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<br> See the "Parish" (or Chapelry) page for each ancient parish and/or chapelry; then scroll down to "Church Records" to view charts with links top available years for online data content. | <br> See the "Parish" (or Chapelry) page for each ancient parish and/or chapelry; then scroll down to "Church Records" to view charts with links top available years for online data content. | ||
At least | At least four major websites are currently indexing or transcribing Lancashire's chapels and parish registers. These include: | ||
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1. Lancashire Online Parish Clerk (OPC) project - | 1. Lancashire Online Parish Clerk (OPC) project - 9.5 million [OPC Project aims to extract and preserve the records from various parish and provide free online access to the transcriptions. [http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/ To learn more visit their site].] Be certain to search this website first, and with those listed below. If an ancestor's name isn't found here, then try the others. In addition, this website holds many Nonconformist register transcriptions. | ||
2. FamilySearch.org - | 2. FamilySearch.org - 21-plus million entries of CMBs from Church of England and Noncoformist registers. | ||
3. Ancestry.co.uk - currently scanning and indexing parish and chapelry registers - | 3. Ancestry.co.uk - currently scanning and indexing parish and chapelry registers - 12.6 million | ||
4. Findmypast.co.uk - has 2.6 million entries for Greater Manchester | |||
The Lancashire Record Office in Preston, Lancashire, England has a listing of Deposited Parish registers: | The Lancashire Record Office in Preston, Lancashire, England has a listing of Deposited Parish registers: | ||