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 Index of Factsheets

Factsheets are a series of short papers about specific subjects.

They are contributed by Members of the Society, and designed to help individuals involved with family history. They may not be reproduced in whole or in part for commercial gain.

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Civil Registration: Lancashire BMD
Explains how you can undertake a free search of the birth, marriage and death indexes held in the local register offices within the historic county of Lancashire.

Griffiths Valuation
The Primary Valuation of Ireland. It was a survey to evaluate property holdings to assess liability to pay the support rate for the poor and destitute in each Poor Law Union.

Have you ever been across the sea to Ireland
How to trace your Lancashire family if they look to have come here from Ireland. Lots of good information from one of the LFHHS experts.


Tips

If you want to find out the meaning of some initials, try the Glossary - it is full of definitions and the meaning of letters like I.G.I.

If you have an acronym that is not listed, send an email giving the letters and the context. We will try to find out,  for you, and  add it to the list in the glossary

 

Tips

If you are a member of the Society and would like to contribute a short paper in this series of factsheets, please email the webmaster with your suggestion. Details on the Contact page


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Founded in 1973 as the Rossendale Society for Genealogy and Heraldry (Lancashire)

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