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


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].  
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>


Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths [[Lancashire BMD]]<br>  
Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths [[Lancashire BMD]]<br>  
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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 ===


===== '''Online Records''' =====
''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
*'''1538 - 1910''' {{RecordSearch|1465701|England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
 
====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>


Haigh and Aspull chapelry's registers of christenings, marriages and burials, along with those of the ancient parish of [[Wigan All Saints, Lancashire|Wigan All Saints]] 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> 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>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''AC''' = [http://search.ancestry.co.uk Ancestry.co.uk (£)]
*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
|-
'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FMP''' = [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records findmypast (£)]
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FREG''' = [http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl FreeReg]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''FS ''' = [http://familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''LBMD''' = [http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk LancashireBMD.org.uk]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" colspan="6" | '''LOPC''' = [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexp.html Lancashire Online Parish Clerk]
| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Haigh and Aspull Parish Records'''
|}
 
<br>
 
{| width="625" border="1" align="center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | '''HAIGH ST&nbsp;DAVID&nbsp;Chapelry&nbsp; (1833) Indexes'''
| 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="#ffffcc" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
| 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" | '''FS'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Lancashire
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None<span style="white-space: pre" class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>  
| 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="#ccffcc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| 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" | '''LOPC'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Parish Registers-Lancashire
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Wigan/Haigh/stdavid/index.html '''1833-1912''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1465701|1500s-1900s}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Wigan/Haigh/stdavid/index.html '''1834-1936''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Wigan/Haigh/stdavid/index.html '''1834-1915''']
| 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" | '''LBMD'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/marriagesearch.php '''Not listed''']
| 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" align="center" colspan="6" | '''[[Wigan All Saints, Lancashire|WIGAN ALL SAINTS]] PARISH&nbsp;(1578) Indexes '''''(ancient parish containing HAIGH&nbsp;Chapelry)''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
| 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" |  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Lancashire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | <u>'''Baptisms'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | <u>'''Marriages'''</u>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | <u>'''Burials'''</u>
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-banns-and-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/lancashire-burials 1500s-1900s] </center>  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FS'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1578-1926''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2575/ 1500s-1900s]  </center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://familysearch.org '''1594-1880''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://familysearch.org '''1749-1952''']
| 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" | '''LOPC'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Wigan/Wigan/allsaints/index.html '''1813-1842, 1844, 1861-1869, 1879-1896''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Wigan/Wigan/allsaints/index.html '''1594-1625, 1754-1898''']
| 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://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Wigan/Wigan/allsaints/index.html '''1754-1904''']
| 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" | '''LBMD'''
| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/birthsearch.php '''Not listed''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/marriagesearch.php '''Not listed''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/deathsearch.php '''Not listed''']
|-
|-
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''FMP'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | None
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records '''1594-1837''']
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | None
| 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" | '''AC'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 '''1580-1625''']'''<br>'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 '''1580-1625''']'''<br>'''  
| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 '''1580-1625''']'''<br>'''
| 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" | '''FREG'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl '''1580-1588, 1590-1625''']
| bgcolor="#ccffcc" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl '''1594-1625''']
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | [http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl '''1584-1597, 1600-1626''']
|}
|}
'''''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>
For a full list of all those chapels surrounding Hiagh and Aspull and comprising the whole ancient parish of Wigan All Saints to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the [[Wigan All Saints, Lancashire|WIGAN&nbsp;ALL&nbsp;SAINTS]]&nbsp;PARISH page.  
 
<br>
 
===== Non Conformist Records  =====


*'''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'')
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{{British Census|306908}}  
{{British Census|306908}}  
<br>


=== Poor Law Unions  ===
=== Poor Law Unions  ===
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==== Probate records<br>  ====
==== Probate records<br>  ====


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.


== Maps and Gazetteers<br>  ==
== Maps and Gazetteers<br>  ==
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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  ==


{{expand section|any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.}}


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 15:05, 26 April 2024


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

Haigh and Aspull, Lancashire
Haigh St David Lancahire contributor Galatas.jpg
Type Ecclesiastical Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred Salford; West Derby
County Lancashire
Poor Law Union Wigan
Registration District Wigan
Records begin
Parish registers: 1833
Bishop's Transcripts: None
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery Wigan
Diocese Chester
Province York
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)
Location of Archive
Lancashire Record Office

Chapelry History

Haigh and Aspull (St David) was created a chapelry in 1833, lying within the boundaries of Wigan All Saints, and union of Wigan, hundred of West Derby, S. division of the county of Lancaster, 2¾ miles north by east from Wigan. The church, dedicated to St. David, was erected in 1833. Other places in the parish include: Aspull.[1]

Resources

Find Neighboring Parishes

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

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

Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths Lancashire BMD

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

Haigh and Aspull 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
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Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
1700s-1800s
-
1700s-1800s
-
1700s-1800s
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FreeREG
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Lancashire ($)
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
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Ancestry-Church of England BMD-Lancashire ($)
1500s-1900s
-
1500s-1900s
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1500s-1900s
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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

"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

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

Wigan Poor Law Union

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.

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Websites

References

  1. Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 369-372. Adapted. Date accessed: 14 October 2013.