England, Lancashire, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996
Non-Conformist Church records from the county of Lancashire containing baptisms/christenings, marriages, and deaths from the following religions in Lancashire: Baptist, Wesleyan, Protestant, Bible Christian Church, Welsh Baptist, Presbyterian, Unitarian, Catholic, Methodist, Independent, Congregational, New Jerusalem, Inghamite, Calvinistic, Scotch National Church, Moravian, Universal, Society of Friends, Church of Christ, United Reformed.
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England, Lancashire, Non-Conformist Church Records
What Is in This Collection?
This collection of Non-Conformist Church records contains baptisms/christenings, marriages, and deaths from the following religions in Lancashire: Baptist, Wesleyan, Protestant, Bible Christian Church, Welsh Baptist, Presbyterian, Unitarian, Catholic, Methodist, Independent, Congregational, New Jerusalem, Inghamite, Calvinistic, Scotch National Church, Moravian, Universal, Society of Friends, Church of Christ, United Reformed.
When nonconformist church records are available they are the most informative and accurate source available for English family history until the start of civil registration in 1837. Nonconformist birth and baptismal registers are fairly common, and generally contain more information than those of the Church of England. Nonconformist records are for people who did not belong to the Church of England. For more information on the content, significance, and availability of Nonconformist Records, see England Nonconformist Church Records.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Birth
- Name of declarant (often father)
- Age, occupation and residence of declarant
- Name of child
- Sex of child
- Date and place of birth
- Names of parents
- Names of witnesses
- Residence of parents
Baptism
- Date and place of baptism
- Given name of child
- Date and place of birth
- Names of parents
- Occupation of father
- Legitimacy of child
- Marital status of parents
- Names of godparents
Marriage
- Date and place of marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Ages of bride and groom
- Previous marital statuses of bride and groom
- Occupations of bride and groom
- Residences of bride and groom
- Birthplaces of bride and groom
- Names of parents, including maiden names
Death & Burial
- Date and place of burial
- Date and place of death
- Name of deceased
- Age at death
- Cause of death
- Marital status of deceased
- Name of spouse
- Birthdate and place of deceased
- Residence of deceased
- Occupation of deceased
- Surviving family members
- Father of deceased, especially if infant
- Occupation of father, especially if infant
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Multiple archives, England
"England, Lancashire, Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 27 December 2025. Citing multiple custodians, England.
