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LANCASHIRE FAMILY HISTORY
AND HERALDRY SOCIETY
Rossendale Branch
Newsletter June/July 2000
Changes at the Top.....
It was "All Change" at the Society’s AGM held at Preston on May 13th.
Derrick Walkden was nominated as President for a possible 6 year period
to succeed Bill Taylor.
Two new Vice Presidents were appointed for life. These were Terry Walsh
and Jim Topping. Terry was retiring as Chairman of the Society and Jim as
Treasurer. The new Chairman will be Tony Foster from the Bury Group and
the new Treasurer will be Peter Joslin from the Lancaster Group.
June Huntingdon (Accrington Branch) has very nobly taken over the task
of Secretary from myself. As Tony was previously Minute Secretary and
Project Co-ordinator, these two posts need to be filled and we are
presently looking for volunteers.
New Microfiche......
We have received a bundle of microfiche for indexing:
Bacup Ebenezer Chapel - Births
Bacup Ebenezer Chapel - Burials to August 1766
Rawtenstall, Longholme Methodists. Births and Baptisms 24 Dec. 1826 -
1837.
Anyone interested should see me. It will be possible for you to take
home a microfiche reader.
We have received a copy of the Blackburn Diocesan Directory 1999.
This contains a great deal of useful information on churches and ministers
and Church of England organisations within the Diocese. There are also
some maps including one of Blackburn Town Centre, which could be useful
for anyone attending our Out Visit next month
Blackburn Library Visit
The Society is opening a Family History Research Centre at Blackburn
Library. Our Out Visit has been organised so that you can see the
facilities available. If you wish to attend please give your names
to Kathleen Ashburner. If you would like a lift please let us know. Maps
are available for those who are unfamiliar with Blackburn. Meet outside
the library at 7.30.
The Federation Publishing Company
has moved...
It is now located at Units 15 and 16 Chesham Industrial Centre, Oram
St. Bury, Lancs. Bl9 6EN. Tel. 0161 797 3843.
There is now an "On Line Bookshop" with a secure Credit Card
transactions facility on its website at www.familyhistorybooks.co.uk
For the latest news on publications visit the website catalogue at
www.sales@ffhs.org.uk
Catholic Records.
Those of you who attended the Society’s AGM will have heard Anna Watson
from the Lancashire Record Office talk about the availability of Catholic
Records in Lancashire.
We were told that in 1715 and 1717 Acts were passed requiring Roman
Catholics to register their names and estates with the Clerk of the Peace
in the County where they resided.
Lord Hardwick’s Marriage Act of 1754 stipulated that all persons
(except for Quakers and Jews) had to be married in a Church of England.
This lasted until 1837.
It was not until 1829 that Roman Catholics were allowed to worship
freely. In 1829 a Marriage Act allowed Non-Conformist Churches and Chapels
to be licensed for the solemnization of marriages. Prior to Civil
Registration a Royal Commission invited Non-Conformist Churches to deposit
their early registers at the PRO. This included some Catholic registers
which are available on microfilm at the LRO.
According to Michael Gandy in his book
Catholic Missions and Registers 1700 - 1880
a system of dioceses was set up in 1850 but the parish system did not
exist until 1918. Before that priests served anyone they could reach.
.... in Rossendale:
Rawtenstall. St. James the Less, Burnley Road. (1828) In the 1851
religious census it was said "this church is too small to accommodate the
congregation." It succeeded
the original mission chapel which was at Sunnyside Mills.
Original Registers: C & M 1836-1850 (LRO)
C 1854+, M 1854+ Conf 1861+ (All held at the Church) No burials or
deaths. The earlier registers begin as "Sunnyside."
Copy Registers: C1876-1941 M1869-1941 Conf 1858=1940 held at LRO.
Bacup St. Mary. Bankside (1852)
The original registers are held at the church. They are not available
on microfilm. C 1852+
M 1854+ Conf. 1854+. Some earlier entries may be at Rawtenstall.
Haslingden The Immaculate Conception (St Mary’s) Bury
Road. (1854) Original Registers: C 1854+ M 1858+ Conf. 1861+ held at the
church.
Copy Registers: C1876-1941 M1886-1941 held at LRO. Note- many of the
original congregation came from County Mayo.
Useful Addresses
Catholic Family History Society NW Region Miss Maureen Fitzgibbon,
Pinewood, Hawley Lane, Halebarns, Altrincham WA15 ODY
English Catholic History Association Mrs. RM Foster, 139A Seaview
Road, Wallasey, Wirral L45 4NZ
Coming events, talks, conferences, exhibitions.
Saturday 24th June
York Family History Fair will be held at the Racecourse. Volunteers are
required to help on our Lancashire Stand.
31st August to 2nd September
A major conference on 20th century records Forward to the Past
has been organised by the Society of Genealogists, Imperial College,
London. Further details from the SOG, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell
Road, London EC1M 7BA
Saturday 9th September
The North Wales Family History Fair Conference Centre, Llandudno
10.30am-4.30pm
Tuesday 19th to Tuesday 26th September.
Searching for that elusive Irish Ancestor. Family History Conference.
Belfast & Dublin. Interested? See Rita Hirst for details.
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