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England - Lancashire
Category Index
- General Resource Sites
- Government & Cities
- History & Culture
- Libraries, Archives & Museums
- Locality Specific
- Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat
- Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information
- Military
- Newspapers
- Occupations
- People & Families
- Photographs & Memories
- Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services
- Publications, Software & Supplies
- Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists
- Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
- Religion & Churches
- Societies & Groups
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- Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Library Services
- Bolton Council - Records and Archives
- Bolton Libraries
- Bury Archive Service
- Bury Metro Central and Branch Libraries
- Chetham's Library
- Cumbria Archives Service
- Family History Centers in Cumbria
From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
- Family History Centers in Lancashire
From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- Greater Manchester Archives: A Guide to Local Repositories
- The Greater Manchester County Record Office
- John Rylands University Library of Manchester
- Knowsley Library Section - Local Studies and Archives
- Lancashire County Library
- Lancashire Record Office
- Manchester Archives and Local Studies
- Manchester City Council: Registrars
- Manchester Public Libraries
- The National Archives (U.K.)
Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom.
- The Catalogue
Descriptions of more than 10 million records held by The National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. The visitor may either search or browse through the descriptions. Images of the documents are not available. Visitors can request copies online and can also place advance orders for the day of their visit.
- Help
- Research Guides: A to Z
This is an alphabetical list of the topical Research Guides. The guides help you find what you need in the catalogue, so this should be the first thing you consult.
- Family History
- House History
- Local History
- Military History
- Search Our Collections
- National Gas Archive
Company archive of the Lattice Group which holds the historical records of the UK gas industry dating from the early 19th Century.
- Oldham Local Studies & Archives
- Rochdale Library Service
- Salford City Archives Service
- Salford Libraries
- Salford Diocesan Archives
Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford.
- Sources for Local History at Lambeth Palace Library - Lancashire
- Tameside Local Studies Library
- Trafford Library Service
- Ulverston Heritage Centre
- University of Liverpool Library
- Warrington Libraries
- Wigan Archive Service
- Wigan Libraries
- Working Class Movement Library ~ Salford, England
- Croston Village
- Euxton
- Genealogy in Darwen & Blackburn Lancashire, England
- Gisburn Parish & Village
- Great Harwood. Genealogy Resources and Links
A site to gather and share genealogical information of families in or from Great Harwood, Lancashire, England.
- Henthorn History
- Hesket Bank and Tarleton Villages
- Heywood
- History of Bootle
- Knowsley Local History
- Liverpool Photographers
A database of photographers' studios from Liverpool, England, to help you date photographs taken in this area.
- Longsight Memories
- Manchester People Community
A community and discussion forum about Manchester (England), its people and its genealogy.
- Milnrow Village
- North Meols
- Parish of Bury, Lancashire
A collection of information useful to folks researching ancestors from the Parish of Bury, Lancashire, England.
- Rufford
- Salford Hundred Ancestry, Annals and History
- St Chad's, Kirkby
Fully indexed memorial inscriptions, memorial and church photos, burial records transcribed from church registers, plans of the churchyard to help with locating graves, links to other useful websites, news and views page for messages.
- St. John's Genealogy Page
St. John's Parish, Ainsdale, Southport. - Tottington, Lancashire, England
- Todmorden and Walsden
A glimpse into bygone times of a township on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border in England through a miscellaneous collection of data, articles and anecdotes.
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
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 ENG-CUMBRIA Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the county of Cumbria, England, which was created in 1974 by merging the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding). Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List
For . Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-Lancashire Mailing List
For anyone with interests in family history, geography, history, and related topics in the English county of Lancashire.
- ENG-LANCASHIRE-HURST Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Hurst, Lancashire. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-LANCS-PRESTON Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-LANCS-WOOLTON-MUCH Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Woolton-Much, Lancashire. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-LANCS-YORKS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, England and the folks who moved back and forth between these counties. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-LAN-ECCLES Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Parish of Eccles, Lancashire. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Leigh, Lancashire. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-Lan-Liverpool Mailing List
For anyone with interests in family history, geography, history, and related topics in the city of Liverpool in the English county of Lancashire.
- ENG-LAN-Manchester Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the city of Manchester, Lancashire.
- ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Town of Middleton, Lancashire. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-LAN-MOSSLEY-SADDLEWORTH Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Mossley and Saddleworth area of England. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-LAN-NEWTON Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Newton-In-Makerfield (now Newton-Le-Willows), Lancashire. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-LAN-WARRINGTON Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Warrington, Lancashire, England. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-LIVERPOOL Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the City of Liverpool, and surrounding areas. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-MANCHESTER Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the cities of Manchester and Salford. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-MERSEYSIDE Mailing List
For anyone with a historical and genealogical interest in the county of Merseyside, England, which was created in 1974 from parts of Cheshire and Lancashire. The county centers largely on the Liverpool area and includes the harbor of the Mersey estuary and most of the Wirral Peninsula on which are the industrial centers of Birkenhead and Wallasey. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-NTH-SURNAMES Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding surnames found in Durham, Northumberland, Yorkshire and Lancashire. Archives: browse or search.
- ENG-TODMORDEN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical of historical interest in the Lancashire/Yorkshire border town of Todmorden. Archives: browse or search.
- LANCSGEN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the historic county of Lancashire, England. Archives: browse or search.
- UK-NORTHWEST Mailng List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Northwest part of England (Cumberland, Lancashire and Westmorland Counties). Archives: browse or search.
- UK-ULVERSTON-FHS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Furness area of England. Archives: browse or search.
- Wigan_Town_Genealogy Mailing List
For anyone searching for genealogical information from Wigan Town, Lancashire.
- AntiqueMapsUK.com
Range of antique maps specialising in good value items from c1900.
- British History Online - Historical Geography
Digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. Historic Ordnance Survey maps in 1:10,560 scale for each county in England.
- Gazetteer of British Place Names
Contains the ancient or geographical County of over 50,000 place names in Britain along with modern administrative areas information.
- Genmaps - Lancashire Old Maps
- Gores' Directory of Liverpool 1829
- Greater Manchester Gazetteer
- Old-Maps - The Online Repository of Historic Maps
- Gazetteer County List - Choose a County
Organized by the counties of England, Scotland, and Wales, this site contains scanned images of historic Ordnance Survey maps dating from 1846 to 1899. Over 40,000 places are indexed alphabetically first by county and then by locality name.
- Greater Manchester Maps
- A Key to English Place-Names
Guide to the interpretation of the names of England's cities, towns and villages, drawing on the work of the English Place-Name Society.
- Lancashire Maps
- Merseyside Maps
- Old Ordnance Survey Maps for England
- Old Towns of England - Lancashire Towns
Contemporary descriptions of British towns written in 1836. Also old maps for sale.
- Parish Search
Online searchable database of the geographic location of churches, registration districts etc in the UK, with details of their founding and closing dates. From GENUKI.
- Pigot & Dean's New Directory of Manchester, Salford, etc. for 1821-1822
- Slater's Directory of the Following Important English towns: Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and West Bromwich 1847
- Your Old Maps Online - Lancashire
Scans of original maps & etchings.
Adoptions, biographies, ethnic groups, famous people, immigrants, some family groups, etc.
Photos, postcards, yearbooks, school memorabilia, and other ephemera of life
Links to professional researchers found on Cyndi's List are included as a courtesy. Unless otherwise stated, the existence of these links on Cyndi's List does not imply endorsement of the services or products provided by those professional researchers. See also: Disclaimers
- Branching Out
Genealogical research service in the Birmingham, Manchester and Cheshire.
- Britfinders
Research service specializing in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire.
- Brooke Westcott - Old Documents Transcribed and Translated
Lancashire, UK.
- Carol's Genealogical Help Site
Lancashire England research, but any requests for other areas considered.
- Genealogy Professional Families Matter in the East Midlands : Pam Kirby Genealogist
Research throughout most of the East Midlands (Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire).
- Genealogy Professional Genealogy Genie: Fiona Jenner Genealogist
Liverpool research. Local photographic services. BMD & Censuses for England & Wales.
- Genealogy Professional Wales, Scotland, Cheshire, Lancashire: Gillian Smith Genealogist
Denbighshire, Wales.
- Glynn Roe's Homepage
Research in Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire and Lancashire.
- History of.....
Specialist researchers in East Lancashire. Local historical and genealogical research, including house and area history in Lancashire.
- Lancashire Ancestors
Research service in Lancashire.
- Lancs Research - Lancashire Family Research
- Lymm Lines
Research services for Cheshire, South Lancashire, northeast England and the Tay Valley in Scotland.
- Professional Genealogist Researching All Aspects of Family History - Lancashire Origins
Researching in Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria & beyond.
- SBS Genealogy Services - Burnley Lancashire UK
Family History Research in Burnley.
- Simon Martin Genealogical Research
Specializing in Lancashire, Liverpool, Manchester, and Cheshire research.
- Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore
A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.
- Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - England and English
The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
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 Ancestry.com - Lancashire, England: Parish and Probate Records
Searchable database available by subscription.
- Archive CD Books USA
Reproductions of old books for sale on CD-ROM.
- eBay.co.uk Listings: Search for Genealogy
Online auction service for buying & selling.
- Lancashire Record Office Book Shop
- My History - Family Tree Software and Genealogy Supplies Specialists
UK supplier of family tree software and genealogy supplies. Help for beginners and experienced genealogists to select their ideal software to create; charts, family history books and even a website. Specialist in data for Yorkshire and Lancashire.
- The National Archives (U.K.) - Bookshop
- Regional Books - Lancashire
Family history books for the northern counties of England. Used, Rare and Out of Print books relating to Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Northumberland, Cumbria etc., including genealogy, heraldry, history, topography, geography, pictorial, anacdotal, factual and fictional books.
- Society of Genealogists Bookshop Online
- Ancestry.com - Message Boards - United Kingdom and Ireland
- British-Genealogy.com - B-G Forums
Free genealogy message board forums for all of the United Kingdom and beyond. Several topic-specific forums for occupations, records types and historic events.
- CuriousFox UK Genealogy Message Boards - Villages, Towns, Local History, UK Maps
Pinpoints every village and town in the UK and Ireland (over 50,000) with the exact location on modern maps and old maps. This is the village by village contact site for anybody researching family history, genealogy and local history in the UK and Ireland. Every UK county, town and village has a page for family history, local history, surname and genealogy enquiries.
- GENUKI - UK & Ireland Genealogy
- Lancashire Surname List
- Merseyside Genealogy & History Forum
An online community for research in Merseyside England. Merseyside is situated in the north of England, on the River Mersey, composed of the metropolitan boroughs of Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.
- Ormskirk & District Family History Society - Members Surname Interests
- RootsChat.com - Lancashire
Free messaging forum for everyone researching their family history or local history. The emphasis of the site is on the United Kingdom (Britain) and Ireland.
- UK Genealogy Interests Directory
Find other genealogists whose research shares your surnames.
- UK Surnames Genealogy Contact Site - Lancashire Listings
The sites found in this category vary in content. Some sites have extractions or transcriptions of actual records. Other sites have helpful lists, articles, tips or guidelines. In a few cases there are scanned images of the original source documents themselves, with more of these types of records coming online each day. Keep in mind that extractions & transcriptions may have errors or may be missing certain portions of the original source material. Always refer to the original source material whenever possible and only use extractions & transcriptions as a starting point to help guide you in your research.
- Ancestry.com - United Kingdom & Ireland
Searchable database available by subscription.
- England Wills Exchange Database
Collection of will submissions for England aranged by county.
- Family History Online
Online searchable pay-per-view databases with over 20 million records. Compiled by Family History Societies of England & Wales and hosted by the Federation of Family History Societies.
- Historical Directories
Digital library of eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth century local and trade directories from England and Wales. Includes text search and images.
- IGI Batch Numbers for Lancashire, England (A-K) , (L-O) , (P-Z)
- Indexes to Liverpool Registers
Full transcripts and information on other indexes of Liverpool and Lancashire church registers. St.Andrew Liverpool burials, Holy Trinity Liverpool burials and baptisms, All Saints Liverpool burials and baptisms.
- Lancashire Online Parish Clerks
Volunteer project to collect, collate and transcribe records for specific parishes in Lancashire.
- Lancashire Workhouses
- Medical Licences | Lambeth Palace Library
Medical licences issued by the Archbishop of Canterbury 1535-1775.
- The National Archives (U.K.)
Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom.
- The Catalogue
Descriptions of more than 10 million records held by The National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. The visitor may either search or browse through the descriptions. Images of the documents are not available. Visitors can request copies online and can also place advance orders for the day of their visit.
- Help
- Research Guides: A to Z
This is an alphabetical list of the topical Research Guides. The guides help you find what you need in the catalogue, so this should be the first thing you consult.
- Family History
- House History
- Local History
- Military History
- Search Our Collections
- National Archivist
Online pay-for-use databases containing digital images of original registers, entry books and indexes, reproduced under license from The National Archives and other organisations.
- Origins.net - Unique Genealogy Data for Family History Research in England and Scotland
Online searchable pay-for-use databases. Includes over 1 million records from the Society of Genealogists.
- Quaker Family History Society - Lancashire Records Locations
- Salford Roots
Transcribed Non Conformist parish registers, pub listing from 1848, census film numbers and more.
- Ships Passenger Lists Ivanhoe 2 Jan. 1851 Liverpool to New York
View images of the passenger list. This ship carried mostly Irish and some English passengers.
- Society of Genealogists - County Resources Introduction
- Ancestry.com - United Kingdom & Ireland
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- 1837Online
Pay-for-use online searchable index of civil registration indexes for England & Wales from 1837 to the present. Includes scanned images of the index entries for births, marriages & deaths.
- Ancestry.com - United Kingdom & Ireland
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Births, Marriages and Death indexes transcribed - Ancestry.com
This page has a great description of the BMD collection and its origins.
- Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records
Including baptism, christening, and burial records.
- England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005
Original source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.
- England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906
Original source: Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah.
- England & Wales, Death Index: 1837-1983
Original source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.
- England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005
Original source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Original source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
Original source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Original source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.
- England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
Original source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.
- England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940
Original source: Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Furness Fells, England: Colton Parish Church Registers, 1623-1812
Original source: Williams, Rev. Arthur Anderson, ed.. The Registers of Colton Parish Church, In Furness Fells. London, England: Elliot Stock, 1891.
- Pallot's Baptism Index for England: 1780 - 1837
Original source: The original paper slip index, from which this database was created, is owned by The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Canterbury, England.
- Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837
Original source: The original paper slip index, from which this database was created, is owned by The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Canterbury, England.
- The registers of the Parish Church of Chorley, in the county of Lancaster, 1548-1653
Original source: The registers of the Parish Church of Chorley, in the county of Lancaster, 1548-1653. Cambridge: Printed for the Lancashire Parish Register Society by J. Clay at the University Press, 1910.
- UK Parish Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records
A collection of parish records in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland from the 1500s to the 1900s. Original source: Electronic databases created from various publications of parish and probate records.
- Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council - Applying For Certified Copy Certificates
- Blackpool Council - Register Office
- BMD Index - Birth, Marriage & Death Index
Pay-per-view online searchable index to the birth, marriage & death registrations in England and Wales.
- Cumbria County Council: Registration Service
- Lancashire Births Marriages & Deaths - Lancashire BMD
Online searchable index for birth, marriage, and death registrations in Lancashire.
- Lancashire Registration Service
- Lancashire Will Search
The purpose of this page is to provide a search engine to assist one in finding a will of a person who died in Lancashire, England from the time period of the mid sixteenth century to the early nineteenth century.
- Liverpool Register Office
Registration Services - Certificate Ordering Service
Service from the General Register Office (the official centralized keeper of these records) allowing civil registration certificates (Births, Marriages & Deaths) to be ordered via the Internet.
St Michaels Church - Dalton
Search through our burial, cremation, baptism and marriage records.
- The Birkdale and Ainsdale Historical Research Society ~ West Lancashire
- The Briercliffe Society
Township of Briercliffe with Extwistle in Lancashire.
- Chadderton Historical Society
- Chipping Local History Society
- Cumbria FHS
- Cumbria Local History Federation
- Entwhistle Family History Association
- Furness Family History Society
- Halliwell Local History Society
- The Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
For the history of Lancashire and Cheshire, the history of Liverpool, Manchester, Lancaster, Chester, Preston, and Cumbria. History of the Mersey and Merseyside. Index of articles 1848 to present on families from Lancashire and Cheshire in England.
- Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society
- Lancashire Local History Federation
- Lancashire Parish Register Society
- Leyland Historical Society
- Liverpool & South West Lancashire Family History Society
- Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society
- Mere Brow Local History Society
- North Meols Family History Society
- The North West Catholic History Society
Promotes the study of the history of the Catholic Church in the region west of the Pennines, the old counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Lancashire, and Westmorland.
- The Ormskirk & District Family History
- The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
- St Helens Townships Family History Society
An independent group of family history transcribers and researchers, based in St Helens, Lancashire, who have a wealth of knowledge on local resources available to help you further your research.
- Turton Local History Society
- Tyldesley and District Historical Society
- Ulverston Heritage Centre
- Wigan Family & Local History Society
- Wesley Historical Society - North Lancashire District Branch
- West Lancashire Heritage Association
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