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== Chapelry History == | == Chapelry History == | ||
GREAT ECCLESTON, '''a township chapelry''','''''in the parish of St. Michael upon Wyre''''', union of Garstang, hundred of Amounderness, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 7 miles southwest of Garstang. The ecclesiastical district of Eccleston includes also Little Eccleston, Larbrick, and Elswick. The church, dedicated to St. Ann, stands on Copp Hill; it was built in 1723. | GREAT ECCLESTON, '''a township chapelry''','''''in the parish of St. Michael upon Wyre''''', union of Garstang, hundred of Amounderness, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 7 miles southwest of Garstang. The ecclesiastical district of Eccleston includes also Little Eccleston, Larbrick, and Elswick. The church, dedicated to St. Ann, stands on Copp Hill; it was built in 1723. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists, and a Roman Catholic chapel.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=445 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 139-144. Adapted. Date accessed: 16 March 2012.</ref> | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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Great Eccleston chapelry's registers of christenings, marriages and burials, along with those of the ancient parish of [[St Michael on Wyre, Lancashire|St Michael on Wyre]] to which it is attached, have been mostly transcribed and are displayed online at the following web sites and ranges of years: | Great Eccleston chapelry's registers of christenings, marriages and burials, along with those of the ancient parish of [[St Michael on Wyre, Lancashire|St Michael on Wyre]] to which it is attached, have been mostly transcribed and are displayed online at the following web sites and ranges of years: | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | '''COPP (or GREAT ECCLESTON) ST ANN Chapelry (1728) Indexes''' | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | '''COPP (or GREAT ECCLESTON) ST ANN Chapelry (1728) Indexes''' | ||
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For a full list of all those chapels surrounding Great Eccleston and comprising the whole ancient parish of St Michael on Wyre to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the [[St Michael on Wyre, Lancashire|ST MICHAEL ON WYRE]] PARISH page. | For a full list of all those chapels surrounding Great Eccleston and comprising the whole ancient parish of St Michael on Wyre to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the [[St Michael on Wyre, Lancashire|ST MICHAEL ON WYRE]] PARISH page. | ||
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==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
{{British Census|306889}} | {{British Census|306889}} | ||
==== 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> == | ||
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] | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
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== Web sites == | == Web sites == | ||
{{expand section|any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.}} | {{expand section|any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Lancashire]] | [[Category:Lancashire]] | ||