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The Northern Genealogist

Edited by A. Gibbons, F.S.A.

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Published between 1895-1903, these rare quarterly journals (also bound in six volumes) contain a fascinating mixture of transcripts, from the medieval period up to the 19th century (including manor court rolls, wills, parish registers, marriage bonds, lists of strays etc.) as well as family pedigrees. The coverage is particularly good for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, but there are also records from several other East Midland and Northern counties of England. Over 1000 pages, separate indexes for each volume and full of historical detail.
Many hundreds of names listed.
A wonderful resource for family historians.

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Chapelry & Church of Saddleworth

by Alfred J. Howcroft, 1915

An interesting account of the history of the Chapelry of Saddleworth, on the borders of Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Includes chapters on the ancient parish of Whalley, the township of Quick, lists of vicars, curates and churchwardens, charities and endowments, nonconformists etc.

Accompanied by 12 illustrations.

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Miscellanies; Lancashire & Cheshire Vol. III

Published in 1896

Printed as Vol. XXXIII for the Record Society for the Publication of Original Documents Relating to Lancashire and Cheshire.

Contains - A list of clergy for eleven deaneries of the Diocese of Chester - 1541-2, with a list of the tenths and subsidies payable in ten deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Chester -1538 A detailed Survey of the Estate of Richard Chorley of Chorley Esq -1652 A large index of wills, inventories and administration bonds preserved at the Diocesan Registry, Chester - 1487-1620 Hundreds of names listed. Very useful for family historians.

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The Manchester Historical Recorder.

Published in 1874.

An analysis of the municipal, ecclesiastical, biographical, commercial and statistical history of Manchester, from 500BC - 1874, chronologically arranged. Covering every aspect of Manchester's history in fascinating detail, it will delight and inform any genealogist or local historian interested in this great English city. Many names of people are mentioned throughout the text.

Also includes lists of Boroughreeves of Manchester (1800-1845) and Salford (1800-1844), and lists of Mayors of Manchester (1838-1874) and Salford (1844-1874).
Complete with several pages of trade advertisements.

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The Rossall School Register.

Published in 1895.

This register of Rossall School in Fleetwood, Lancashire covers the years 1844-1894. In addition to the biographical details about the scholars, it contains historical notes about the school. There are also listings of the various sporting teams, competitions and an honours list.

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Ducatus Lancastrle Pars Quarta - Calendar to the Pleadings 1834 from the fourteenth year to the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Vol III.

Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1834.

Founded in the 13th century, the Duchy of Lancaster is a vast collection of land and property across England and Wales, held in trust for the Queen in her role as Duke of Lancaster. This book, covering the period c.1572-1603, forms a listing of court cases involving land, rent, tithes etc. in many counties, including - Lancashire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Sussex, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Carmarthernshire, Essex, Nottinghamshire, Berkshire, Norfolk etc. Many hundreds of names of people are included, from all social classes.
Complete with extensive name and place indexes.
644 pages of fascinating historical detail.
An outstanding Tudor resource for local and family historians.

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Preston Guild Rolls 1397 - 1682

Published in 1884.

Printed as Vol. 9 for the Record Society for the Publication of Original Documents Relating to Lancashire and Cheshire
Contains -
The Roll of the Guild Merchant for 1397, 1415, 1459, 1542, 1562, 1582, 1602, 1622, 1642, 1662 & 1682

Hundreds of names listed.
Very useful for family historians.

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County Book of England and Official list Lancashire 1875.

This Hand Book of Lancashire in 1875 lists every official person in the county - nobility, politicians, clergy, lieutenants, sheriffs, magistrates and coroners.

In addition, there is a large section with entries for each town in the county (including Liverpool and Manchester), giving details of population figures, churches and vicars, local officials, railway stations, hospitals, schools, military, newspapers, banks, hotels, clubs and institutes, and points of interest etc.

Hundreds of names are featured, making this a very useful resource for family historians with Lancashire ancestors.

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Morris & Co's Directory & Gazetteer Ashton-under-Lyne and District 1874.

An extremely useful directory for the east and southeast of Manchester. Covering roughly the area from Failsworth to Mossley in the north through to Gorton, Denton & Hyde in the south and as far as Tintwistle in the east.
Includes many pages of fascinating trade advertisements.
Hundreds of names are listed, making this a very useful resource for family historians with Lancashire ancestors.

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Oldham Chapelry.

By George Perry-Gore. Published in 1906.

The five hundred year history of the ancient parochial chapelry of St. Mary's, Oldham. Including monumental tablets found in the church, extracts of parish registers and churchwardens' accounts, details of charity endowments, notable graves and curious epitaphs from the graveyard.

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Worrall's Directory of Bury & Bolton 1871.

With the Parishes and Townships of Heywood, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Farnworth, and Neighbourhoods.

A classified trade directory of Bury and Bolton with local history and official information, and alphabetical directories which include clergy, gentry, professors, manufacturers, tradesmen and principal householders.
There are also listings for over twenty-eight neighbouring parishes and townships.
Includes many pages of fascinating trade advertisements.
Hundreds of names are listed, making this a very useful resource for family historians with Lancashire ancestors.

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The Parish Registers of the Parochial Chapelry of Burnley in the County of Lancaster. 1562-1653.

Transcribed & Edited by William Farrer
Published in 1899.

Transcripts of the parish registers for the Parochial Chapelry of Burnley, covers 22,975 acres and comprising Burnley (including Townleywith Brunshaw), Habergham Eaves, Ightenhill Park, Reedley Hallows (including Filly Close and New Laund Booth), Briercliffe with Extwistle, Worsthorn with Hurstwood, and Cliviger. Complete with indexes of places, names & churchwardens.

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Lancashire & Cheshire Wills and Inventories

This CD contains three volumes of transcripts of wills and inventories proved from the late-15th up to the early 19th centuries. Volume I - Wills & Inventories 1477 – 1746 preserved at Chester, with an appendix of Abstracts of Wills now lost or destroyed. Published in 1884. Volume II - Wills & Inventories 1572 - 1696 preserved at Chester, with an appendix of Lancashire & Cheshire Wills & Inventories proved at York 1542-1649. Published in 1893. Volume III - Wills & Inventories 1563 -1807 preserved at Chester. Published in1897.
Each volume includes an index of names.
Over 700 pages of information. Very useful resource for family historians with Lancashire and Cheshire ancestors.

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The Parish Registers of Liverpool, 1660-1704.

Transcribed & Edited by Henry Peet, F.S.A.
Published in 1909.

Transcriptions of the Earliest Registers of the Parish of Liverpool (St. Nicholas's Church) Christenings, Marriages and Burials 1660 to 1704. With some of the earlier Bishop's Transcripts commencing in 1604.
Also an appendix being a Report on Ecclesiastical Records in the Diocese of Liverpool.

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Court Leet Records of the Manor of Manchester 1586 - 1602

Compiled and Edited by John Harland, F.S.A.

Published in 1865.

Transcripts of Court Leet Records for the Manor of Manchester, 1586-1602, containing many names of people in connection with land transfers, markets, local disputes, etc. A fascinating insight into life in Tudor Manchester.
Also contains an Appendix detailing the local government and social conditions of the people of Manchester during the Tudor period.
Complete with an index.

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Recusant Roll No. 1., 1592-3.

Contributed by M.M.C. Calthrop.
Published by the Catholic Record Society in 1916.

Transcripts in Latin of the Recusant Roll for 1592-3, for England and Wales, listed by county.
Hundreds of names of Roman Catholic men and women are included.
Complete with a useful index of names and places, in English.

A fascinating aspect of Tudor religious history. An essential reference guide for family historians with Catholic ancestors.

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Lancashire Court Rolls

Published in 1901.

Some Court Rolls of the Lordships, Wapentakes, and Demesne Manors of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster, for the 17th and 18th Years of Edward II., A.D., 1323-4.

Contains transcripts in English of Court Rolls for various parts of Lancashire during the years 1323-4.
Hundreds of names are included. Full of interesting detail about land transfers, disputes, etc.
A fascinating insight into life in medieval Lancashire.

Complete with an index of persons and places.
Very useful for family history and local history.

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The Parish Registers of Whalley

In Lancashire and also Yorkshire.
Transcribed and Edited by T. B. Ecroyd.
Published in 1900.

Transcriptions of the Parish Registers of the Parish of Whalley.
The Parish of Whalley included :
Clitheroe, Colne, Burnley, Altham, Downham, Church, Haslingden, the Chapel of Padiham, Whitewell, Holme, Marsden, Newchurch in Rossendale, Newchurch in Pendle and Accrington.

Contains Baptisms, Marriages and Burials covering the period 1538-1601.
Plus an Index of Persons

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Paupers in Workhouses Ordered by The House of Commons to be printed 30 July 1861.

Returns "from each workhouse in England & Wales, of the name of every adult pauper in each workhouse who has been an inmate of the workhouse during a continuous period of five years; stating the amount of time that each of such inmates shall have been in the workhouse, and the reason assigned why such persons are unable to maintain themselves:"

This cd contains the full return arranged by county and workhouse plus the summary

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The Parish Registers of the Cathedral Church of Manchester.

Published in 1908, 1918 & 1919.

Transcriptions of the registers of the Cathedral Church of Manchester. Contains Baptisms, Marriages and Burials covering the period 1573 -1653. Complete with indexes of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

Three books on one CD

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The Rise and Progress of Wesleyan Methodism in Accrington and the Neighbourhood.

By Thomas Hargreaves.
Published in 1883.

An interesting account of the history of Wesleyan Methodism in Accrington and the surrounding district, in Lancashire.

Includes chapters on the various Circuits, Chapels and Schools, etc. Also includes a list of names of preachers from 1787 to 1883.
Useful reading for family history, local history and Nonconformist history.

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The Catholic Record Society Miscellanea X

One of a series of books containing a variety of records from various counties.
Published in 1915.

Miscellanea X includes Records of the English Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre at Liege,now at New Hall, Essex, 1652 - 1793.
Registers of the English Benedictine Nuns of Pontoise, now at Teignmouth, Devonshire, 1680 -1713.
Official Enquiry as to the estate of Robert Charnock of Leyland, Lancashire, Priest, Left for "Superstitious Uses," 1687.
The Catholic Registers of Harvington Hall, Worcestershire, 1752 - 1823.
The Catholic Registers of Linton upon Ouse, Yorkshire, 1771 - 1840.
The Catholic Registers of Kiddington, Oxfordshire, 1788 - 1840.
The Catholic Registers of Woolston, Warrington, Lancashire, 1771 -1834 and various reports and letters.

Also includes an index of names and places.

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Historical Gleanings of Bolton & District.

Edited and compiled by B.T. Barton.
Published in 1883.

A fascinating collection of articles on the history of the town of Bolton, in Lancashire, and its surrounding district. Covers various different topics. Many names of people are mentioned.

A notable inclusion is the alphabetical index of names of pupils of Bolton Grammar School between 1808 - 1855.

Useful reading for local historians and family historians interested in Bolton.
Complete with an index.

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Lancashire Marriage Bonds 1648 - 1710

For the Deaneries of Lonsdale, Kendal, Furness and Copeland, part of the Archdeaconry of Richmond.

Edited by John Brownbill, M.A. Published in 1920.
Transcripts of Marriage Bonds for Lancashire north of the River Ribble; also the western half of the North Riding of Yorkshire, and the southern parts of Westmorland and Cumberland.
The transcripts give - date, names and parish of residence of bride and groom, names of bondsmen and witnesses.
Complete with indexes of names and places.
Very useful for family history research.

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The Parish Registers of Newchurch in the Township of Culcheth, in Lancashire.

Transcribed and edited by Walter Jenkinson Kaye, Jun., B.A., F.S.A. and the Rev. Eugene Walter Whittenbury Kaye.
Published in 1905.

Transcripts of the parish registers for the parish of Newchurch.
Contains -
Baptisms 1599-1812
Marriages 1607-1751
Burials 1607-1812

Also includes -
Papist children's births 1701-1705
Presbyterian children's births 1702-1718

Complete with indexes of names and places.

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The Parish Registers of Tunstall in the county of Lancashire.

Published in 1911.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Tunstall.
Contains -
Baptisms 1626 - 1812
Marriages 1625 - 1812
Burials 1627 - 1812

Complete with indexes of names and places, plus an index of Trades and Miscellaneous Matters.

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The Parish Registers of Melling in the county of Lancashire.

Published in 1911.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Melling, near Kirby Lonsdale.

Contains -
Baptisms 1625 - 1721
Marriages 1636 - 1752
Burials 1629 - 1721

Complete with indexes of names and places.

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Manchester Constables' Accounts,
1612-1647 & 1743-1776
Volumes I, II & III

Edited by J.P. Earwalker, M.A., F.S.A.
Published 1891-1892

This important set of Constables' Accounts for Manchester is full of detail about local law and order, punishment of vagrants, passes to travel to parish of settlement, etc.
Hundreds of names are included. These include names of whores, vagrants whipped, plus lists of the inhabitants of Manchester in the years 1648, 1651, 1659 and 1666.

Over 1000 pages of information. Very useful for family history and local history.

This set is thought to contain the oldest surviving Constables' Accounts in England.

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The Court Rolls of the Honor of of Clitheroe in the County of Lancaster, Vol. I.

Translated and transcribed by William Farrer.
Published in 1897.

Transcripts of the Manor Court Rolls for the period 1377 - 1567. Also includes a list of the tenants and freeholders in 1443 and a list of the names of jurors for the period 1523 - 1567.
Full of interesting information with many names of people included. This is a useful source for family historians as well as those interested in medieval Lancashire.

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The Admission Register of the Manchester School
Volume I - 1730 -1775
Volume II - 1775 -1807

Edited by the Rev. Jeremiah finch, M.A.
Published in 1866 & 1868

This register of Manchester Free Grammar School covers the period 1730 -1807 and gives biographical details of the pupils.
Complete with an index of Names

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Manchester Court Leet Records 1552-1686 & 1731-1846.

Volumes I to XII.
Printed for the Municipal Council of Manchester.
Published between 1884 & 1890.

This important 12-volume set contains transcripts of Court Leet Records for the Manor of Manchester covering four centuries. They contain fascinating entries on many aspects of local government, including land transfers, markets, local disputes, etc.

Over 3800 pages of information. Complete with indexes for each volume.

Many hundreds of names of people are included. Very useful for family history and local history.

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The Portmote or Court Leet Records of the Borough or Town and Royal Manor of Salford from the year 1597 to the year 1669 inclusive.

Volumes I & II.
Transcribed and Edited by J.G. de T. Mandley.
Published in 1902.

Transcripts of Court Leet Records for Salford in Lancashire 1597-1669, containing many names of people - serving as local officials, and also in connection with crime, disputes, etc.

Also includes Salford Constables Accounts 1636-1640.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

Useful for family history and local history.

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The Parish Registers of Preston in Lancashire.

Published in 1913.
Transcribed & edited by A.E. Hodder, M.B., B.C., Stafford.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers of Preston.
Contains :
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1611-1635.

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The Parish Registers of Broughton in Lancashire.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers of Broughton.
Contains :
Baptisms 1653-1804, Marriages 1653-1759 &
Burials 1653-1803.
Both complete with indexes of names and places.

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Lancashire Nonconformity;
Or
Sketches, Historical & Descriptive Of The Congregational and Old Presbyterian Churches in the County.
Volumes I & II.

By the Rev. B. Nightingale.
Published in 1891.

Includes historic information about the nonconformist churches and chapels of Preston, North Lancashire, Westmorland and the Blackburn District.

Illustrated with line drawings.
Complete with indexes for each volume.
Useful for genealogy and local history.

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The Cotton Year Book 1920.

Compiled by S. Ecroyd.

A comprehensive and detailed guide covering all aspects of the cotton industry.

Also includes lists of associations, societies and trade unions, as well as lists of holidays in the cotton districts.

Complete with many pages of advertisements.

A fascinating hand book, giving an insight into a once-great industry. Useful for local, social, economic and family historians - particularly those researching Lancashire.

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The Catholic Record Society Miscellanea IV
One of a series of books containing a variety of records from various counties.

Published in 1907.

Miscellanea IV includes Father Person's Memoirs.
Lord Burghley's Map of Lancashire, 1590.
Tower Bills 1595-1681.
Catholic Chaplaincies and Families in the North During the 18th Century
Family Notes of the Knights of Lincolnshire.
Documents at Everingham.
Catholic Registers of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor E.R. York, 1744-1840.
Catholic Registers of Robert Hall, 1757-1811 and of Hornby, 1811-1851.
The Nuns of the Institute of Mary at York.
Papist Returns for the City of York and part of the Ainsty 1735.
Catholic Registers of York Bar Convent Chapel, 1771-1826.
Catholic Registers of the Domestic Chapel of the Vaughan Family at Courtfield in the Parish of Welsh Bicknor, Monmouthshire, 1773-1832.
Inscriptions from Middleton Hall Chapel, Ilkley, Yorkshire.
Father John Birkett, Confessor in Lancashire Castle, and the recent discovery of documents 1679-1680.
Also includes an index.

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The Parish Registers of Ribchester in Lancashire.

Published in 1906.
Transcribed by J. Arrowsmith.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers.
Contains :
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1598 - 1695.
Complete with indexes of names, places and trades.

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Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates ; A.D. 1600 TO 1678.

Edited by John Paul Rylands.

Published in 1882.
It was ordered that details were to be taken by executors and mourners present at funerals detailing- The day of death, place of burial, whether they be married or single, what issue they had and to whom they were married.
The certificates also contain a description of the Coat of Arms of the deceased.

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The History of the Parish of Rochdale.

By Henry Fishwick, F.S.A.
Published in 1889.

Includes a general history of the parish, township histories of Castleton, Spotland, Hundersfield & Butterworth.
Ecclesiastical histories of, the Parish church, Whitworth church, Todmorden church, Littleborough church, Milnrow church .
Also includes the Protestation Returns of 1642 for the above named townships, with an index of names. Manor Court Records for various periods.
Also included are chapters concerning the old houses and families of Rochdale.
Plus a general index and index of names.
Useful for family and local history.

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Lancashire Fines 1196 - 1377

Edited by William Farrar.
Published in 1899 and 1903.

Part I - 1196 - 1307
Part II - 1307 - 1377

These two volumes comprise transcripts in English of Feet of Fines - transfers of land and property.
They cover various parts of Lancashire during the period 1196 - 1377.
Many names of people are included.
Each volume has an index. A useful resource for medieval genealogy.

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The Parish Registers of Radcliffe in Lancashire.

Transcribed by James Clayton.
Published in 1922 & 1923.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Radcliffe.
Baptisms 1557-1783
Burials 1558-1783
Marriages 1560-1761

Complete with indexes of names and places.

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The Parish Registers of Walton-le-Dale, in Lancashire.

Transcribed by Gerald E.C. Clayton, M.A.
Published in 1910.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers.
Contains - Baptisms 1609-1808
Burials 1609-1808
Marriages 1609-1812

Complete with indexes of names, places and Traders.

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The Parish Registers of Rochdale in Lancashire.

Edited by Henry Fishwick, F.S.A.
Published in 1889.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers of Rochdale.
Contains :
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1617 - 1641.

Also includes some entries from the Todmorden registers between 1624 - 1633.

Complete with an index of names.

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The Parish Registers of Stalmine in Lancashire.

Transcribed by Mrs W. E. Robinson.
Published in 1914.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers of Stalmine.
Contains :
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1583 - 1724.

Complete with indexes of names and places.

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Rochdale Parish Register,
Marriages 1701 to 1801.

Transcribed by Henry Brierley, B.A., LL.D.
Published in 1924.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers. Contains - Marriages from 1701 to 1801. A list of Officiating Clergy plus indexes of Names, Places and Trades.

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The Parish Registers of Bury in Lancashire.

Published between 1898 and 1905.

Three volumes on one CD.
Volumes one and two transcribed and edited by the Rev. W.J. Lowenberg, and Henry Brierley.
The third volume transcribed and edited by Archibald Sparke, F.R.S.L.
Contains Baptisms, Burials and Marriages from 1590 to 1698.

Also includes Births and Deaths between 1647 & 1698.

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The Parish Registers of Chipping in Lancashire.

Transcribed, edited and indexed by Alice Brierley.
Published in 1903.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers for the years 1559 to 1694.
Also includes indexes of Names, Places and Trades.

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The Parish Registers of Eccles in Lancashire.

Transcribed and edited by A.E. Hodder, M.B., B.C.
Published in 1906.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers for the years 1564 to 1632.
Also includes indexes of Names, Places and Trades.

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The Parish Registers of Colton in Furness Fells, in Lancashire (now Cumbria).

Edited by the Rev. Arthur Anderson Williams, M.A. and James Pennington Burns.
Published in 1891.

Transcripts of the registers for the parish of Colton.
Contains :
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1623 - 1812.
Also includes epitaphs inside the church.

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Topography and Directory of Preston, Lancaster and Districts.

P. Mannex & Co.
Published in 1881.

This directory includes topographical descriptions and trade directory entries for Preston, Lancaster and the surrounding Lancashire towns and villages, including Blackpool. The Preston section also contains a street directory.
Over 800 pages of information.
Full of names of people.
Very useful for family and local history.

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A Calendar of Lancashire and Cheshire Exchequer Depositions by Commission.

From 1558 to 1702.
Published in 1885

Printed as Vol. XI for the Record Society for the Publication of Original Documents Relating to Lancashire and Cheshire.
Contains calendar of Depositions (pre trial statements).
Hundreds of names are included, covering a wide range of disputes on all aspects of life.
Complete with an index of persons and places.
Very useful for family history and local history.

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Baptists of North West England, 1649-1913

By W. T. Whitley
Published in 1913.

Baptists of North West England, 1649 - 1913.
Prepared for the Lancashire & Cheshire Association by W. T. Whitley.

A fascinating history of the Baptists in this part of England from 1649 until 1913.
Includes details about the formation of the various churches.
Illustrated with drawings and photographs.

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The Catholic Record Society Miscellanea V

Published in 1909.

Miscellanea V includes -
Abbess Neville's Annals of Five Communities of English Benedictine Nuns in Flanders 1598-1687
The Will of Christopher Stonehouse of Dunsley, Whitby c.1564-1631
A List of Convicted Recusants in the Reign of King Charles II (arranged by county).
Covering - Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Dorsetshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, London & Middlesex, Surrey, Devon, Norfolk, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Somerset, Suffolk, Staffordshire, Hampshire, Sussex, Wiltshire and Kent.
Catholic Registers of Crondon Park, Essex c.1759-1831
Catholic Registers of Lulworth Castle, Dorset 1755-1840
Also includes an index of Persons and Places

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The Historic Stillbirth Register

Is an ongoing project with more records being added each day.
The coverage varies considerably between parishes counties and even centuries.

The database covers entries between the years 1551 and 2005 ; though does not claim to be an exhaustive list of such stillbirths.
It should be noted that to be included in this database the entry must either be noted as a stillbirth, born dead or abortive birth.
The CD contains both a pdf file of the Historic Stillbirth Register and an Excel database of the register saved as a .xls file

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