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=== Church of England ===
==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 After 1837 they were superseded by [[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]].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.


Lancashire was comprised of&nbsp;at least 75 ancient parishes, but well over 400&nbsp;extant chapels&nbsp;(chapelries) and district churches&nbsp;prior to 1851. As&nbsp;all authoritative treatises on Lancashire civil parishes differ somewhat--some much more than others--in their facts which indicate&nbsp;the&nbsp;extant&nbsp;township chapelries, several key reference publications have been used here to compile as thorough and comprehensive a list of Lancashire parishes and all associated chapelries as may be possible.
===Church of England===
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Here is as standard a list as can be identified, of all Lancashire parishes and their chapels of ease, and the&nbsp;township chapelries within their boundaries. Also included next to each parish and chapelry&nbsp;are&nbsp;the ecclesiastical&nbsp;courts which&nbsp;held&nbsp;(pre-1858)&nbsp;jurisdiction over them. These jurisdictions held authoritative&nbsp;oversight and&nbsp;kept additional records&nbsp;for such&nbsp;events&nbsp;as issuing marriage licences,&nbsp;oversight in ecclesiastical (church) court proceedings, probate and in other important records.
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!


To view Lancashire's parishes and/or chapelries, click on the links below for the desired parish or chapelry.  
*'''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
*'''1557-1960''' {{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
*'''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 ($)


#[[Lancashire Parishes|The Parishes(A-Z)]]
====Online records====
#[[Lancashire Chapelries|The Chapelries(A-Z)]]
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To help you determine whether a Lancashire place is an ancient parish or a chapelry, or, in which ancient parish a chapelry is in, or which chapelries are found within the boundary of an ancient parish, use two or more&nbsp;of the&nbsp;excellent&nbsp;topographical guides listed in the next section ("Source Citations").  
*[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]


==== Parish and Chapelry Registers ====
====IGI and Extracted Records====


*[http://familysearch.org FamilySearch] has indexed over 70 percent of its vast Lancashire parish and chapel registers collections. The data from these registers are now&nbsp;accessible online at this time.
*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>
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ Online Parish Clerks for the County of Lancashire]. &nbsp;This site has transcribed over 6 million baptism, marriage, burial and banns entries for the county, currently. Their aim is to extract and preserve the records from the various parishes and chapels to&nbsp;provide online access to that data free of charge. Searches&nbsp;parish by parish, or,&nbsp;county-wide made by conducted.
*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>
*[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 insitutions worldwide.
*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>
*[http://www.catholic-history.org.uk Catholic History]:&nbsp;England and Wales - 1550-1850
*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>
*{{RecordSearch|1788853|England, Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1603-1910}} - index and images: provided by ''FamilySearch Historical Record Collection''. To learn more about this record set review the [[England, Manchester Central Library Church of England Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Wiki article]].
*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>
*{{RecordSearch|1482833|England, Lancashire, Oldham Cemetery Registers, 1797-2004}}: provided by FamilySearch Historical Record Collection. To learn more about this record set review the [[England, Lancashire, Oldham Cemetery Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Wiki article]].
*[http://lancashirebmd.org.uk/ Lancashire BMDs]&nbsp;- although these are indexes to civil registratrions of births, marriages and deaths, the marriage records mirror precisely the same information and millions of&nbsp;individuals were born prior to 1837 (the year civil registration began), many died post-1837 (see also [http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ FreeBMD]).
*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'], ''Find My Past,'' 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.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[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.'' [http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ Coverage].<ref>[http://genoot.com/downloads/BVRI2/ 'Genoot Library - British Isles Vital Record Index Breakdown,'] ''Genoot,'' accessed 1 September 2013.</ref>
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ Lancashire Online Parish Clerks] Links to extracted data from many of the parishes in Lancashire.
*[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/ Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths]&nbsp;8,837,341 births, 4,240,187 marriages, 4,742,130 deaths
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2478 Lancashire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812] (£). 931,033 entries.
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2575 Lancashire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911] (£). 850,138 entries.
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2577 Lancashire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1986] (£). 441,009 entries.
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2576 Lancashire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936] (£). 645,187 entries.
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2578 Lancashire, England, Confirmations, 1856-1922] (£). 3,807 entries.
*[http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk/liverpoolrcburials/ Liverpool burials online]
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Liverpool/index.html Liverpool church register transcripts at Lanc OPC]
*{{RecordSearch|1788853|England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2960 Manchester, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915] (£). 1,702,491 entries.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2962 Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930] (£). 1,437,698 entries.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2959 Manchester, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1541-1812] (£). 1,186,882 entries.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2963 Manchester, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985] (£). 917,791 entries.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2967 Manchester Cathedral, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930] (£). 409,330 entries.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2964 Manchester Cathedral, England, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1573-1812] (£). 376,533 entries.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2965 Manchester Cathedral, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1901] (£). 282,956 entries.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2968 Manchester Cathedral, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1866] (£). 42,850 entries.
*[http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk/ Manchester burials online]
*[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Manchester/index.html Manchester church register transcripts online at Lanc-OPC]


==== 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 ($)
*'''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. {{FHL|386960|item|disp=FHL Books 942.7 B4Lc v. 74, 75, 80, 81, 83, 100, 115}}. Digitised volumes: {{FSbook|2062352|disp=1734-1738}} | {{FSbook|2105997|disp=1746-1755}}.
*'''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


*'''1668-1762''' - ''Diocese of Carlisle, Marriage Licence/Bonds.'' 3 vols. {{FHL|817719|item|disp=FHL Books 942 K29c v. 1-3}}.
====Offline records====


{{Tip|See also [[Yorkshire_Church_Records#Marriage_Licences|Yorkshire Marriage Licences]].}}
*[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.


=== Catholic Records ===
===Catholic Records===


Recusant rolls:  
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 {{FSbook|983467}} - free.
*'''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].


*[http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/data/catholic_search.php Manchester Roman Catholic Registers transcripts]
*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.
*[http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk/Liverpool Roman Catholic marriages, baptisms and burials]
*[http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk/ Liverpool History Projects]has over 200,000 Catholic church records from Liverpool.
*Ancestry ($) has about 2.4 million Catholic church records from Liverpool.


=== Nonconformist Records ===
===Nonconformist Records===


== For Further Reading ==
*'''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


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


==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>
<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==


== References ==
*Raymond, Stuart A. ''Lancashire: a genealogical bibliography'', vol. 2. ''Registers, inscriptions and wills.'' Birmingham [England]: Federation of Family History Societies, c 1996-1997.<br>


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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
Website
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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