Bolton le Sands, Lancashire Genealogy

England Lancashire  Lancashire Parishes



Parish History
BOLTON-LE-SANDS (St. Michael), a parish, in the hundred of Lonsdale south of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster.

Referred to as Bodeltone in the Domesday book, the village was known as Bolton until the arrival of the railways, when the name was changed to Bolton-le-Sands to differentiate from similarly named towns on the same line, such as Bolton which was then a part of Lancashire and called Bolton-le-Moors.

The oldest church in the village, founded prior to 1094, is the Church of England Holy Trinity church, originally dedicated to St Michael. The oldest part of the current building is the tower, supposed to have been built around 1500. The nave and chancel date from the 19th century. The other churches are the Roman Catholic St Mary of the Angels and the Christ Church United Reformed Church.

The Diocese of Blackburn is a Church of England diocese, covering much of Lancashire, created in 1926 from part of the Diocese of Manchester. The Diocese includes the towns of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, and the cities of Lancaster, and Preston, as well as a large part of the Ribble Valley.

"BOLTON-LE-SANDS St Michael, a parish, in the hundred of Lonsdale south of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster, is 4 miles north of Lancaster. A Topographical Dictionary of England There is an ancient chapel established by 1648 in Over Kellet. == Resources ====== Civil Registration  ==== Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. 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bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | BOLTON&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;Le&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;SANDS&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;HOLY&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;TRINITY&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;PARISH&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;(1642) IndexesfckLR|-fckLR| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | fckLR| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | Baptisms fckLR| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Marriages fckLR| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | BurialsfckLR|-fckLR| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | FS fckLR| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | 1655-1769; 1851-1885 fckLR| bgcolor="#ccffff" | 1653-1820 fckLR| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | NonefckLR|-fckLR| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | LOPC fckLR| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | 1737-1902 fckLR| bgcolor="#ccffff" | 1653-1896 fckLR| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1737-1920fckLR|-fckLR| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | JOIN fckLR| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | fckLR| bgcolor="#ccffff" | 1813-1837 fckLR| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | fckLR|-fckLR| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | AC fckLR| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | 1655-1736 fckLR| bgcolor="#ccffff" | 1655-1736 fckLR| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1655-1736fckLR|-fckLR| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | FMP fckLR| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; fckLR| bgcolor="#ccffff" | 1573-1837 fckLR| bgcolor="#ffccff" | &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;fckLR|-fckLR| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" colspan="4" | OVER KELLET Chapelry (1648) IndexesfckLR|-fckLR| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | fckLR| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | Baptisms fckLR| bgcolor="#ccffff" | Marriages fckLR| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | BurialsfckLR|-fckLR| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | FS fckLR| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | 1661-1812 fckLR| bgcolor="#ccffff" | 1653-1812 fckLR| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1682, 1689-1778fckLR|-fckLR| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | LOPC fckLR| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | 1648-1948 fckLR| bgcolor="#ccffff" | 1653-1948 fckLR| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1653-1947fckLR|-fckLR| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | JOIN fckLR| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | fckLR| bgcolor="#ccffff" | 1813-1837 fckLR| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | fckLR|-fckLR| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | AC fckLR| bgcolor="#66ffcc" | 1652-1812 fckLR| bgcolor="#ccffff" | 1652-1812 fckLR| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1652-1812fckLR|}fckLRfckLR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Parish Records at The Family History Library&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Bolton-le-Sands- Holy Trinity&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Parish registers-- fckLRfckLRBaptisms, marriages and burials on FHL&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;film no.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;1849647 Items 11 - 25 fckLRfckLRBishop's transcripts-- fckLRfckLRBaptisms, marriages and burials on FHL film no.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;1656767 Items 2 - 4 &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Baptisms and burials, 1851-1889. on&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;British&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;Film no. 1656768 Item 1 &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Parish register transcripts-- fckLRfckLRBaptisms Transcript-1655-1736- 929.3272 B32&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Burials Transcript-1655-1736- 929.3272 B32&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Marriages Transcript-1653-1736- 929.3272 B32 fckLRfckLRFor the original registers of the above church please enquire at Lancashire Record Office. fckLRfckLRThe Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk fckLRfckLRThe Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; fckLRfckLR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; fckLRfckLR==== Census records ====fckLRfckLR fckLRfckLR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; fckLRfckLR==== Poor Law Unions&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;  ====fckLRfckLRCaton Gilbert Union,Lancashire fckLRfckLRLancaster Poor Law Union,Lancashire from 1869 fckLRfckLR&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; fckLRfckLR==== Probate records&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;  ====fckLRfckLRRecords of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Lancashire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish. fckLRfckLR== Maps and Gazetteers&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; ==fckLRfckLRMaps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; fckLRfckLR*England Jurisdictions 1851 fckLR*Vision of BritainfckLRfckLR== Web sites ==fckLRfckLR fckLRfckLRhttp://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53281 British History Online&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; fckLRfckLRhttp://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-181777-holy-trinity-bolton-le-sands British Listed Building&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; fckLRfckLR== References  ==fckLRfckLR fckLRfckLR