Healey, Lancashire Genealogy

England Lancashire  Lancashire Parishes



Chapelry History
Healey Christ Church was created a chapelry in 1846, lying in the township of Spotland, Lancashire Ecclesiastical Parish, and within the boundaries of Rochdale ancient parish.

"HEALEY, a village and a chapelry in Spotland township, Rochdale parish, Lancashire. The church was built in 1848".

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. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths Lancashire BMD

Church records
Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection

Healey- Christ Church Banns-1850-1950- MFPR 2028 Baptisms-1847-1930- MFPR 2027 Baptisms-1930-1985- Archives L289 Burials-1850-1860- MFPR 2027 Burials-1860-1995- MFPR 2028 Marriages-1851-1951- MFPR 2027 Marriages-1951-1988- Archives L289

The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk

The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)

Parish registers for Healey, Lancashire, 1847-1995 Microfilm of original records formerly held at the Manchester Archives Central Library in Manchester, England. Healey is a village and a chapelry in Spotland township, Rochdale parish. Manchester Archives Central Library call nos.: L 289.

Poor Law Unions
Rochdale Poor Law Union

Probate records
Records 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.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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