Hello all There's new data from our friends at Lancashire BMD: 2 July 2012 Added 1,505 Deaths for Trafford RD comprising: Stretford (1944-1947) 13 July 2012 Added 13,500 Deaths for Oldham RD comprising: Delph, Saddleworth (1872-1874); Uppermill, Saddleworth (1872-1882); Royton (1872-1881); Crompton (1871-1879); Chadderton (1872-1881) ~ ~ ~ ~ Many thanks to all responsible! Search for your ancestors in Lancashire at http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk or use the multi-region search at http://www.ukbmdsearch.org.uk/ Happy searching! Lynne

Morning all, This morning's visit to the Lancs OPC website, found the following records have been added to the databases: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 16 July 2012 Marriages 1946 to 1961 from the Church of St Nathaniel, Platt Bridge, in the Parish of Hindley Marriages 1928 to 1936 from St Catharine, Scholes, in the Town of Wigan Marriages 1950 to 1957 from Christ Church, in the district of Everton, Liverpool Baptisms 1855 to 1856 from the Church of St Peter, Liverpool Baptisms 1890 to 1895 from the Church of St Clement, Toxteth, Liverpool Baptisms 1901 to 1908 from the Church of St Jude the Apostle, West Derby, Liverpool Regards, Sally

Morning Listers, Today's visit to the Lancashire Online Parish Clerk website, found the following records have been added to the database: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 13 July 2012 Marriages 1877 to 1921 from Christ Church in the Parish of Aughton Baptisms 1828 to 1830 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Burnley Completes the Register of Baptisms for 1828 to 1833 Regards, Sally

Hello all, This is just a heads up to let you know that the search engine has been updated as of 7th July. Any searches currently made will return hits from all the records currently stored on the Lancs OPC website. http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html Regards, Sally

Morning all, Today's visit to the OPC website, found the following databases have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 6 July 2012 Marriages 1897 to 1902 and Burials 1853 to 1858 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Ashton under Lyne Burials 1809 to 1812 from All Hallows, Bispham Baptisms 1813 to 1818 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eccles New records include those for 1818 at the start of the Register of Baptisms for 1818 to 1822 Marriages 1903 to 1950 from Chorley Old Road Congregational Church, Halliwell, Bolton Baptisms 1921 to 1935 from the Church of St Nathaniel, Platt Bridge, in the Parish of Hindley Baptisms 1842 to 1846 from the Church of St George, in the District of Hulme, Manchester Completes the Register of Baptisms for 1835 to 1846 Baptisms 1821 to 1843 from the Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph (formerly Bedford RC Chapel), Bedford in the Parish of Leigh Burials 1878 to 1903 from the Church of St Andrew in the Parish of Leyland Baptisms 1756 to 1812 from the Church of St Mary in the City of Manchester Burials 1914 to 1925 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, in the Parish of Radcliffe Burials 1813 to 1838 and 1873 to 1876 from the Parish of Salesbury Marriages 1854 to 1861 from St George, in the Town of Wigan Regards, Sally

Morning all, Today's visit to the Lancashire OPC website found the following databases have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 2 July 2012 Burials 1765 to 1781 and 1879 to 1897 and Marriages 1854 to 1856 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eccles Banns 1944 to 1956 from the Church of St Paul, Kirkdale, Liverpool Banns 1929 to 1967 and Marriages 1962 to 1968 from the Church of St Mary, in the district of Knowsley, Liverpool Baptisms 1856 to 1857 from the Church of St Peter, Liverpool Baptisms 1887 to 1894 and Banns 1964 to 1970 and 1979 to 1981 from St Leonard in the Parish of Padiham Marriages 1849 to 1900 from the Church of St Nicholas in the Parish of Sabden Burials 1840 to 1856 from the Parish of Standish Graves from Christchurch Padgate in the Parish of Warrington Marriages 1837 to 1887 from the Church of the Holy Trinity, Wavertree, Liverpool Marriages 1912 to 1920 from the Church of St Jude the Apostle, West Derby, Liverpool Marriages 1921 to 1928 from St Catharine, Scholes, in the Town of Wigan Marriages 1938 to 1957 from the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Swinley in the Town of Wigan Regards, Sally

The July meeting of the Bolton branch of MLFHS (http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/Bolton/) will be held Wednesday 4th at 7.30pm. The venue as usual will be Bolton Cricket Club, Green Lane Farnworth, BL1 2JB. Our speaker is Richard Bond the retired archivist from Manchester library and record office, who will be giving the second half of his talk about resources for family history research, this time looking at online facilities. All welcome and as usual a help desk will be available afterwards for individual assistance in private research. Any further enquiries please contact Barbara Owen, secretary, on 01204 309515

Hello all, This morning's visit to the OPC website found the following records added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 29 June 2012 Marriages 1867 to 1897 and Burials 1897 to 1928 from the Church of St John the Baptist, Irlam Baptisms and Burials 1749 to 1786 from the Church of St Mary in the Parish of Lancaster Baptisms 1840 to 1874 and Burials 1813 to 1848 from the Parish of Longridge Banns 1849 to 1906 from the Church of St Simon and St Jude in the City of Manchester Burials 1726 to 1748 from the Church of St Mary, Oldham Baptisms 1870 to 1885 from Emmanuel in the Town of Preston Burials 1896 to 1914 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, in the Parish of Radcliffe Burials 1893 to 1896 from the Roman Catholic Church of All Souls and St John Vianney, Weaste 28 June 2012 Burials 1862 to 1908 from Bacup Cemetery Burials 1902 to 1967 from Haslingden Cemetery, Haslingden in Rossendale Baptisms 1856 to 1862 from the Church of St George, in the District of Hulme, Manchester Marriages 1784 and Burials 1803 from the Collegiate Church (Cathedral), in the City of Manchester Baptisms 1813 to 1888 from the Church of St Mary in the City of Manchester Regards, Sally

New data from our friends at Lancashire BMD: Added 5,829 Deaths for Trafford RD comprising: Stretford (1934-1944) ~ ~ ~ ~ Many thanks to all responsible! Search for your ancestors in Lancashire at http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk or use the multi-region search at http://www.ukbmdsearch.org.uk/ Happy searching! Lynne

Hello Listers, This morning's visit to the OPC website found the following records have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 27 June 2012 Baptisms 1696 to 1840, Marriages 1761 to 1787 and Burials 1699 to 1714 and 1727 to 1760 from the Church of St Aidan in the Parish of Billinge Baptisms for the years 1756 to 1840 extracted from the Bishop's Transcripts are replaced by the records from the Parish Register Burials for the years 1756 to 1760 extracted from the Bishop's Transcripts are replaced by the records from the Parish Register Baptisms 1741 to 1841, Marriages 1742 to 1756 and 1839 to 2011 and Burials 1742 to 1841 and 1904 to 2012 from the Church of St John the Divine, Holme in Cliviger Baptisms and Burials for the years 1792 to 1841 extracted from the Bishop's Transcripts are replaced by the records from the Parish Register with a number of new entries added Baptisms 1993 to 2007, Confirmations 1876 to 1930 and Graves from the Church of St John the Evangelist, Worsthorne Regards, Sally

Morning all, Today's visit to the OPC website found the following databases have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 26 June 2012 Baptisms and Marriages 1638 to 1750 and Burials 1638 to 1749 from the Parish of Aldingham Marriages 1915 to 1927 from the Church of St Bartholomew, Great Lever Baptisms 1896 to 1957 from Chorley Old Road Congregational Church, Halliwell, Bolton Marriages 1935 to 1946 from the Church of St Nathaniel, Platt Bridge, in the Parish of Hindley Baptisms 1884 to 1898 from St Paul Mission Church, Eccleston, in the Parish of St Helens Marriages 1865 to 1876 from St Thomas, Eccleston, in the Parish of St Helens Baptisms 1778 to 2011, Marriages 1854 to 1864, and Burials 1818 to 1876 and 1891 to 1894 from Tockholes United Reformed Church (formerly the old Independent Chapel and Bethesda Chapel), Tockholes Regards, Sally

New data from our friends at Lancashire BMD: 22 June 2012 Added 10,331 Births for Blackburn RD comprising: Darwen (1959-1974) Added 7,778 Births for Burnley RD comprising: Colne (1942-1957) Amended 35,854 Births for Wigan and Leigh RD to include mother's maiden name, comprising: Westleigh (1877-1888); Atherton (1837-1864); Leigh (1905-1911); Hindley (1896-1899); Wigan (West) (West), registers at Wigan & Leigh (1893-1939) Amended 16,130 Births for Rochdale RD to include mother's maiden name, comprising: Blatchinworth and Calderbrook (1837-1854); Castleton Further (1837-1851); Castleton Nearer (1837-1851); Heywood (1842-1851) Added 27 Marriages for Lancaster RD comprising: Lunesdale, Lowgill, Methodist Church (1900-2002) Added 597 Marriages for Blackburn RD comprising: Blackburn, Methodist Church (Bentham Rd) (Bentham Rd), registers at Blackburn (1999-2002); Pleasington, Pleasington Priory (2007-2011); Blackburn, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Chapel (1997-2010); Darwen, St Joseph's Church (Bolton Rd) (Bolton Rd), registers at Blackburn (2000-2007); Belmont, St Peter (2007-2011); Blackburn, St Andrew (1983-2007); Turton, St Anne (1988-2002) ~ ~ ~ ~ Many thanks to all responsible! Lynne

983 digital, browsable images were added to the existing England, Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1603-1910 "This collection covers records from the Diocese of Manchester held by the Manchester Archives and Local Studies. The parishes are mainly from the historic county of Lancashire, with a few parishes from Cheshire and Yorkshire. Parish registers contain births, christenings, burials, marriages, and mixed church records." More information about the connection can be found at <https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England,_Lancashire,_Cheshire,_Yorkshire,_Parish_Registers_%28FamilySearch_Historical_Records%29> or <http://tinyurl.com/7m5bjr3> Enjoy! Lynne

"Preston Guild is a historic celebration dating back to 1179. It is the only Guild still celebrated in the UK and as such is unique. The 2012 celebration will be the first Guild in the 21st century and the first since the granting of Preston’s city status in 2002." You may be interested in these links: http://www.prestonguild2012.com/ http://www.visitlancashire.com/whats-on/preston-guild-2012 http://www.madeinpreston.co.uk/General/prestonguild.html http://www.preston.gov.uk/yourservices/culture--parks-and-events/guild-2012/ http://www.guildscrolls.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_Lancashire Enjoy! Lynne

Hello everyone Our friends at Lancashire BMD have provided this new data: 11 June 2012 Added 5,625 Births for Burnley RD comprising: Colne and Padiham (1957-1968) Added 16,501 Deaths for Oldham RD comprising: Chadderton (1881-1891); Crompton (1879-1891); Uppermill, Saddleworth (1882-1891); Delph, Saddleworth (1883-1893); Royton (1881-1892); Oldham Below Town (1887-1888) ~ ~ ~ ~ Cheshire BMD and Yorkshire BMD have also been updated. Many thanks to all responsible! Search for your ancestors in Lancashire at http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk or use the multi-region search at http://www.ukbmdsearch.org.uk/ Happy searching! Lynne

Hello Listers, Today's visit to the Lancs OPC website found the following records have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 18 June 2012 Burials 1836 to 1856 from the Roman Catholic Church of SS Peter and Paul, Bolton le Moors Baptisms 1818 to 1824, 1830 to 1831, 1833 to 1839 and 1904 to 1907 and Marriages 1789 to 1811 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Burnley Baptisms 1820 to 1854 from the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary of the Assumption in the Parish of Burnley Grave Register from the Church of St Anne, Fence in Pendle Regards, Sally

Hello Listers, This morning's visit to the OPC site found the search engine has been updated to return results on all records uploaded prior to 5th June. The latest database to be added will be the only one not included and would need to be searched manually for records. http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 7 June 2012 Updated Marriages from the Church of St Nicholas, Newchurch in Rossendale Orignally extracted from the Bishop's Transcripts with a number of years missing Updated with reference to the Parish Registers allowing many records to be added, especially in the period 1654 to 1721 and 1786 to 1812 Regards, Sally

New data from our friends at Lancashire BMD: 4 June 2012 Added 9,838 Births for Burnley RD comprising: Nelson (1926-1945) Added 2,579 Births for Bury RD comprising: Elton (1889-1896) Added 6,644 Births for Blackburn RD comprising: Blackburn West (1951-1964) Added 11,871 Births for Salford RD comprising: Salford Regent Road (1897-1897); Pendleton (1897-1897); Salford Greengate (1897-1897); Broughton (1897-1897); Worsley (1893-1897) Amended 5,000 Births for Burnley RD to include mother's maiden name, comprising: Burnley (1864-1867) Amended 27,818 Births for West Lancashire RD to include mother's maiden name, comprising: Ormskirk (1837-1950) Added 1,107 Marriages for Hyndburn RD comprising: Rawtenstall, St Mary (1950-1995); Bacup, St Saviours (1946-2007); Haslingden Grane, St Stephen (1983-1988) 5 June 2012 Added 56,671 Births for Manchester RD comprising: Failsworth (1899-1925); Blackley (1904-1919); Ancoats (1899-1918) ~ ~ ~ ~ Cheshire BMD has also been updated. Many thanks to all responsible! Search for your ancestors in Lancashire at http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk or use the multi-region search at http://www.ukbmdsearch.org.uk/ Happy searching! Lynne

Morning all, Today's visit to the OPC website found the following databases have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 4 June 2012 Burials 1839 to 184 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Ashton under Lyne Burials 1899 to 1936 from the Church of St Aidan in the Parish of Billinge Baptisms 1852 to 1866 from Bradshawgate Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, later Castle St Wesleyan, in the Town of Bolton Marriages 1847 to 1849 and 1860 to 1961 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bury Marriages 1892 to 1915 from Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel in the Parish of Dukinfield Marriages 1847 to 1848 and 1852 to 1854 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eccles Baptisms 1927 to 1979, Marriages 1945 to 1989 and Burials 1929 to 2011 from the Church of St Hilda, Bilsborrow in the Parish of Garstang Banns 1877 to 1900 from the Church of St Luke, Winmarleigh in the Parish of Garstang Baptisms and Burials 1840 to 1880 from Christ Church, Glasson in the Parish of Lancaster Marriages 1901 to 1917 from the Church of St Mark, in the District of Hulme, Manchester Confirmations 1885 to 1969 from the Church of St Mary, in the district of Knowsley, Liverpool Burials 1680 to 1701 from the Church of St Mary the Virgin in the Parish of Leigh Baptisms 1863 to 18398 from Holy Trinity and St Mary Magdalene, Liverpool Marriages 1891 to 1909 from the Church of St John the Evangelist, Pendlebury Marriages 1872 to 1873 from St John in the Town of Preston Baptisms 1864 to 1883 from the Church of St Philip, Salford Regards, Sally

Morning all, Today's visit to the OPC website found the following databases have been added: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/indexw.html 1 June 2012 Baptisms 1894 to 1898, Banns 1792 to 1820 and Marriages 1869 to 1875 from the Church of St Peter in the Parish of Burnley Marriages 1884 to 1897 from the Church of St Mark, Witton in the Parish of Blackburn Marriages 1992 to 2004 and Burials 1835 to 2012 from the Church of St John the Evangelist, Worsthorne For those celebrating the Queen's anniversary, Happy Jubilee! :o) Regards, Sally