The Parish of Standish in the County of -- Lancashire --

Standish Church Records

The baptism, marriage and burial records from the Church of St Wilfrid's are offered below. The primary sources for the transcripts have been the parish records of St. Wilfrid's although Bishop's Transcripts and IGI extracts have also been used.

Many of the records are in poor shape so ? indicates uncertainty about the entry. The original on microfilm or scanned images should be consulted for greater certainty. Should you have any documented corrections, please contact the Online Parish Clerk by clicking on EMAIL from the list on the left.

Baptisms are available between 1654 and 1840

Marriages are available between 1653 and 1840.

Burials are available between 1653 and 1840

Burials from 1558 to 1652 can be looked up on request to the OPC. This is a work in progress and more records will be added periodically so gaps in the records will eventually be closed.

Sources

To develop the transcription of Standish parish records the following sources were consulted. This will allow follow up and correction if ever required. Before doing this, it is recommended to contact the Online Parish Clerk for detail and assistance. Many of the records were in poor shape and Bishop's Transcripts and other sources were assessed to determine the original entry.

St. Wilfrid's parish records come from LDS film # 1526140 and 1526141

Bishop's Transcript's (BT's) from 1740 onwards come from LDS Film# 1068751 BT's before 1740 come from LDS Film # 1068841

The BT's from before 1740 are very patchy and incomplete. Here is list of what was filmed and exists:

1611, 1616, 1620, 1623, 1627, 1630-33, 1636-7, 1639, 1641, 1662-5, 1668-70, 1671? 1672-86 and 1691-8.

1701, 1708 to Mar 1711, Oct 1711 to March 1712, 1713 to 1739
Not all of these were legible or could be used reliably.

Parish Record Sources:

Lancashire Record Office Listing
Deposited by Rev. W.S. Mellor July 3, 1941
Reference: PR176
Located at Lancashire Register Office
Filmed by LDS 1987

Register 176 1560- 1653 Baptisms, Marriages and Burials very poor quality, See LPRS fiche
Register 177 1653 - 1681 Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
Register 178 1679 - 1732 Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
Register 179 1733 - 1754 Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1755- 1771 Baptisms and Burials
Register 180 1772 - 1811 Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1812 Marriages and Burials

The following records are on film 1526141
Reference PR 3134
Located at Lancashire Register Office

Volume 1 1813 - 1834 Baptisms
Volume 2 1834 - 1869 Baptisms
Volume 3 1869 - 1879 Baptisms and loose baptism records from Croooke
Volume 4 1879 - 1885 Baptisms
Volume 5 1885 - 1891 Baptisms
Volume 6 1891 - 1901 Baptisms
Volume 7 Not filmed
Volume 8 District of Crooke records
Volume 9 1754 - 1792 Marriages
Volume 10 1792 - 1812 Marriages
Volume 11 1813 - 1825 Marriages
Volume 12 1825 - 1837 Marriages
Volume 13 1837 - 1848 Marriages
Volume 14 1848 - 1859 Marriages
Volume 15 1859 - 1880 Marriages
Volume 16 1880 - 1900 Marriages
Volume 17 1900 - 1908 Not filmed
Volume 18 1813 - 1825 Burials
Volume 19 1825 - 1856 Burials
Volume 20 1856 - 1878 Burials
Volume 21 1878 - 1891 Burials
Volume 22 1891 - 1905 Burials (only filmed as far as 1899)