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Lancashire

 
Lancashire (GENUKI)
Lots of reference information on Lancashire genealogy.

Lancashire Family History Societies
The Federation of Family History Societies' (FFHS) list of Member Contacts.

Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society
Family history research in the Greater Manchester area including Bolton and Oldham. Includes transcription, index and publications of a wide variety of genealogical material.

Lancashire GenWeb Project
This website is part of the England GenWeb Project and is provided as a resource for individuals researching their ancestors and associated local history in Lancashire. Information on History, Message Board, Surnames, Mailing Lists, Home Pages, Maps, Newspapers, Family History Societies, Lancashire Links, Records, General Links.

Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project
This site aims to extract and preserve the records from the various parishes and to provide online access to that data, free of charge, along with other data of value to family and local historians conducting research in the County of Lancashire. An OnLine Parish Clerk should not be confused with Parish Clerks, who work for parish or town councils.

Road Map of Seventy Miles About Sheffield
Pawson & Brailsford's Road Map of Seventy Miles About Sheffield covering North Derbyshire (as far south as Ashbourne), and parts of Cheshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Yorkshire. The original must have been produced some time between 1893 and 1912.

National Burial Index
FFHS is an international organization, established in 1974 in the UK as a non-profit charitable company.  It is conducting the transcription and computerization of Burial records mainly by members of the Federation of Family History Societies throughout Britain. You can also contact the local Family History Societies for more details.

Family Search - International Genealogical Index (IGI)
LDS searchable online databases including; Births, Christenings, Marriages and a few Burials covering many places around the world.

Parish Register LookUp Exchange
This website has been set-up with the aim of bringing together all family history fanatics who own copies of Parish Registers, Monumental Inscriptions or any other research resources which may be useful to others, and are happy to share the information with other genealogists.  Includes; A-Z County Parish Registers for the UK where available, Monumental Inscriptions, Census and Other Resources.

Yorkshire Strays in Lancashire - 1851 Census Records
Strays and Census information for Lancashire by Carole Clyde.

Cyndi's List
US based genealogical list with information for Lancashire England.

England Societies and County Sites, Coraweb
Another Gateway Site for Family History and the UK Genealogist.  See also their links page to England & Wales: Online Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes and their General Information page for the UK.

Lancashire Genealogy Links
Another Gateway Site for information on; general links, cemeteries, census, directories, marriages, military, parish registers, passenger lists.

Genealogy in Lancashire England - Links
This is the website of Tony Foster, a family history researcher based in Bury, Lancashire including; General Genealogy Records & Resources for Lancashire, Surnames list and more.

Emigration, Immigration, Migration            << MORE
Sheffield Indexers extensive list of links to websites for family members who may have Emigrated, Immigrated or Migrated. Includes many links to ships passenger lists, war brides, colonialism and more.  See also additional links pertaining to The British Colonies.

Villages in Lancashire           << NEW
Wikipedia's list of current Villages in the County of Lancashire. See also current Villages in England.

Church Plans Online  - Lancashire
The Incorporated Church Building Society archive includes over 15,000 files relating to applications by parishes for grants from the Society. The earliest file is dated 1818 and the latest 1982.

Churches of Britain & Ireland - Lancashire
Their ultimate aim is to have at least one photo of every existing church in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands, and where possible, photos or artwork of churches no longer in existence.

Tombstones & Monumental Inscriptions
Photographic record of the various churches, churchyards, graveyards and cemeteries.

Roll of Honour - Lancashire
Site dedicated to those men and women who fell fighting for their country.  See also other helpful links to information on prisoners of war, other memorials, etc.

Historic Houses
List of historic houses in Lancashire.

Pictures of Lancashire
PicturesofEngland.com exploring the most Picturesque & Historic parts of England.  Take a picture tour of Lancashire Attractions, Recommended Towns and more.
 

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