Werneth St John, Oldham, Lancashire Genealogy

History
Werneth St John, St John St. Werneth Lancashire was founded as an Ecclesisatical parish in 1844 from Oldham St Mary, Lancashire Ecclesiastical Parish,  Hollinwood, Lancashire Ecclesiastical Parish and  Oldham St Peter, LancashireEcclesiastical Parish.

The church closed in 1982.

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 Free BMD.

Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths Lancashire BMD

Church records
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Werneth- St John Baptisms-1845-1930- MFPR 2053 Baptisms-1930-1982- Archives L225 Marriages-1846-1885- MFPR 2053 Marriages-1885-1893- MFPR 2054 Marriages-1893-1908- MFPR 2054 or MFPR 2199 Marriages-1908-1946- MFPR 2054 Marriages-1946-1982- Archives L225

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

The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)

Census records
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http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

Poor Law Unions
Oldham 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
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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