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"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 twel...
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 ...
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
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 Sh...
Include profiles from any Wildman Yorkshire/Lancashire tree even if they do not seem to be related as yet. It's enough that individuala are 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 i...
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 ...
Historic Buildings of Lancashire England Including Manchester The 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. Imag...
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 Li...
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 the...
Source: Individual Note: General History of the Massey's of America In 1674 a treaty was to be made with the Susquehanna tribes in Virginia and Maryland. Maryland militia was sent to aid the Virginia militia. In Virginia, governor Berkley assigned Col. John Washington (Great Grandfather of George Washington) and Major Isaac Allerton to represent Virginia. These men attacked and killed the...
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 ...
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
Lancashire Historic County of England. Related Projects Lancashire Famous People Lancashire Genealogical Resources Historical Lancashire incl. Manchester Merseyside Historic Buildings of Lancashire Greater Manchester post 1974 High Sheriff of Lancashire
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 Hi...
Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards of Lancashire Image Right - Church Street, Croston Please update this project by adding links to any available monumental inscriptions or noting which cemeteries have been added to either the Billion Graves or Find a Grave, or when they have been added.
Lancashire Genealogical Resources Image Right - Lancashire Record Office See also British and Irish Genealogical Reference Centre The purpose of this project is to outline the regional resources available for research in Lancashire, both geographical/physical and online. Please add links to any resources you find in the appropriate sections below.
Astley Hall, Lancashire, England Image right © Copyright David Hignett and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence . Astley Hall is a country house in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The hall is now owned by the town and is known as Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery. The extensive landscaped grounds are now Chorley's Astley Park. History The site was acquired in the 15th c...
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 Geor...
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 reig...
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 ...
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...
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 vill...
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 tha...
Heaton Hall & Park, Lancashire, England Built in 1772 as a home for Sir Thomas Egerton and family, the hall has been called "the finest house of its period in Lancashire" and includes many stunning features, including a rare Etruscan Room*; a music room featuring an 18th century organ built by Samuel Green in 1790; and a superbly decorative Pompeian Cupola Room. Heaton Park is a municipal p...
Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England Pictured right "Clayton Hall in 2005" by Keith Williamson. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Commons - attribution Clayton Hall is a 15th-century manor house on Ashton New Road, in Clayton, Manchester, England. It is hidden behind trees in a small park.[1] The hall is a Grade II* listed building,[2] a scheduled ancient monument, and a rare example of a mediev...
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 At...
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...
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 add...
The Luddites were textile workers in Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire, skilled artisans whose trade and communities were threatened by a combination of machines and other practices that had been unilaterally imposed by the aggressive new class of manufacturers that drove the Industrial Revolution. In Nottinghamshire, where the Luddite attacks began in November 1811, the ‘framework-kn...
Adlington Hall, Cheshire, England Adlington Hall is a country house in Cheshire, England. The oldest part of the existing building, the Great Hall, was constructed between 1480 and 1505; the east wing was added in 1581. The Legh family has lived in the hall and in previous buildings on the same site since the early 14th century. After the house was occupied by Parliamentary forces during the ...
Servants in Cockerham This 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