |
Diocese | Chester |
Province | York |
Probate Court | Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries |
Archive | |
Lancashire Record Office |
Chapelry History
Blawith (St John the Baptist) was created a chapelry in 1745 from Ulverston St Mary, Lancashire hundred of Lonsdale north of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 7 miles (N.)from Ulverston. Other places included in this parish include: Higher Subberthwaite.[1]
Resources
Find Neighboring Parishes
Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
Lancashire Online Parish Clerks
An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/
Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England
Chapelry is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes.
Online Parish Records Table
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
Blawith Parish Records | ||||||
FamilySearch Collections-Lancashire | ||||||
Parish Registers-Lancashire | ||||||
Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
FreeREG | ||||||
Findmypast-Lancashire ($) | ||||||
Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($) | ||||||
Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
||||
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
National Burial Index-FMP (Free) |
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Lancashire ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Lancashire ($)
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
- OnLine Parish Clerks - Lancashire - OnLine Parish Clerks project for Lancashire
Nonconformist Records
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1647-1996 England, Lancashire Non-conformist Church Records, 1647-1996 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index (dates may vary by parish)
- England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages at Findmypast — index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Poor Law Unions
Ulverston Poor Law Union,Lancashire
Probate Records
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
- 1665-1667 - Lancashire Hearth Tax: Lonsdale Hundred, Blawith. E 179/132/352, The National Archives. Microfilm: FS Library Film 2228692.
Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 279-282. Date accessed: 03 September 2013.