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==Archives== | ==Archives== | ||
'''Lancashire | '''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> | '''Manchester Archives and Local Studies'''<br> | ||
56 Marshall Street<br> | 56 Marshall Street<br> | ||
New Cross<br> | New Cross<br> | ||
Manchester, Lancashire M4 5FU UK<br><br>Telephone: 0161 832 5284<br>Fax: 0161 839 3808<br> | Manchester, Lancashire M4 5FU UK<br><br>Telephone: 0161 832 5284<br>Fax: 0161 839 3808<br> | ||
Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk<br> | Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk<br> | ||
[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_and_local_history Website] | [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> | |||
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'''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] | |||
'''Barrow Archive and Local Studies Centre'''<br>Ramsden Square<br>Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 1LL UK<br>Telephone: 01229 407 377<br>Email: {{email|barrow.archives@cumbria.gov.uk}}<br> | |||
== Libraries == | == Libraries == | ||
*[https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/libraries/search-for-a-library/ '''Lancashire library list'''] | |||
*[https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/libraries/community-libraries/ '''Lancashire independent community library list'''] | |||
*[https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory/14/libraries/category/1957 '''Manchester library list'''] | |||
*[https://www.liverpool.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/ '''Liverpool Find a Library'''] | |||
*[https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/locations/libraryLocations.asp '''Barrow library links'''] | |||
=== | == Museums == | ||
*[https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums/?utm_source=Redirect&utm_medium=Shorturl&utm_campaign=Shorturl '''Museums in Lancashire'''] | |||
*[https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory/101/museums_galleries_and_the_arts/category/872 '''Museums in Manchester'''] | |||
*[https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/about#section--all-venues '''National Museums of Liverpool'''] | |||
*[https://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/visitors/local-history-heritage/ '''Museums in Barrow'''] | |||
''' | ==Civil Registration Offices== | ||
The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices. | |||
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Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/LAN.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Lancashire]. | |||
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== | ===Ordering Copies of Certificates=== | ||
*[https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/births-marriages-and-deaths/certificates/ Lancashire: Copy certificates] | |||
*[https://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500203/births_marriages_deaths_and_nationality/1144/buy_a_copy_certificate/4 Manchester: Buy a copy certificate] | |||
*[https://liverpool.gov.uk/births-marriage-deaths/certificates-and-research/ Liverpool: Certificates and research] | |||
*[https://new.cumbria.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-ceremonies/registration-certificates/order-copy-certificate Cumbria, including Barrow-in-Furness: Order a copy of a certificate'''] | |||
===Register Offices=== | |||
*[https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/births-marriages-and-deaths/find-a-registration-office/ Lancashire Find a Registration Office] | |||
*[https://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200067/marriages_and_civil_partnerships/1186/manchester_registration_service_-_contact_and_location_details Manchester Register Office] | |||
*[https://liverpool.gov.uk/births-marriage-deaths/how-to-find-us/ Liverpool Register Office] | |||
*[https://new.cumbria.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-ceremonies/cumbria-registration-service/cumbria-register-offices/barrow-register-office Barrow Register Office] | |||
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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
Libraries[edit | edit source]
- Lancashire library list
- Lancashire independent community library list
- Manchester library list
- Liverpool Find a Library
- Barrow library links
Museums[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration Offices[edit | edit source]
The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their website (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the historic and current registration districts and their parishes, see UKBMD: Registration Districts in Lancashire.
Ordering Copies of Certificates[edit | edit source]
- Lancashire: Copy certificates
- Manchester: Buy a copy certificate
- Liverpool: Certificates and research
- Cumbria, including Barrow-in-Furness: Order a copy of a certificate
Register Offices[edit | edit source]
- Lancashire Find a Registration Office
- Manchester Register Office
- Liverpool Register Office
- Barrow Register Office
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