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Families of the Northwest of England, Greater Manchester, Cheshire & Lancashire See* Visitation of Cheshire 1613 * A History of Altrincham and Bowden * "County families of Lancashire and Cheshire" Links for Genealogy sites will be below the family background. (as the projects develop). There is also another resource created to assist with fact checking for these families called High Sheriff's o...
This Project documents associated Geni profiles for the office of High Sheriff of Lancaster . Period covered is 1284-1850. This project is on History Link ==Overview==The High Sheriff of Lancashire is an ancient officer, now largely ceremonial, granted to Lancashire, a county in North West England High Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown, in England and Wales. The High Sh...
People Connected to Lancashire England Map Right - The historical boundary of Lancashire, in red, and the modern-day boundary of the ceremonial county, in green - By Nilfanion - CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons See also Lancashire - Main Page Lancashire Genealogical Resources Historical Lancashire incl. Manchester Merseyside Historic Buildings of Lancashire
Alkrington Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England= Alkrington or Alkrington Garden Village [1] is an area of Middleton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester England.[2]Historically a part of Lancashire, in the Middle Ages Alkrington was a township[3] in the parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham in the hundred of Salford.[2][4] Once rolling farmland, in 1886 Alkrington was added t...
Ancoats Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England= Ancoats Hall in Ancoats, Manchester, England, was a post-medieval country house built in 1609 by Oswald Mosley , a member of the family who were Lords of the Manor of Manchester. The old timber-framed hall, built in the early 17th century, was described by John Aiken in his 1795 book Description of the country from 30 to 40 miles around Manchester....
"this Countie of Lancashire ... now may lawfully bee said to abound asmuch in Witches of divers kinds as Seminaries, Jesuites, and Papists" (from: Thomas Potts (1613) The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster')The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. The twelve ac...
Cometan, founder of Astronism Ian Mckellen, actor Eric Morecambe, comedian Steve Pemberton, actor Robert W. Service, poet Mystic Meg, astrologer Henry Tate, philanthropist
Dunham Massey Hall, Lancashire, England= Picture right attributed to National Trust Images/ Nick Meers ===Early History===The name Dunham is derived from the Anglo-Saxon dun, meaning hill. The Massey element of the name is a result of its ownership by the Massey family. The manor of Dunham is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having belonged to Aelfward, a Saxon thegn, before the Norman ...
Famous People Connected to Lancashire Image right - John Lennon Please add information about people of renown connected to Lancashire, England. If the person has a profile on Geni please add their profile to the project and add the link in bold .==Getting Involved Feel free to follow, request to collaborate To join the project use the request link under "actions" at the top right of the page. V...
Include profiles from any Wildman Yorkshire/Lancashire tree even if they do not seem to be related as yet. These are individuals in the Lancashire Yorkshire border region in the 16th and 17th centuries Pictured is a chapel that stood on the site of its replacement, the Church of the Good Shepherd of Tatham Fells. The new church has more elaborate architectural features. Note that in the parish...
People from Lancashire who emigrated to South Australia==Sources* Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks * Transactions of the historic society of Lancashire and Cheshire vol. 126 This is a great time to add to the Occupation Project If you have information on passengers or need help locating them on the tree, start a discussion here.. Related Projects:* Irish * German and Prussian * English
Sir Richard Arkwright, inventor Cometan, founder of Astronism Andrew Flintoff, cricketer Edith Rigby, suffragette Francis Thompson, mystic Joseph Livesey, social reformer Sir Tom Finney, footballer
Servants in CockerhamThis project is designed to place the servants found in census forms in Cockerham, Lancaster Lancashire, England.Often these servants were family members who were in need of shelter and support, and some dedicated their lives to the family that supported them, and did not marry.==1841 Census==1851 Census==1861 Census==Cockerham Records* Parish Records
Quakers: Religious Society of FriendsThis project is focused around the genealogy of members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).This project will trace the families who belonged, be it for a long time or transitioning to Methodist, in Lancashire. During this time marriages were not as confined to the Parishes of birth, but often confined to the Quaker community. For this reason, proj...
This is a research project, possibly temporay as the information is added to the individual profiles and referenced from the sources given here. Purpose is to try to fill in some gaps in parish records. No need to add profiles, yet if we are certain of a person on the tree matching a record, the link can be added here and will assist navigation in within geni.Work in progress.....===Forest*1341...
Atherton Hall, Lancashire, England= Atherton Hall was a country house and estate in Atherton historically a part of Lancashire, England. The hall was built between 1723 and 1742 and demolished in 1824. In 1894 this part of Atherton was incorporated into Leigh, Greater Manchester. Christopher Saxton's map shows there was a medieval deer park here in the time of Elizabeth I.[1][2]===History===Ath...
Ashton Hall, Lancashire, England=Ashton Hall is a largely rebuilt 14th-century mansion in the civil parish of Thurnham, Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the city of Lancaster and is on the east bank of the River Lune.[1] is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now owned by Lancaster Golf Club.===History===In the 1...
Bank Hall, Lancashire, England= Bank Hall is a Jacobean mansion in Bretherton, Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The hall was built on the site of an older house in 1608 by the Banastres who were lords of the manor. The hall was extended during the 18th and 19th centuries. Extensions were built for George Anthony Legh Keck in 1832–1833, to the design of the architect Georg...
Haigh Hall, Lancashire, England= Haigh Hall is a historic country house in Haigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Built between 1827 and 1840 by James Lindsay, 7th Earl of Balcarres , it replaced an ancient manor house and was the Lindsay family's home until 1947, when it was sold to the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. The hall is recorded in the National Heritage Lis...
Allerton Hall, Lancashire, England= Allerton Hall is in Clarkes Gardens, Allerton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1]===History===During the medieval period the manor of Allerton was held by the Lathom family.[2]During her long widowhood, Elizabeth Lathom(née Legh) the wife of Richard Lathom (156...
Historic Buildings of Lancashire ==England===Including ManchesterThe object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Lancashire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up. Image rig...
Aldcliffe Hall, Lancashire,England= Aldcliffe Hall was a 19th century country house, now demolished, which replaced a previous mediaeval building, on the bank of the Lune estuary in Aldcliffe, Lancashire, England.Built in a porous local stone, it was covered in stucco for protection.===History===The Aldcliffe estate was acquired by the strongly Catholic Dalton family in 1557 during the reign of...
Morleys Hall, Lancashire, England=>===== Image By Keith Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0, WIKI Morleys Hall , a moated hall converted to two houses, is situated at grid reference SJ 689 992 on Morleys Lane, on the edge of Astley Moss in Astley, Greater Manchester, England. It was largely rebuilt in the 19th century on the site of a medieval timber house. The hall is a Grade II* listed building and th...
Hulton Hall, Lancashire, England= Hulton Hall was put on the open market following 1000 years of Hulton ownership, which saw the family grow in status and wealth.It also saw the building and demolition of three Hulton Halls, all constructed next to the upper lake.But who were the Hultons, who gave their name not just to the estate, but to three neighbouring villages as well? It is documented th...
84 Plymouth Grove/Elizabeth Gaskell's House, Lancashire, England= Pictured right before restoration 84 Plymouth Grove, now known as Elizabeth Gaskell's House , is a Grade II* listed neoclassical villa in Manchester, England,[1] which was the residence of William and Elizabeth Gaskell from 1850 till their deaths in 1884 and 1865 respectively. The Gaskell household continued to occupy the villa a...