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function DbInfoMiniDescription() { document.write('This database is a collection of historical parish registers Lancashire, England. The records in this collection can range in date from the early 1500s to the mid- to late-1800s. Parish records--primarily baptisms, marriages, and burials--provide the best sources of vital record information in the centuries before civil registration. Baptismal records generally list the date of the baptism, the name of the child being baptized, and the name of the father. Marriage records generally include the date of the marriage and the names of the bride and groom. Burial records generally list the date of the burial and the name of the deceased individual. Occasionally burial records will include other bits of information, such as where the individual was from or if he/she was a widow.'); }
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function DbInfoDescription() { document.write('<p>This database is a collection of historical parish registers from Lancashire, England. The 1,244,200 records in this collection can range in date from the early 1500s to the mid- to late-1800s. Some non-parish records may be included from as early as the twelfth century. Parish records--primarily baptisms, marriages, and burials--provide the best source of vital record information in the centuries before civil registration. The records include baptisms/christenings, burials, marriages, tombstone inscriptions, obituaries, tax lists, wills, and other miscellaneous types of records. Also included are some records from non-conformist churches. All of the data was converted as it was originally presented in various published registers and books. For this reason, you will find interesting phonetic spellings and large descriptive tables of contents.</p><p><b>What should I know about this collection to access the data?</b><br>Some of the records may be in Latin or even a Welsh or Scottish dialect depending on location. The spelling is archaic, and is transcribed as it was written. There are many spelling inconsistencies and non-standard grammar. Phonetic spelling is often used. Try using variant spellings if a search yields no results.</p><p>The individual files in this database may not include all dates and records for each parish/church. Use caution in assuming that any database is a complete set of records--even for the parishes and time period listed. Due to the legibility of the original sources, there may be gaps in the records, including partial sentences, cut-off words, and other omissions.</p><p>Due to the nature of the records and because the records were originally compiled by a third party, it is difficult to absolutely verify the completeness and validity of the data. The information in this collection is as correct as it was when Ancestry.com received it, and has merely been reproduced in an electronic format.</p><p><b>What historical background should I know to use this data?</b><br>A large number of parish records date from the sixteenth century, when a series of mandates required clergy to compile records of baptisms, marriages, and burials within the parish, and to send an annual copy to the Bishop. Essentially, there are two sets of records: the parish copy and the copy the clergyman sent to the Bishop each year, known as Bishops Transcripts. Many records were destroyed, lost, or simply not kept during the Civil War (1642-1660). Of the surviving records, many have since been transcribed and collected by genealogical societies. The records are a valuable resource for finding vital information of people of the time. The content of the records may vary between the two sets.</p><p>Civil registration of births, deaths, and marriage, often called General Registration, began in July of 1837. It provides a national vital records index that simplifies searches and includes people who may not have been associated with a church. The civil records are more readily available than parish records (parish records after 1837 often aren\'t filmed) and are easier to use. But many births went unrecorded in the early years of civil registration, so parish records are still extremely valuable.</p><p>Lancashire: Hawkshead - Parish Register, 1568-1704<br>Lancashire: Kirkham - Parish Register, 1601-1653<br>Lancashire: Dalton in Furness - Parish Register, 1565-1620<br> Lancashire: Woodplumpton - Parish Register, 1659-1784<br> Lancashire: Dalton in Furness - Parish Register, 1621-1691<br>Lancashire: Halton - Parish Register, 1727-1837<br> Lancashire: Ireleth - Registers of baptisms, 1754-1784 and marriages, 1745-1753<br> Lancashire: Urswick - Parish Register, 1696-1837<br> Lancashire: Egton-with-Newland, Finstwaite, & Satterthwaite - Parish Registers<br>Lancashire: Garstang - Parish Registers, 1567-1658<br>Lancashire: Garstang - Parish Registers, 1660-1734<br>Lancashire: Hawkshead - Marriage Register, 1754-1837<br>Lancashire: Cartmel - Parish Register, 1559-1661<br>Lancashire: Lancaster - Parish Register, 1559-1690<br>Lancashire: Bolton - Parish Register, 1587-1660<br>Lancashire: Lancaster - Parish Register, 1691-1748<br>Lancashire: Aughton - Parish Register, 1541-1764<br>Lancashire: Broughton-in-Furness (Kirksby Ireleth) - Parish Register, 1634-1812<br>Lancashire: Blawith (Ulverston) & Lowick (Ulverston) - Blawith Parish Register, 1728-1837 and Lowick Parish Register, 1718-1837<br>Lancashire: - Marriage Bonds, Deaneries of Lonsdale, Kendal, Furness and Copeland (Archdeaconry of Richmond) 1648-1710<br>Lancashire: St. Michael-on Wyre & Woodplumton - St Michael\'s on Wyre Parish Register, 1659-1707 and Woodplumton Parish Register, 1604-1659<br>Lancashire: Aldingham & Coniston - Aldingham Parish Register, 1542-1695 and Coniston Parish Register, 1599-1700<br>Lancashire: Cockerham - Parish Register, 1595-1657<br>Lancashire: Preston - Burgesses at the Guilds Merchant, 1397-1682<br>Lancashire: Tatham(St. James the Less), Tatham Fell (Church of the Good Shepherd) - Tatham Parish Register, 1813-1837 and Tatham Fell Parish Register, 1745-1837<br>Lancashire: Pennington (St. Michael\'s) & Urswick - Pennington Parish Register, 1612-1702 and Urswick in Furness Registers of christenings, weddings, and burials, 1608-1695<br>Lancashire: Blackley & Pilling - Parish Register, 1655-1753 and Parish Register of Pilling<br>Lancashire: Tunstall & Melling - Tunstall Parish Register, 1625-1812 and Melling Parish Register, 1625-1752<br>Lancashire: Heysham & Halton - Heysham Parish Register, 1658-1813 and Halton Parish Register, 1592-1723<br>Lancashire: Preston & Broughton - Preston Parish Register, 1611-1635 and Broughton Parish Register, 1653-1804<br>Lancashire: Stalmine - Parish Register, 1583-1724<br>Lancashire: Caton, Claughton, Gressingham, Hornby, Tatham - Caton Parish Register, 1585-1718, Claughton, 1701-1813, Gressingham, 1676-1828, Hornby, 1742-1789, and Tatham, 1558-181<br>Lancashire: Lyham & Bispham - Lytham Parish Register, 1679-1761 and Bispham Parish Register<br>Lancashire: Bolton-le-Sands & Over Kellet - Bolton-Le-Sands Parish Register, 1655-1736 and Over Kellet Parish Register, 1652-1812<br>Lancashire: Goosnarch - Parish Register, 1639-1812<br>Lancashire: Turton & Hambleton - Parish Registers of Turton 1720-1812, and Hambleton 1695-1812<br>Lancashire: Kirkham - Parish Register, 1539-1600<br>Lancashire: Whittington - Parish Register, 1538-1764<br>Lancashire: Warton - Parish Register, 1568-1812<br>Lancashire: Eccleston - Registers of Christenings, Burials, and Weddings 1603-1694<br>Lancashire: Torver & Kirby Ireleth - Torver Parish Register, 1599-1792 and Kirby Ireleth (Kirby-in-Furness) Parish Register<br>Lancashire: Lancaster - Freemen of the Borough of Lancaster, 1688-1840 (A-L) <br>Lancashire, Westmoreland: - Marriage Bonds, Deaneries of Lonsdale Kendal Furness and Copeland and Amounderness (Archdeaconry of Richmond), 1746-1755<br>Lancashire, Westmoreland: - Marriage Bonds, Deaneries of Lonsdale Kendal Furness Copeland and Amounderness (Archdeaconry of Richmond) 1739-1745<br>Lancashire & Westmoreland: - Marriage Bonds, Deaneries of Lonsdale Kendal Furness Copeland and Amounderness (Archdeaconry of Richmond), 1734-1738. <br>Lancashire: Chorley - Parish Register, 1548-1653<br>Lancashire: Church Kirk - Parish Register, 1600-1747<br>Lancashire: Downham - Parish Register, 1605-1837<br>Lancashire: Billinge - Parish Register, 1696-1812<br>Lancashire: Walton on the Hill (West Derby Chapel) - Registers of Baptisms, 1688-1837 and Marriages, 1698-1837<br> Lancashire: Walton on the Hill (Formby Chapel) - Parish Register, 1620-1780<br> Lancashire: Rufford - Parish Register, 1632-1812<br>Lancashire: Ashton-under-Lyne, Blackley, & Chorley - Registers of St. Peter\'s, Ashton-under-Lyne; St. Peter\'s Blackley; and St. Lawrence\'s Chorley<br> Lancashire: Haslingden - Registers of baptisms, 1603-1683; marriages, 1603-1698 and burials, 1603-1679<br>Lancashire: Leyland - Registers of christenings, weddings, and burials, 1653-1710<br>Lancashire: Croston - Parish Register, 1545-1685<br>Lancashire: Blackburn - Parish Register, 1600-1660<br>Lancashire: Great Harwood - Parish Register, 1547-1812<br>Lancashire: Brindale - Parish Register, 1558-1714<br>Lancashire: Chipping - Parish Register, 1559-1694<br>Lancashire: Padiham - Parish Register, 1573-1653<br>Lancashire: Colne - Parish Register, 1599-1653<br>Lancashire: Ribchester - Parish Register, 1598-1694<br>Lancashire: Altham & Blackrod - Altham Parish Register, 1596-1695 and Blackrod Parish Register, 1606-1701<br>Lancashire: Whalley - Parish Register, 1605-1653<br>Lancashire: Penwortham - Registers of the Parish Church of Penwortham, in the county of Lancaster, 1608-1755<br>Lancashire: Walton-le-Dale - Parish Register, 1609-1812<br>Lancashire: Burnley - Parish Register, 1562-1653<br>Lancashire: Whalley - Parish Register, 1538-1601<br>Lancashire: Newchurch-in-Rossendale - Parish Register, 1653-1723<br>Lancashire: Warton - Parish Register, 1568-1812<br>Lancashire: Walton-on-the-hill - Parish Register, 1586-1663<br>Lancashire: Eccleston - Registers of Christenings, Burials, and Weddings 1603-1694<br>Lancashire: Standish - Parish Register, 1560-1653<br>Lancashire: Walton-on-the-hill - Parish Register, 1663-1746<br>Lancashire: Penwortham -Parish Registers, 1608-1755<br>LPRS The registers of Ribchester 1736-1779. Vol &quot;M13&quot;<br>Lancashire: - Court Rolls of the Lordships, Wapentakes, and Demesne Manors of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in the Court of Lancaster<br>Lancashire: - Inquisitions post Mortem, 20-23 James 1st. <br> Lancashire: - Lay Subsidies, Henry 3rd to Charles 2nd<br>Lancashire: - Pleadings & Depositions, Duchy Court of Lancaster, Henry VII and Henry VII<br> Lancashire: - Pleadings & Depositions, Duchy Court of Lancaster, Henry 8th<br>Lancashire: - Pleadings & Depositions, Duchy Court of Lancaster, 1547-1558<br>Lancashire: - Inquests, Extents, and Feudal Aids, 1205-1307<br>Lancashire: - Inquests, Extents, and Feudal Aids, 1310-1333<br>Lancashire: - Inquests, Extents, and Feudal Aids, 1313-1335<br>Lancashire: - Calendar of Noris deads, 12th to 15th century<br> Lancashire: Register of Lancashire Papists, 1717-1788<br>Lancashire: North Meols & Euxton - Euxton Parish Registers, 1734-1781; North Meols Parish Registers, 1813-1837<br>Lancashire: - Estates of Papists, 1717-1788<br>Cheshire & Lancashire: - Wills and Administrations, 1831-1833<br>Lancashire & Cheshire: - Original Documents relating to Lancashire and Cheshire<br>Lancashire & Cheshire: - Wills, 1301-1752<br>Lancashire & Cheshire: - Miscellanies containing The Book of the Abbot of Combermere, 1289-1529<br>Lancashire & Cheshire: - Cases in the Court of Star Chamber, 1499-1528<br>Lancashire & Cheshire: - Calendar of parsons commemorated in Monumental inscriptions, Abstracts of Wills, and Administrations<br>Cheshire & Lancashire: - Wills and Administrations, 1821-1825<br>Lancashire: Liverpool - Parish Register, 1660-1704<br>Lancashire: Rochdale - Parish Register a<br>Lancashire: Rochdale - Parish Register b<br>Lancashire: Liverpool - Parish Register, 1705-1725<br>Lancashire: Heaton Norris - Parish Register, 1767-1850<br> Lancashire: Childwall - Parish Register, 1681-1753<br>Lancashire: - Lancashire Wills proved at Archdeaconry of Richmond (Yorkshire), 1457-1680 and Lancashire Wills, 1531-1652<br>Lancashire: - Wills, Archdeaconry of Richmond, 1681-1748<br>Lancashire: - Chester Wills and Inventories, Court of Probate, 1660-1680<br>Lancashire: - Wills, Archdeaconry of Richmond, 1748-1792<br>Lancashire: - Wills, Archdeaconry of Richmond, 1793-1812<br>Lancashire: - Wills, Archdeaconry of Richmond, 1813-1837<br> Lancashire: - Wills, Archdeaconry of Richmond, 1838-1858<br> Lancashire: Winwick - Registers of Baptisms, 1563-1620; Marriages and Burials, 1600-1620<br>Lancashire: Winwick - Parish Register, 1621-1660<br> Lancashire: Halsall - Parish Register, 1606-1754<br>Lancashire: Childwall - Parish Register, 1557-1680<br>Lancashire: Prescot - Parish Register (Saint Helens Chapel), 1713-1787<br>Lancashire: Halsall (Melling Chapel) - Parish Register<br>Lancashire: Prescot - Parish Register (Saint Helens Chapel), 1788-1812; marriages to 1837<br> Lancashire: Prescot - Parish Register, 1632-1666<br> Lancashire: Tottington (St. Anne) - Registers of Baptisms and Burials, 1799-1837<br> Lancashire: Todmorden (St. Mary) - Register of Baptisms, 1670-1780; Marriages, 1669-1780 and Burials, 1666-1780<br> Lancashire: Rainford - Registers of Baptisms, 1702-1812; Marriages, 1704-1812 and Burials, 1702-1812<br> Lancashire: Warrington (Hallinfare Chapel) - Registers of Baptisms, 1654-1837; Marriages, 1705-1744 and Burials, 1709-1837<br>Lancashire: Chorlton-cum-Hardy - Baptisms, 1639; 1737-1837, Marriages, 1737-1751 and Burials, 1753-1837<br> Lancashire: Warrington - Parish Register, 1680-1706<br> Lancashire: Ashton-under-Lyne, Blackley, & Chorley - Registers of St. Peter\'s, Ashton-under-Lyne; St. Peter\'s Blackley; and St. Lawrence\'s Chorley<br> Lancashire: Crosby & Langho - Parish Registers<br>Lancashire: Eccles - Registers of baptisms, 1632-1666; marriages, 1632-1664 and burials, 1632-1663<br>Lancashire: Manchester (St. James George Street) - Registers of baptisms and burials, 1788-1837<br>Lancashire: Rivington - Parish Register, 1637-1837<br> Lancashire: Prescot - Parish Register, 1531-1595<br>Lancashire: Hindley - Parish Register, 1644-1814<br>Lancashire: Todmorden (St. Mary) - Parish Register, 1781-1812<br> Lancashire: Ashton in Makerfield - Baptisms 1810-27 and Burials 1806-44<br>Lancashire: Gorton & Denton - Gorton Parish Register, 1599-1741 and St. Lawrence of Denton Parish Register, 1695-1757<br>Lancashire: Bolton - Parish Register, 1587-1660<br>Lancashire: Ashton-under-Lyne - Parish Register, 1594-1720<br>Lancashire: Farnworth (Prescot) - Parish Register, 1538-1612<br>Lancashire: Aughton - Parish Register, 1541-1764<br>Lancashire: Burtonwood - Parish Register, 1668-1837<br>Lancashire: Huyton - Parish Register, 1578-1727<br>Lancashire: Leigh - Parish Register, 1625-1700<br>Lancashire: Hale (Childwall) - Parish Register, 1572-1754<br>Lancashire: Bury - Parish Register, 1590-1616<br>Lancashire: Bury - Parish Register, 1617-1646<br> Lancashire: Middleton - Parish Register, 1541-1663<br>Lancashire: Middleton - Parish Register, 1653-1729<br>Lancashire: Newchurch in Culcheth - Parish Register, 1599-1812<br>Lancashire: Upholland (St. Thomas the Martyr) - Parish Register, 1600-1735<br>Lancashire: Bury - Parish Register, 1647-1698<br>Lancashire: Eccles - Parish Register, 1564-1632<br>Lancashire: Altham & Blackrod - Altham Parish Register, 1596-1695 and Blackrod Parish Register, 1606-1701<br>Lancashire: Deane - Registers of Baptisms and Weddings, 1604; 1613-1750<br>Lancashire: Ormskirk - Parish Register, 1557-1626<br>Lancashire: Wigan - Parish Register, 1580-1625<br>Lancashire: Radcliffe - Registers of Baptisms and Burials, 1557-1783 and Marriages, 1560-1761<br>Lancashire: Radcliffe - Register of Burials, 1558-1783<br>Lancashire: Manchester (St. Mary) - Parish Register, 1756-1888<br>Lancashire: Sefton - Parish Register, 1597-1783<br>Lancashire: Blackley & Pilling - Parish Register, 1655-1753 and Parish Register of Pilling<br>Lancashire: Middleton & Prestwich - Middleton Parish Register, 1729-1752 and Prestwich Parish Register, 1689-1711<br>Lancashire: Turton & Hambleton - Parish Registers of Turton 1720-1812, and Hambleton 1695-1812<br>Lancashire: Prescot - Parish Register, 1573-1631<br>Lancashire: Didsbury - Parish Register of St. James, 1561-1757, part 1<br>Lancashire: Didsbury - Parish Register of St. James, 1561-1757, part 2<br>Lancashire: Prestwich - Parish Register, 1603-1688<br>Lancashire: North Meols - Parish Register, 1594-1731<br>Lancashire: Warrington - Parish Register, 1591-1653<br>Lancashire: North Meols - Parish Register, 1732-1812<br>Lancashire: Eccleston - Registers of Christenings, Burials, and Weddings 1603-1694 Lancashire: Torver & Kirby Ireleth - Torver Parish Register, 1599-1792 and Kirby Ireleth (Kirby-in-Furness) Parish Register<br>Lancashire: Rochdale - Register of Marriages, 1701-1801<br>Lancashire: Warrington - Parish Register, 1653-1680<br>Lancashire: Leigh - Parish Register, Feb. 1558-Mar. 1625<br>Cheshire & Lancashire: - Wills and Administrations, 1831-1833<br>Lancashire & Cheshire: - Original Documents relating to Lancashire and Cheshire<br>Lancashire: Manchester - Manchester Sessions, Notes of Proceedings before Oswald Mosley (1616-1630), Nicholas Mosley (1661-1672), and Sir Oswald Mos<br> Lancashire & Cheshire: - Wills, 1301-1752<br>Lancashire & Cheshire: - Cases in the Court of Star Chamber, 1499-1528<br>Lancashire & Cheshire: - Calendar of parsons commemorated in Monumental inscriptions, Abstracts of Wills, and Administrations<br>Cheshire and Lancashire: - Funeral Certificates, 1600-1678<br>Lancashire: Manchester (Cathedral) - Parish Register, 1573-1616<br>Cheshire & Lancashire: - Wills and Administrations, 1821-1825<br>Lancashire & Cheshire: - Freeholders in Cheshire, 1578, the ordination Register of Chester, 1542-1558. List of the Wills, Inventories, at the Diocesan Registry, Chester, 1621 to 1700<br>'); }
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function DbInfoWhereToGo() { document.write('<p>How do I find copies of the originals?<br>These records are a finding aid that help researchers locate an ancestor in a particular time and place in history. With a location and an approximate date, the microfilm number of pertinent corroborating records can often be found on the LDS Church\'s FamilySearch site (www.familysearch.org) in the Family History Library Catalog. The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has the largest collection.</p><p>For unfilmed  original parish records go to <I>The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers</I>, under the county of interest. This will then direct you the County Record Office where the registers are housed. You can also contact local genealogy societies or local parishes for information on viewing original records. See <I>Crockford\'s Clerical Directory</I>, a directory of Church of England clergy, if you wish to write to a parish. It is published annually.</p><p>There are other church records, and a search on Familysearch.org on the FHLC can provide you with listings of original parish records by doing a locality search for your county/parish, then look under "Church Record" type.</p>'); }
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function DbInfoSourceInfo() { document.write('<DIV class="p_sourceTxtDiv">Ancestry.com. <i>Lancashire, England, Extracted Parish Records</i> [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and probate records.</DIV>'); }
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