Lancashire BMD. Although the indexes are not yet complete for all years and districts, the database will eventually cover Lancashire births, marriages and deaths for the years 1837 to the present day.
Old Historic Families of Lancashire, Cheshire & North Western England
Old Mersey Times. Liverpool and Merseyside's life and times transcribed from old newspapers.
Yorkshire Strays : in Lancashire in 1851
Cambridgeshire Strays in Lancashire
International Genealogical Index (IGI) Batch Numbers for Lancashire, England : A-K, L-O, P-Z : A useful index since searching the IGI by last name only is not permitted unless you search within a single batch of records at a time.
Familiae minorum gentium. A collection of pedigrees compiled by the Rev. Joseph Hunter (1783-1861) chiefly of Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire, and Lancashire families, though their branches extend over other counties. Requires payment. (World Vital Records - subscription required) : Volume 1 - Volume 2 - Volume 3 - Volume 4
The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster. Edited by William Farrer and J. Brownbill, M. A. 7 volumes. London 1906-1914. Search or browse. (World Vital Records - requires payment) : Volume 1 - Volume 2 - Volume 3 - Volume 4 - Volume 5 - Volume 6 - Volume 7
Misc. Lancashire, England Church Records
Royal Lancashire Volunteers. The Royal Lancashire Volunteers was first raised in 1779 during the American Revolution and again during the troubles with France in the late 1790s. This list (by no means complete) details 661 men, the town from which they came, their trade, age and the date on which they were recruited.
Surname Interests for Lancashire, England at Lancslist.com
Liverpool and S.W. Lancs Family History Society Members Interests Directory
Lancashire Surnames. A list of surnames being researched in Lancashire by people with email addresses.
Furness, Lancashire, England Significant Surnames
Lancashire North of the Sands Surname Interests. This web site contains details of the surname interests being researched in the Lancashire - North of the Sands area.
LANCSGEN Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: the county of Lancashire, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
UK-ULVERSTON-FHS Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list, sponsored by the Ulverston Heritage Centre, for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Furness area of England. This area was part of Lancashire prior to 1974 and is now part of the county of Cumbria. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
ENG-CUMBRIA Mailing List at RootsWeb. A 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). You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
ENG-LANCS-YORKS Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A 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. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
ENG-MERSEYSIDE Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A 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. This list is for the discussion of the history of the area and will be of interest to both historians and genealogists. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
ENG-NTH-SURNAMES Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic : Discussing and sharing of information regarding surnames found in Durham, Northumberland, Yorkshire, and Lancashire, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
UK-NORTHWEST Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: Northwest part of England (Cumberland, Lancashire and Westmorland Counties). Beginners and experienced researchers are welcome. Topics include how to start and conduct genealogy research; why we love genealogy and how it feels when you find another ancestor; requests for lookups; new lists, resources, and URLs; finding information and clues and keeping records; local history related to Monumental Inscriptions; and sharing information on the recording of monumental inscriptions, identifying and presenting related records, and searching for details on the location of monumental inscriptions. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541: volume 6 - Northern Province. Traces the chronology and careers of the archbishops, bishops and senior clergy of the cathedrals and diocese of Durham, York and Carlisle. (Covers Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Northumberland, Westmorland, Yorkshire)
1881 Census of Ships in Port in Lancashire (Other than Liverpool and Bootle) : Part 1 - Part 2
A Lancashire Pedigree Case (World Vital Records - requires payment) : A History of the Various Trials for the Recovery of the Harrison Estates. From 1873 to 1886. Together with a Full Account of the Many Forgeries and Fraudulent Entries in Parish Registers, Marriage Licence [sic] Bonds, &c.,. Earwaker, J. P.. Warrington England. (1887).
Ashton under Lyne
ENG-LAN-ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: Genealogy in Ashton under Lyne (Lancashire, UK). You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
1841 and 1871 Census Records for Hurst and surrounding districts, Lancashire, England : Enumeration districts in the parishes of Ashton under Lyne and Mossley. Also Kelly's Directory Entries for Hurst from 1905 and 1918.
Ashworth
Tombstone Inscriptions in St James Churchyard, Ashworth, Lancashire, England
Astley
St Stephens Church of England, Astley, Lancashire, England Baptisms 1760-1844
St Stephens Church of England, Astley, Lancashire, England Memorial Inscriptions
St Stephens Church of England, Astley, Lancashire, England Burials
Atherton
Atherton (or Chowbent), Lancashire, England Misc. Records
Balderstone
The Parish Records for St Leonard’s, Balderstone, Lancashire, England : Baptisms from 1751 to 1891, and burials form 1785 to 1900.
Barton on Irwell
Barton Wesleyan Burial Register 1804-1866. Barton on Irwell, Lancashire, England.
Birkdale
1891 Census of North Meols Birkdale Farm School Reformatory for Roman Catholic Boys, Birkdale (Southend) Lancashire, England
Blackburn
Baptisms at the Church of St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Blackburn, Lancashire, England 1600-1835
Marriages at the Church of St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Blackburn, Lancashire, England 1600-1833
Burials at the Church of St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Blackburn, Lancashire, England 1793-1812
Blackrod
The Parish Church of St Catharine in the Parish of Blackrod, Lancashire, England : Baptisms 1606-1701, Marriages 1613-1700, Burials 1607-1701.
Blawith
Marriages at the Church of St John the Baptist in the Parish of Blawith, Lancashire, England 1730-1837
Bolton-le-Moors
St Peter, Bolton le Moors, Lancashire, England Parish Registers : Baptisms, marriages, burials 1573-1660.
Bolton-le-Sands
Baptisms at the Church of Holy Trinity in the Parish of Bolton le Sands, Lancashire, England 1737-1878
Marriages at the Church of Holy Trinity in the Parish of Bolton le Sands, Lancashire, England 1653-1837
Burials at the Church of Holy Trinity in the Parish of Bolton le Sands, Lancashire, England 1813-1875
Bootle
1881 Census of Ships in Port in Bootle, Lancashire, England : Part 1 - Part 2
Brierfield
Banns of Marriage at the Church of St Luke in the Parish of Brierfield, Lancashire, England 1873-1900
Brindle
Baptisms at St James in The Parish of Brindle, Lancashire, England 1789 - 1812
Marriages at the Church of St James in The Parish of Brindle, Lancashire, England 1789 - 1812
Burials at the Church of St James in the Parish of Brindle, Lancashire, England 1789 - 1812
Broughton
Marriages at the Church of St John the Baptist in the Parish of Broughton, Lancashire, England 1653 - 1759
Burnage
Burnage, Lancashire, England in the 1858 Lancashire Directory (WW1 and WW2)
Bury
ENG-LAN-BURY Mailing List. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or local history interest in the town of Bury, Lancashire, England, and surrounding parishes within a radius of five miles. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Pigot's 1828 Directory Extracts for Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, and Rossendale, Lancashire, England
Denton
Denton, Lancashire Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Eccles
Those Interred in 1890 in Peel Green Cemetery, Eccles, Lancashire, England (pdf document)
ENG-LAN-ECCLES Mailing List. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Parish of Eccles, Lancashire, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Edenfield
1891 Census Strays Ramsbottom, Tottington, Edenfield, and Holcombe, Lancashire, England. These pages give a summary listing of people found in the Ramsbottom, Tottington, Edenfield, and Holcombe area in the 1891 census, but born elsewhere. The listings show last name.
Fulwood
Preston Workhouse, Fulwood, Lancashire, England 1871 Census
Great Harwood
Great Harwood, Lancashire, England Misc. Records : Census information, directories, land records, and more.
Hawkshead
1851 Census : Sunny Bank [Bobbin Mill], Ulverston/Hawkshead/Torver, Lancashire; Milnthorpe Union Workhouse, Westmorland; Spring Field [later Cress Brook] School, Westmorland.
England Strays:
- 1861 census : Bristol Orphans Girls School St. Andrews, Gloucestershire
- 1851 census : Westmorland/West Ward/Lowther/Barton/Eamont Bridge (workhouse)
- 1851 census : Lancashire/Ulverston/Hawkshead/Satterthwaite (bobin mill)
- 1851 census : Westmorland/Kendal/Milnthorpe (bobin mill)
- 1851 census : Lancashire/Ulverston/Hawkshead/Satterthwaite (bobin mill)
- 1851 census : Westmorland/Kendal/Ambleside/Applethwaite (bobin mill)
- 1851 census : Westmorland/Kendal/Ambleside/Applethwaite (bobin mill 2)
- 1851 census : Westmorland Tirril Lodge School
Holcombe
1891 Census Strays Ramsbottom, Tottington, Edenfield, and Holcombe, Lancashire, England. These pages give a summary listing of people found in the Ramsbottom, Tottington, Edenfield, and Holcombe area in the 1891 census, but born elsewhere. The listings show last name.
Hurst
1841 and 1871 Census Records for Hurst and surrounding districts, Lancashire, England : Enumeration districts in the parishes of Ashton under Lyne and Mossley. Also Kelly's Directory Entries for Hurst from 1905 and 1918.
ENG-LANCASHIRE-HURST Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Hurst, Lancashire, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Kirkby
St Chad's, Kirkby, Lancashire Memorial Inscriptions and Burial Records
Kirkdale
St. Mary's Church, Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Covering the period from 4th October 1874 to 11th December 1883.
Lancaster
Her Majesty's Gaol of the Castle of Lancaster; Caton Workhouse, Lancaster; and Dent Workhouse, Yorkshire 1851 Census
County Lunatic Asylum, Lancaster, Lancashire 1851 Census
Lancaster Union Workhouse 1871 Census, Lancashire, England
Lancaster Priory Gravestones, Lancashire, England
Lancaster Trial, 1843 : the Accused, the Jury, Witnesses. Trial following a wave of strikes in 1842 protesting at wage cuts imposed by the factory owners in Ashton, then across Manchester.
Some Poor Removals from Kent and Lancaster to Ireland Jan 1867- Dec. 1869
Leigh
ENG-LAN-LEIGH Mailing List. Topic: For anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Leigh, Lancashire, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Little Crosby
Full 1881 census for Little Crosby Village, Lancashire, England
1881 Census Strays Little Crosby, Lancashire, England. Records of people who where born in Little Crosby but where somewhere else in Lancashire on the night of the 1881 census. : A to J - K to Z
Liverpool
Liverpool, England Cemeteries
Marriages and Obituaries from Liverpool Old Liverpool Newspapers
Liverpool Sheltering Home 1891 Census (Lancashire, England). Sheltering Home for Orphan, Fatherless and Destitute Children for Training, Educating and Emigrating to Canada, Myrtle Street, Liverpool.
Liverpool Photographers. This site contains lists of photographers from the Liverpool & Wirral (Cheshire) areas from the 19th and 20th centuries.
ENG-LIVERPOOL Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: the City of Liverpool, England, and surrounding areas. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
1881 Census of Ships in Port in Liverpool, Lancashire, England : Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9 - Part 10 - Part 11
Liverpool, Lancashire, England Misc. Marriages, Deaths, Accidents & Court Cases. Extracted from 1811 and 1867 newspapers (pdf document)
Liverpool Educators in the 1891 Census (Lancashire, England) (pdf document)
Index to the 1851 Census of Liverpool, England : Irish Born. This index is a listing of those people who gave Ireland, an Irish County or an Irish Town as their place of birth.
Liverpool Educators in 1859 Slater’s Directory (Lancashire, England) (pdf document)
Liverpool Educators in the 1861 Census (Lancashire, England) : 1270 educators (including Pupil Teachers) (pdf document)
Liverpool Educators in 1827 Gore’s Directory (Lancashire, England) (pdf document)
Old Liverpool Newspapers Online. Old Liverpool snippets and miscellany.
Manchester
1861 Census New Bridge Street, Manchester: Inmates - Staff
ENG-MANCHESTER Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the cities of Manchester and Salford, Lancashire, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Middleton
ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: the Town of Middleton, Lancashire, United Kingdom, and the surrounding areas and suburbs of Oldham and Rochdale. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Mossley
1841 and 1871 Census Records for Hurst and surrounding districts, Lancashire, England : Enumeration districts in the parishes of Ashton under Lyne and Mossley. Also Kelly's Directory Entries for Hurst from 1905 and 1918.
ENG-LAN-MOSSLEY-SADDLEWORTH Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Mossley and Saddleworth area of England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Mossley Conservative Club Roll of Honour : Those who served during World War 1.
Newton In Makerfield
ENG-LAN-NEWTON Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Newton-In-Makerfield (now Newton-Le-Willows), Lancashire, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Oldham
ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: the Town of Middleton, Lancashire, United Kingdom, and the surrounding areas and suburbs of Oldham and Rochdale. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Roll of Honour, Salem Oddfellows Call, Oldham, Lancashire : Those who served and those who died during World War 1.
Prescott
ENG-LAN-PRESCOT Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Prescott, Lancashire, England, and surrounding parishes, particularly Rainford. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Preston
ENG-LANCS-PRESTON Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Rainford
ENG-LAN-PRESCOT Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Prescott, Lancashire, England, and surrounding parishes, particularly Rainford. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Ramsbottom
Pigot's 1828 Directory Extracts for Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, and Rossendale, Lancashire, England
1891 Census Strays Ramsbottom, Tottington, Edenfield, and Holcombe, Lancashire, England. These pages give a summary listing of people found in the Ramsbottom, Tottington, Edenfield, and Holcombe area in the 1891 census, but born elsewhere. The listings show last name.
Roby
St. Bartholomew, Roby, Lancashire, England Burials to 1900
Rochdale
ENG-LAN-MIDDLETON Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: the Town of Middleton, Lancashire, United Kingdom, and the surrounding areas and suburbs of Oldham and Rochdale. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Rossendale
Pigot's 1828 Directory Extracts for Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, and Rossendale, Lancashire, England
Salford
ENG-MANCHESTER Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the cities of Manchester and Salford, Lancashire, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Satterthwaite
England Strays:
- 1861 census : Bristol Orphans Girls School St. Andrews, Gloucestershire
- 1851 census : Westmorland/West Ward/Lowther/Barton/Eamont Bridge (workhouse)
- 1851 census : Lancashire/Ulverston/Hawkshead/Satterthwaite (bobin mill)
- 1851 census : Westmorland/Kendal/Milnthorpe (bobin mill)
- 1851 census : Lancashire/Ulverston/Hawkshead/Satterthwaite (bobin mill)
- 1851 census : Westmorland/Kendal/Ambleside/Applethwaite (bobin mill)
- 1851 census : Westmorland/Kendal/Ambleside/Applethwaite (bobin mill 2)
- 1851 census : Westmorland Tirril Lodge School
Southport
ENG-LAN-SOUTHPORT Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Southport, Lancashire, England, and the little towns around it (e.g., Ainsdale, Banks, Birkdale, Churchtown, Crossens, Formby, Scarisbrick). You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Todmorden with Walsden (in Lancashire prior to 1888, now in Yorkshire)
ENG-TODMORDEN Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical of historical interest in the Lancashire/Yorkshire border town of Todmorden, England, and the surrounding area. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Todmorden Chartists 1838-50
Torver
1851 Census : Sunny Bank [Bobbin Mill], Ulverston/Hawkshead/Torver, Lancashire; Milnthorpe Union Workhouse, Westmorland; Spring Field [later Cress Brook] School, Westmorland.
Tottington
Pigot's 1828 Directory Extracts for Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, and Rossendale, Lancashire, England
1891 Census Strays Ramsbottom, Tottington, Edenfield, and Holcombe, Lancashire, England. These pages give a summary listing of people found in the Ramsbottom, Tottington, Edenfield, and Holcombe area in the 1891 census, but born elsewhere. The listings show last name.
Ulverston
1851 Census : Sunny Bank [Bobbin Mill], Ulverston/Hawkshead/Torver, Lancashire; Milnthorpe Union Workhouse, Westmorland; Spring Field [later Cress Brook] School, Westmorland.
England Strays: records include 1851 census : Lancashire/Ulverston/Hawkshead/Satterthwaite (bobin mill)
Walden
Walden, Lancashire, England 1841 to 1891 Census Extractions (partial)
Walton-On-The-Hill
Walton Gaol H M Prison, Hornby Road, Walton-On-The-Hill, Lancashire, England : List of Staff and Prisoners, 1881
Warrington
ENG-LAN-WARRINGTON Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Warrington, Lancashire, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Warton (near Carnforth)
1851 Census : Westmorland and Lancashire Schools :
- Clergy Daughters' School, Casterton, Westmorland
- Preparatory School, Casterton, Westmorland
- Servants' School, Casterton, Westmorland
- Lindeth Cottage [School], Lindeth, Warton, Lancs
Wigan
ENG-LAN-WIGAN Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: Research for the town of Wigan, Lancashire and surrounding parishes & hamlets, namely Abram, Ashton in Makerfield, Aspull, Billinge, Billinge Chapel End, Billinge Higher End, Blackrod, Dalton, Haigh, Hindley, Ince in Makerfield, Orrell, Parbold, Pemberton, Shevington, Standish with Langtree, Upholland, Wigan, Winstanley, Worthington, Wrightington. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.
Woolton-Much
ENG-LANCS-WOOLTON-MUCH Mailing List at RootsWeb. Topic: Genealogical interest in the town of Woolton-Much, Lancashire, England. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them.