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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>  
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 ===
== Resources ==


==== Civil Registration  ====
=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===


Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].  
Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
 
=== Civil Registration ===
 
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  ====
=== Church Records ===


*'''1538 - 1910''' {{RecordSearch|1465701|England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
''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.


===== '''Online Records'''  =====
====Church of England====


'''<u>Church of England</u>'''
''Chapelry'' is a church or churches built in a large ecclesiastical parish to help the members attend worship services closer to their homes.<br>


Blawith chapelry's registers of christenings, marriages and burials, along with those of the ancient parish of [[Ulverston, Lancashire|Ulverston]] to which it is attached, have been mostly transcribed and are displayed online at the following web sites and ranges of years:
'''''Online Parish Records Table'''''


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*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
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*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
|-
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''LOPC&nbsp;'''=&nbsp;[http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexp.html Lancashire Online Parish&nbsp;Clerk project]
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FMP'''&nbsp;=&nbsp;[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records findmypast]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''LBMD''' =&nbsp;[http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk LancashireBMD.org.uk]
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Blawith Parish Records'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''AC '''= [http://search.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk]
| 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" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FREG =&nbsp;'''[http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl FreeReg]
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
|}
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
 
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
{| width="625" border="1" align="center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
| 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="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | '''BLAWITH ST JOHN THE BAPTIST Chapelry&nbsp; (1728) Indexes'''
| 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="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Parish Registers-Lancashire
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
| 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="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1728-1837''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| 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="#ffffcc" | '''LOPC'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Blawith/index.html '''1745-1875''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Blawith/index.html '''1730-1837''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Blawith/index.html '''1745-1875''']
| 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="#ffffcc" | '''LBMD'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Lancashire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-banns-and-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FMP'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2575/ 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records '''1730-1837''']  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| 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="#ffffcc" | '''AC'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 '''1728-1837''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 '''1728-1837''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 '''1728-1837''']
| 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="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="6" | '''[[Ulverston, Lancashire|ULVERSTON ST MARY]] PARISH&nbsp;(1545) Indexes '''''(ancient parish containing BLAWITH Chapelry)''&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
| 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="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1546-1910''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1545-1914''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://familysearch.org '''1678-1903''']
| 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>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LOPC'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Ulverston/index.html '''1771-1780, 1813-1841''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Ulverston/index.html '''1545-1617, 1771-1780, 1821-1841''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Ulverston/index.html '''1771-1780, 1814-1841''']
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''LBMD'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FMP'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records '''1545-1837''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
|}
|}
'''''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


For a full list of all those chapels surrounding Blawith and comprising the whole ancient parish of Ulverston to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the [[Comprehensive List of Chapelries in Ulverston Parish|ULVERSTON PARISH]] page.
====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>


===== Non-Conformist Churches =====
*'''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'')
*'''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'')


=== Census Records ===
=== Census Records ===
{{British Census|306916}}  
{{British Census|306916}}  
==== Poor Law Unions ====
 
=== Poor Law Unions ===


[[Ulverston Poor Law Union,Lancashire]]  
[[Ulverston Poor Law Union,Lancashire]]  


==== Probate records ====
=== 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: {{FHL|988765|item|disp=FHL Film 2228692}}.
*'''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 ==
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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>  


*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]  
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]


== Websites ==
== Websites ==

Latest revision as of 16:28, 28 November 2023

Guide to Blawith, Lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy: chapelry register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Blawith, Lancashire
The Church of St John the Baptist, Blawith Lancashire.jpg
Type Ecclesiastical Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Lonsdale
County Lancashire
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
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Bishop (Consistory) of the Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond Western Deaneries
Location of Archive
Lancashire Record Office

Chapelry History[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Find Neighboring Parishes[edit | edit source]

Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map

  • Type the name of the parish in the search bar
  • Click on the location pin on the map
  • Choose Options from the pop up box
  • Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.

Lancashire Online Parish Clerks[edit | edit source]

An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/

Church Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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
Collections
Baptisms
Marriages
Burials
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
Indexes and images
Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Lancashire
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
Parish Registers-Lancashire
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
1700s-1800s
-
1700s-1800s
-
1700s-1800s
-
FreeREG
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Lancashire ($)
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($)
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
-
1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
-
-
-
1500s-1800s
-
-
National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
-
-
-
-
-
1800s-1900s

Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

Nonconformist Records[edit | edit source]

"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.

Census Records[edit | edit source]

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.


Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]

Ulverston Poor Law Union,Lancashire

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Websites[edit | edit source]

Blawith on GENUKI

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 279-282. Date accessed: 03 September 2013.